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University of Illinois Athletics

2026 Football Signing Class

Kenyon Alston

  • Ht./Wt. 6-2 / 195
  • Position WR
  • Hometown Orlando, Fla.
  • High School Bishop Moore Catholic

Biography

High School

  • Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, and Rivals
  • Position ranks: #68 (Rivals), #105 (ESPN), #157 (247)
  • State ranks: #92 (Rivals), #102 (247), #103 (ESPN)
  • Played for head coach Matt Hedrick at Bishop Moore Catholic
  • Four-year letterwinner
  • Led the Hornets to a 12-1 record and a berth in the Final Four of the 2025 3A FHSAA Football State Championship as a senior 
  • Three-time all-district selection in 2025 (first team), 2024 (second team) and 2023 (honorable mention)
  • Career totals: 155 receptions, 2,883 receiving yards, and 39 receiving touchdowns
  • Offers included Arkansas, Baylor, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Iowa, Iowa State, Miami, Michigan, Mississippi State, Missouri, Ole Miss, Penn State, Pitt, Syracuse, UCF, Vanderbilt, and West Virginia

Personal

  • Born September 18, 2008
  • Son of Corey and June Alston
  • One brother, Corey Jr., and one sister, Summer
  • Father played college football at Western Michigan (1997-2000) and signed as a free agent with the New York Jets
  • Brother is a defensive lineman at Southeastern University in Lakeland, Fla.
  • Born-and-raised midwesterner who lived in Michigan before his family moved to Florida when he was in the third grade
  • Plans to major in business management

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