Jon Alston
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Jonhenri Alston II 4 June 1983 Monroe, Louisiana |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter, film producer, Professional Athlete 2006-2011 |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Website | jonalston |
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | June 4, 1983 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Shreveport, Louisiana | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||
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| College: | Stanford | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2006 / Round: 3 / Pick: 77 | ||||||||||
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| GP/GS: | 39/8 |
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| Tackles: | 66 |
| Passes defensed: | 1 |
| Forced fumbles: | 2 |
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Jon Alston (born June 4, 1983) is a former American football player, film director, screenwriter, and film producer. His first feature-length film, Red Butterfly, debuted on November 15, 2014 at the 23rd Annual St. Louis International Film Festival. Prior to filmmaking, Alston spent five seasons in the NFL as a linebacker in the National Football League. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Stanford.
Alston has also played for the Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers; retired in 2011.
Alston grew up in Bastrop, Louisiana, but moved to Shreveport, Louisiana shortly before high school. He got his first taste of organized football in his freshman year of high school at Loyola College Prep. Jon excelled in football, earning All-District honors in his sophomore, junior year, and All-State his senior year. As a linebacker, Alston registered 134 tackles and 21 stops for losses in his senior season. He played free safety, middle linebacker and tight end as a sophomore and started at running back as a freshman
Alston went on to play college football for the Stanford Cardinal. In 43 games with the Cardinal, Alston started 27 times. He finished his career with 164 tackles (94 solos), 21 sacks and 29.5 stops for losses. He caused eight fumbles and recovered two others. Alston also had two interceptions, a pass breakup and a blocked kick for a touchdown.
Alston redshirted in 2001 at Stanford, performing on the scout team as a middle linebacker. He began the 2002 season as a reserve outside linebacker, but ended up starting five finishing with 30 tackles (14 solos) and two sacks. In 2003 he totaled 21 tackles (12 solos) with three sacks and a forced fumble. In 2004, he produced 61 tackles (37 solos) from the strongside linebacker position, he also had 10.0 sacks forced three fumbles and 14.5 tackles for loss. Alston finished 2nd Team All-Pac-10 in 2004 and Third String All-American that year. He was honorable mention All-Pac-10 in 2005, as he registered 52 tackles (31 solos) with 6.5 sacks and 9.5 stops behind the line of scrimmage. He also caused three fumbles, intercepted a pass and blocked a kick. Alston finished his Stanford career in the top 10 in career sacks (21.5) and single season sacks (10).
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