Idaho State (2024) - Started in all 12 games for the Bengals in the 2024 season... Finished the season with 26 total tackles at the corner position, 18 unassisted and eight assists... Had one tackle for a loss of four yards against the Montana State Bobcats on 09/28/2024... Had five pass breakups during the season, all coming in different games. Alford finished his career at Idaho State as a captain of the team, in five seasons for the Bengals, he played in 50 total games for the Bengals, racking up 169 total tackles (111 unassited and 58 assists). Alford finished with 31 pass breakups, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. He had three career interceptions for the Bengals with a total of 17 yards returned.
Idaho State (2023) - Appeared in all 11 games for the Bengals in 2023... Had a career-high 51 total tackles with 26 unassisted and 25 tackle assists... Had two tackles for loss for 10 yards total... had seven pass break ups... Against the Sacramento State Hornets on 10/28/23 had a career-high 11 tackles in the game.
Idaho State (Fall 2022) appeared and started in all 11 games serving as a first-year Team Captain... notching career high 38 solo tackles... 47 total tackles... one interception... one tackle for loss... and an astounding 10 pass breakups
Idaho State (Fall 2021) Appeared and started in 10 games ... had 24 tackles ... one interception vs. UC Davis ... had seven pass breakups ... had a season-best four tackles vs. Sac State, NAU, Cal Poly.
(Spring 2021) Appeared in six games ... 21 tackles, three broken up passes, and one fumble ... Season high of seven tackles against Weber State on February 27th ... Season high of one interception for 17 yards against Eastern Washington on March 13th ...
High School: Three-years academic high honor roll … awarded top student junior year in US history … SJB Scholar Athlete patch all four years of high school … 3.6 GPA … team captain … 2019 high school football national champion … 2019 CIF Southern Section and State Champion … All-CIF Div. 1 … Max-Preps Second-Team All-State … Long Beach Press Telegram first-team defense … first-team All-Trinity League … active in community with South LA community clean up with Greater Cornerstone Baptist Church.
| Name: |
Josh Alford |
| Hometown / Previous School |
Long Beach, CA / St. John Bosco High School |
| What is your Favorite Food |
Wings |
| What are your favorite hobbies (Outside of Football) |
Listen to music; Hang out with friends; Watch football |
| What is your favorite movie |
Bad Boys II |
| If I could have any superpower, it would be |
To be invisible |
| Fact about me most people don't know |
My ability to memorize song lyrics is top tier |
| Favorite Quote |
“Only entertain what you want to experience.” |
| Who or what influenced me to play Football |
My dad |
| If I weren't playing/coaching football I would have |
I’d be a singer |
| What do I like most about ISU |
All the friends & connections I’ve made |
| Dream Job |
College Football Head Coach |
