Honors & Awards
» Academic All-Big Ten (2019, 2020)
» Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2018, 2019, 2020; Spring 2019, 2021)
2020 (Sophomore)
David Alston continued to provide depth at outside linebacker as a sophomore. Although he did not play in a game, Alston was a member of Nebraska's travel roster for the Rutgers game.
2019 (Redshirt Freshman)
Alston added depth to Nebraska's outside linebacking corps as a redshirt freshman, but did not appear in a game.
2018 (Redshirt)
Alston redshirted in his first season at Nebraska in 2018.
Before Nebraska (Woodbury HS)
The consensus top recruit in the state of Minnesota, Alston joined the Huskers as an outside linebacker following an outstanding career for Coach Andy Hill at Woodbury High School.
As a senior, Alston was named to the Minneapolis Star Tribune all-metro first team and was a finalist for Twin Cities Pioneer Press Metro Player of the Year. Alston recorded 6.5 sacks, 13 tackles for loss and picked off four passes as a senior, returning one interception for a touchdown. Following his senior season, Alston recorded a sack for the South squad in the 45th Annual Minnesota High School Football Showcase. As a junior, Alston totaled 31 tackles, 10 TFLs and 5.0 sacks in only nine games.
In addition to being the No. 1 player in Minnesota, Alston was ranked as the nation’s No. 24 weakside defensive end prospect by Rivals. He only visited Nebraska, but had more than a dozen scholarship offers, including Iowa State, Utah and Wisconsin. Alston also received interest from several Ivy League programs as he was also a standout in the classroom who boasted a cumulative grade-point average of nearly 3.9. His father played college football at Rice while his mother was a track and field student-athlete at Minnesota.
Personal
David is the son of David and Dana Alston, and he was born on Sept. 6, 1999. Alston earned his bachelor's degree from Nebraska as an advertising and public relations major in May of 2021. He has volunteered time with the Nebraska Football Road Race and local hospital visits.