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2020 EKU Football Roster

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34 Alonzo Booth

  • Position Running Back
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 250
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Columbus, Ohio
  • High School St. Francis DeSales HS
  • Prev School St. Francis DeSales HS

Biography

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR IN 2020
Preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference by coaches and communications directors … preseason All-OVC by HERO Sports … preseason all-conference by Phil Steele … chosen as the STATS Perform FCS Player of the Week (Nov. 22) after rushing for 178 yards and scoring three rushing touchdowns, and catching a pass for a 69-yard touchdown in the 2020 Opportunity Bowl victory over Western Carolina (Nov. 21) … started all nine games … rushed for 708 yards on 152 carries (4.7 yards/carry) and scored seven touchdowns … averaged 78.7 yards per game … caught 10 passes for 115 yards and one touchdown … led the country in the fall in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns … ranked sixth in yards per game and eighth in yards per carry … ran for 108 yards and a touchdown against Houston Baptist (Oct. 3) … rushed for 124 yards and scored a touchdown at No. 11 Central Arkansas (Nov. 14).

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE IN 2019
Earned second team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors from the coaches and communications directors, and Phil Steele … chosen to the 2019 Academic All-District® Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) … played in all 12 games … finished the season with 673 rushing yards on 140 carries (4.8 yards per carry) and scored 14 touchdowns on the ground … led the OVC and ranked 16th in the nation in rushing touchdowns … rushed for 128 yards on seven carries and scored three touchdowns against Valparaiso (Aug. 29) … his 86-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter against Valpo was the longest run from scrimmage by a Colonel since 2007 … had 115 yards and two touchdowns against Tennessee State (Sept. 28) … scored two touchdowns at Murray State (Oct. 19) while running for 42 yards … completed a pass for 14 yards at Southeast Missouri (Nov. 9) … had 54 yards and scored a touchdown at Jacksonville State (Nov. 23), Eastern’s first win over the Gamecocks since 2012 ... earned a spot on the Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2018
Played in the first four games of the season before taking a redshirt … totaled 94 rushing yards on 21 carries … averaged 4.5 yards per carry … scored two touchdowns … had a season-high 30 rushing yards on five carries and scored a touchdown in the season-opener against Morehead State (Aug. 30) … scored on a season-best 23-yard run against Morehead State … scored on a 7-yard touchdown run at Marshall (Sept. 8) … had 33 yards on six carries at Bowling Green (Sept. 15).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2017
Played in seven games … missed four games in the middle of the season due to an injury … saw extensive action on special teams … carried the ball five times for nine yards … returned four kickoffs for 70 yards, an average of 17.5 yards per kickoff … had two carries for six yards in the season-opener at Western Kentucky (Sept. 2) … scored a two-point conversion against Austin Peay (Nov. 11) ... earned a spot on the Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL
Earned first team all-state honors as a senior at St. Francis DeSales High School while playing for head coach Ryan Wiggins … runner-up for Ohio Mr. Football … also named first team all-district, district offensive player of the year, first team all-metro, metro player of the year, first team Super 25 and first team All-CCL … ran for 2,437 yards and scored 41 touchdowns his senior season … totaled 4,252 rushing yards and 67 touchdowns for his career … team captain … four-year starter led his team to a 13-1 record his senior season … was also a member of the St. Francis DeSales High School track, tennis and bowling teams.
 
PERSONAL
Full name is Alonzo Booth ... son of Latonia Booth … has two brothers – Sederrian and Josh, and one sister – De’Ante … majoring in psychology.

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Historical Player Information

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    2017Freshman

    Running Back
    6'1" 260 lbs
    39
  • 34

    2018Sophomore

    Running Back
    6'1" 239 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2019Redshirt Sophomore

    Running Back
    6'1" 250 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2020Redshirt Junior

    Running Back
    6'1" 250 lbs
    34