2024 Football Roster
Julian, Alton

Jersey Number 7
Alton Julian
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 6-2
- Year:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- East Palo Alto, Calif.
- High School:
- Valley Christian
Bio
2024 (REDSHIRT SENIOR)
• Played in four games
• Totaled seven tackles
• Recorded a season-best four tackles at Air Force
• Finished with two tackles against UNLV
2023 (REDSHIRT SENIOR)
• Played in four games
• Made one tackle in the season opener at San Jose State
2022 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
• Did not play
2021 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
• Played in seven games, making five starts, and totaled 34 tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss and one interception
• Pro Football Focus Second-Team All-Pac-12
• Tallied eight tackles and intercepted one pass in the win at USC
• Recorded seven tackles against both Hawai’i and Washington. Added half a tackle for loss versus the Huskies and three pass deflections against Hawai’i
• Picked up six tackles at Washington State
• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
2020 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
• Played in all seven games, making two starts
• Tallied 14 tackles with one tackle for loss
• Tallied six tackles, including one tackle for loss, in the win over California
• Posted three tackles versus Stanford, then ended the season with two versus Arizona State
• Joined the program in January 2020
COLLEGE OF SAN MATEO
• Rated three stars by both 247Sports and Rivals
• Ranked as the nation’s No. 8 junior college cornerback
• Played as a freshman for the College of San Mateo and head coach Tim Tulloch in 2018
• Recorded nine tackles as a freshman, tallying one interception and three pass breakups
• Redshirted in 2019
VALLEY CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL
• Lettered for head coach Mike Machado at Valley Christian
• Named the Athlete of the Year after his senior season
• Played both wide receiver and defensive back
• Caught 21 passes for 668 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior
• Also recorded 19 tackles with two interceptions and three pass deflections in 2017
• Made 18 tackles as a junior, finishing with three interceptions and six pass deflections
PERSONAL
• Son of Deborah Theis and Troy Julian
• Has two sisters, Skye Smith and Tajae Julian
• Cousin with Oregon State defensive backs Nahshon Wright and Rejzohn Wright
• Graduate with a degree in public health
• Chose Oregon State because “it was the best fit for me and the relationship with the coaches.”
• Played in four games
• Totaled seven tackles
• Recorded a season-best four tackles at Air Force
• Finished with two tackles against UNLV
2023 (REDSHIRT SENIOR)
• Played in four games
• Made one tackle in the season opener at San Jose State
2022 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
• Did not play
2021 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
• Played in seven games, making five starts, and totaled 34 tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss and one interception
• Pro Football Focus Second-Team All-Pac-12
• Tallied eight tackles and intercepted one pass in the win at USC
• Recorded seven tackles against both Hawai’i and Washington. Added half a tackle for loss versus the Huskies and three pass deflections against Hawai’i
• Picked up six tackles at Washington State
• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
2020 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
• Played in all seven games, making two starts
• Tallied 14 tackles with one tackle for loss
• Tallied six tackles, including one tackle for loss, in the win over California
• Posted three tackles versus Stanford, then ended the season with two versus Arizona State
• Joined the program in January 2020
COLLEGE OF SAN MATEO
• Rated three stars by both 247Sports and Rivals
• Ranked as the nation’s No. 8 junior college cornerback
• Played as a freshman for the College of San Mateo and head coach Tim Tulloch in 2018
• Recorded nine tackles as a freshman, tallying one interception and three pass breakups
• Redshirted in 2019
VALLEY CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL
• Lettered for head coach Mike Machado at Valley Christian
• Named the Athlete of the Year after his senior season
• Played both wide receiver and defensive back
• Caught 21 passes for 668 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior
• Also recorded 19 tackles with two interceptions and three pass deflections in 2017
• Made 18 tackles as a junior, finishing with three interceptions and six pass deflections
PERSONAL
• Son of Deborah Theis and Troy Julian
• Has two sisters, Skye Smith and Tajae Julian
• Cousin with Oregon State defensive backs Nahshon Wright and Rejzohn Wright
• Graduate with a degree in public health
• Chose Oregon State because “it was the best fit for me and the relationship with the coaches.”
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