Alberding's Collegiate Career Game Highs
Receptions: 1 (three times, last for Cal, vs. Oregon State, 2023)
Receiving Yards: 12 (for North Texas, vs. Southern Miss, 2020)
Long Reception: 12 (for North Texas, vs. Southern Miss, 2020)
Tackles: 1 (five times, last for Cal, at Oregon, 2023)
Alberding's Cal Career Game Highs
Receptions: 1 (vs. Oregon State, 2023)
Receiving Yards: 5 (vs. Oregon State, 2023)
Long Reception: 5 (vs. Oregon State, 2023)
Tackles: 1 (four times, last at Oregon, 2023)
Collegiate Career (2019-23)
– Played in 48 games with 10 starts over five seasons spanning four campaigns at North Texas (2019-22) and one at Cal (2023)
– Saw action primarily as a blocking tight end and on special teams but also contributed three receptions and 23 yards receiving, as well as five tackles
– Opted not to use a final season of collegiate eligiblity in 2024
Junior (2023)
– Played in all 13 games with three starts
– Contributed one reception for five yards, as well as a career-high four tackles
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at North Texas (W, 58-21) – played but did not record any statistics other than participation
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Auburn (L, 10-14) – played but did not record any statistics other than participation
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Idaho (W, 31-17) – played but did not record any statistics other than participation
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at Washington (L, 32-59) – played but did not record any statistics other than participation
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Arizona State (W, 24-21) – 1 tackle ... career-high-tying tackles
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Oregon State (L, 40-52) – 1 reception, 5 yards, 5 long; 5 all-purpose yards; 5 yards from scrimmage; 1 tackle ... lone career Cal offensive statistic ... career-high-tying tackles
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at Utah (L, 14-34) – played but did not record any statistics other than participation
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USC (L, 49-50) – 1 tackle ... career-high-tying tackles
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at Oregon (L, 19-63) – 1 tackle ... career-high-tying tackles
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Washington State (W, 42-39) – started but did not record any statistics other than participation
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at Stanford (W, 27-15) – started but did not record any statistics other than participation
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at UCLA (W, 33-7) – played but did not record any statistics other than participation
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vs. Texas Tech - Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl (L, 14-34) – played but did not record any statistics other than participation
– Wore No. 89
North Texas (2019-22)
– Played in 35 games with seven starts for squads that participated in bowl games in each of his final three campaigns, seeing action primarily as a blocking tight end and on special teams
– Used two seasons of collegiate eligibility as a third-year freshman in 2021 and sophomore in 2022 after redshirting in 2019 and being granted an eligibility waiver for the 2020 campaign due to COVID
– Played in a career-high 14 games with one start to help his 2022 sophomore squad earn a spot in the Frisco Bowl while leading Conference USA and ranking fifth nationally in fewest per-game sacks allowed (0.79), while ranking second in the conference and 13th nationally in tackles for loss allowed (4.07), as well as third in league in total offense (461.8, No. 23 NCAA) and scoring offense (33.8, No. 28 NCAA)
– Appeared in 10 games with one start and played a key role as a blocker in one of the nation’s leading rushing attacks as a third-year freshman in 2021 with the Mean Green pacing Conference USA and finishing among the country’s top 10 in rushing offense (233.5 ypg, No. 5) and sacks allowed (1.15, No. 10T) on their way to an appearance in the Frisco Football Classic
– Recorded both of his career catches for 18 yards as a 2020 redshirt freshman when he played in 10 games and had a career-high five starts for a Mean Green team that played in the Myrtle Beach Bowl and had the nation’s eighth-ranked total offense with a balanced attack that averaged 513.2 yards per game and was also among national leaders in rushing offense (230.2, No. 13), yards per play (6.59, No. 22), scoring offense (34.4, No. 23) and passing offense (283.0, No. 25), with all numbers leading Conference USA
– Earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors as a 2022 sophomore
– Wore No. 89
North Texas Bio And Stats
meangreensports.com/sports/football/roster/asher-alberding/5495
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Clear Lake HS (Class Of 2019)
– A two-way player who saw action as a tight end and defensive end during his high school career
– Primarily played as a blocking tight end on offense while also compiling career receiving stats of 17 catches for 341 yards and two touchdown grabs
– Career defensive stats included 88 tackles, 7.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, two interceptions that he returned 11 yards, six pass deflections and 16 quarterback hurries
– Was a team captain as a 2018 senior when he had his most productive season on defense with 42 tackles, 7.0 tackles for loss and six quarterback hurries, while he added three receptions for 80 yards and one of his two career touchdowns on offense for a team that reached the second round of the state’s 6-A D2 playoffs for the second consecutive season
– Posted his top receiving numbers as a 2017 junior when he had 14 receptions for 261 yards and caught one of his two career touchdown balls, while contributing 11 tackles, 1.0 sack, eight quarterback hurries, two pass deflections and one pass breakup on defense for a squad that was 8-4 overall and reached the second round of the state’s 6-A D2 playoffs
– Recorded 35 tackles, two interceptions that he returned 11 yards and four pass deflections as a 2016 sophomore
– Wore No. 9
– Also a member of his school’s track and field team, competing in the 200 and 400-meter dash as well as the discus
MaxPreps High School Bio And Stats
maxpreps.com/tx/houston/clear-lake-falcons/athletes/asher-alberding/football/stats/?careerid=jkq4ag154euvf
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2019 Recruiting Class Notes And Ratings (As Of January 9, 2023)
Stars: 247Sports (3), 247Sports Composite (3), ESPN (3), On3 Consensus (3), Rivals (3)
National Overall Player Rankings: On3 Consensus (1291), 247Sports Composite (1333)
National Tight End Rankings: ESPN (26), 247Sports Composite (60), On3 Consensus (60), 247Sports (66)
Regional Overall Player Rankings: ESPN (206)
Texas Overall Player Rankings: ESPN (152), On3 Consensus (164), 247Sports Composite (177), 247Sports (202)
Ratings/Scout Grades: 247Sports Composite (0.8418), 247Sports (83), On3 Consensus (82.80), ESPN (76), Rivals (5.5)
Other
– Son of Shawn and Jennifer Alberding
– Graduated from North Texas in December of 2022 and is currently enrolled in the Berkeley Haas Global Access program at Cal
Last Updated
June 7, 2024
