Grant Alton

Height:
6-2
Weight:
225
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Arroyo Grande, CA
High School:
Arroyo Grande HS

Expected to back up the MIKE (inside) linebackers this fall.

2017 -- Played in four games as a backup outside linebacker ... no tackles ... four tackles in 2018 Spring Game.

2016 -- Played in nine of the 12 games as a reserve linebacker ... did not record any tackles ... notched three tackles in 2017 Spring Game.

2015 -- Member of team but did not play in any games as a redshirt freshman ... made three tackles in 2016 Spring Game.

2014 -- Redshirt ... recorded six tackles (two solo) in 2015 Spring Game.

High School -- Alton recorded 257 total tackles in his final two seasons under head coach Tom Goossen at Arroyo Grande High School ... was named Pac 7 League Co-Defensive Back of the year, All-Area Defensive Player of the Year by Lee Newspapers and first-team All-San Luis Obispo County by The Tribune after notching 134 tackles (84 solo) in his senior season (2013) ... also garnered six tackles for lost yardage, one sack, three quarterback hurries, one interception, three pass breakups and one blocked punt ... career-high 24 tackles in playoff loss to Valencia and 20 more tackles against Lompoc ... eight games of 10 or more tackles ... also played on offense, rushing 57 times for 349 yards and four touchdowns and catching 14 passes for 191 yards and two scores ... led Eagles to 8-4 record, second-place tie in the Pac 7 League and a berth in the quarterfinal round of the CIF-Southern Section Northern Division playoffs ... selected to play in Fellowship of Christian Athletes All-Star Classic in Paso Robles ... his statistics as a junior include 123 total tackles (81 solo), 14 for lost yardage (six sacks), six quarterback hurries, one fumble recovery, two forced fumbles and a pair of interceptions ... eight more games of 10 or more tackles ... first-team All-San Luis Obispo County as a tight end and first-team All-Pac 7 League, also as a tight end ... also played baseball, hitting .260 with nine RBI as an outfielder ... two varsity letters in baseball.

Personal -- Son of Joshua and Angela Alton ... father is supervisor of painters at Cal Poly ... one brother, Trevor, and one sister, Meghan ... enjoys snowboarding, reading, writing, fishing, shooting, studying and hanging out with friends ... also can juggle ... member of a non-profit called F.O.R.T. (Friends of Ryan Teixeira) ... born June 14, 1996, in San Luis Obispo, Calif. ... majors in business administration.