2022 Football Roster
Alford, Eli
Jersey Number 91
Eli Alford
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 290
- Position:
- DT
- Hometown:
- Park City, Utah
- High School:
- Air Force Prep
Bio
2022 (Sr.): Expected to be a leader on the defensive line in his senior campaign.
2020-21 (Jr.):
• Academic All-Big Sky
Featured as a key contributor at nose tackle on Montana’s defense, seeing action in 11 games, racking up 14 tackles, including three for loss… Registered a sack versus Western Illinois… Recorded the first pass breakup of his career versus Cal Poly.
2019 (So.):
• Academic All-Big Sky
• Spring Semester Dean’s List 3.5+ GPA
Played in all 14 games for the Griz as a sophomore… Tallied 19 tackles (nine solo), 1.5 sacks, and 3.5 TFLs… Put the exclamation point on Montana’s playoff win over S.E. Louisiana with a safety... Recipient of the John L. Olson Family Scholarship
2018 (Fr.):
• Academic All-Big Sky
Saw action in all 11 games for the Grizzlies and posted four tackles… Enrolled at UM in the spring of 2018 and joined the team for winter conditioning
High School: A two-star prospect by Scout and 247Sports at Air Force Prep and Park City High prior to that … Was also recruited by Air Force, Utah and Utah State … Recorded 51 tackles, nine sacks and forced three fumbles in his final year at Park City High ... Second-team 3A All-State selection as a defensive lineman by the Salt Lake Tribune … Regional champion and state runner-up in shot put and regional runner-up in discus in track … Also threw javelin
Personal: His father, the late Aaron Alford, coached at Southern Utah, Western Illinois, Wyoming, Akron and Utah … Uncle is Coach Tony Alford, the assistant head coach and running backs coach at The Ohio State University. Alford is a Psychology major at UM… Carrying a 3.69 GPA
2020-21 (Jr.):
• Academic All-Big Sky
Featured as a key contributor at nose tackle on Montana’s defense, seeing action in 11 games, racking up 14 tackles, including three for loss… Registered a sack versus Western Illinois… Recorded the first pass breakup of his career versus Cal Poly.
2019 (So.):
• Academic All-Big Sky
• Spring Semester Dean’s List 3.5+ GPA
Played in all 14 games for the Griz as a sophomore… Tallied 19 tackles (nine solo), 1.5 sacks, and 3.5 TFLs… Put the exclamation point on Montana’s playoff win over S.E. Louisiana with a safety... Recipient of the John L. Olson Family Scholarship
2018 (Fr.):
• Academic All-Big Sky
Saw action in all 11 games for the Grizzlies and posted four tackles… Enrolled at UM in the spring of 2018 and joined the team for winter conditioning
High School: A two-star prospect by Scout and 247Sports at Air Force Prep and Park City High prior to that … Was also recruited by Air Force, Utah and Utah State … Recorded 51 tackles, nine sacks and forced three fumbles in his final year at Park City High ... Second-team 3A All-State selection as a defensive lineman by the Salt Lake Tribune … Regional champion and state runner-up in shot put and regional runner-up in discus in track … Also threw javelin
Personal: His father, the late Aaron Alford, coached at Southern Utah, Western Illinois, Wyoming, Akron and Utah … Uncle is Coach Tony Alford, the assistant head coach and running backs coach at The Ohio State University. Alford is a Psychology major at UM… Carrying a 3.69 GPA
Career Single Game Highs
Tackles: 5 (vs. Sacramento State, 2021; at Sacramento State, 2019)
Sacks: 1 (vs. Western Illinois, 2021; at UC Davis, 2019)
Pass breakups: 1 (vs. Cal Poly, 2021)UM vs CWU Highlights
Sunday, September 07
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Monday, September 01
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Monday, September 01
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