Auburn football 2025 snapshot profile: Damari Alston
Auburn football 2025 snapshot profile: Damari Alston Senior Damari Alston is ready to lead the Auburn RB room after sitting behind Jarquez Hunter for two seasons.
The biggest question surrounding Auburn's offense ahead of the 2025 season is its running back room.
The chatter across the Plains, and the rest of the country for that matter, is quarterback Jackson Arnold and the talented receiving corps that will surround him. However, following the departure of Jarquez Hunter, Hugh Freeze must develop a pecking order for carries, and Damari Alston is ready to take charge.
Alston, a senior, will head up Auburn's talented running back room that also houses junior Jeremiah Cobb and true freshman Alvin Henderson. Cobb and Henderson will both see action this season as they prepare to lead the group in 2026, but expect Alston to take the lead. He has not had to carry as much of a load in his career, but everything about his attempts says that he is ready for the role. Alston rushed for 276 yards last season, with 160 of those yards coming after contact and seven rushes going for 10-or-more yards. Expect Alston to be a great leader in 2025 and to help mold the future of the Tigers' run game.
Here is a look at Damari Alston's 2025 player profile ahead of his senior season.
Damari Alston's personal profile
Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia High school: Woodward Academy
Woodward Academy Height: 5-10
5-10 Weight: 205
205 Class: Senior
Damari Alston as a recruit
Recruiting class: 2022
2022 Position rank: No. 47
No. 47 State rank: No. 51
No. 51 Rating: Three-star
Three-star Other schools of interest: Michigan State, Penn State, Northwestern, LSU
Damari Alston's career numbers
YEAR ATTEMPTS YARDS AVERAGE TOUCHDOWNS SEASON-HIGH RUSH TOTAL 2022 14 85 6.1 0 38 (vs. San Jose State) 2023 64 320 5.0 2 85 (vs. Alabama) 2024 52 276 5.3 3 80 (vs. New Mexico) TOTALS 130 681 5.2 5 85 (vs. Alabama- 2023)
Damari Alston's PFF report card
2022: 65.8
65.8 2023: 70.1
70.1 2024: 70.5
70.5 Strengths: Yards after contact (152 career yards), Runs of 10+ yards (15 in career), Made first downs (36 in career)
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