Jelani Alford

Position:
H-Back
Height:
5-9
Weight:
170
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Cincinnati, Ohio (Withrow)

2009: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters in football for Coach Antonio Davis . . . also lettered three seasons in track . . . Football: Earned honorable mention on the all-city team as a senior running back . . . all-league kick returner as a junior . . . invited to All-American Junior Combine in San Antonio after senior season . . . rushed for 375 yards and gained 765 all-purpose yards as a senior . . . helped the Tigers to the first round of playoffs as a junior . . . Track: Named the conference runner of the year as a junior . . . won the district in the 100- and 200-meter dash as a senior . . . managed a personal best time of :10.6 in the 100 and :22.1 in the 200.

Personal: Son of Tyrone Alford and Jacqueline Hawkins . . . born Jan. 11, 1991, in Cincinnati, Ohio . . . one sister, Amber . . . full name is Jelani Dalair Alford.