Missouri Southern State University Athletics

2021 - Alton appeared in 11 games for the Lions drawing the start in one as a safety ... Finished the season with 26 tackles (17 solo), 1.5 TFL's, a fumble recovery, quarterback hurry and a pass breakup ... Against #6 Northwest Missouri (Nov. 6) had five tackles (four solo) ... Recorded four tackles in three separate games ... Had a tackle-for-loss against Fort Hays State (Sep. 25) ... Recovered a fumble in the road win over Central Oklahoma (Sep. 18) ... In the home win over Central Missouri (Oct. 16) had four tackles (three solo) a quarterback hurry and a pass breakup.

Prior to Southern - A two-year letter winner for the Reivers of Iowa Western … Played in 11 games recording 16 tackles and picking off two passes as a sophomore … Also had a tackle for a loss and broke up three passes … Honorable Mention All-Region XI selection … Originally signed with Missouri out of high school … Recorded nine tackles in 11 games for the Tigers during his redshirt freshman season in Columbia ...High School: A three-star prospect according 247Sports.com … Considered the No. 91 athlete prospect in the nation and rated as the state's No. 15 overall prospect … Class 6A second-team all-state selection … Offensively, he carried the ball for 1,100 yards as a senior.

Personal - Jerod is the son of Tina Jones and Roderick Alton and plans to major in Kinesiology at Southern.