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Mario
Alford
#2 Wide Receiver
Mario
Alford
#2 Wide Receiver
Height 5'9
Weight 182 lbs
Birth Date (Age) 1992-02-25 (31)
Born Greenville, GA
School West Virginia
Status AMER
Receptions 0
Yards 0
Touchdowns 0
Average 0.0
Profile Stats

ACQUIRED: via trade with Montreal in July 2022. signed extension in November 2022

YEARS WITH THE RIDERS: 1

YEARS IN THE CFL: 5

 

CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

  • CFL’s Most Outstanding Special Teams Player: 2022
  • League leader in return touchdowns: 2022
  • Fifth player in the league return for the cycle (a touchdown from a punt return, kickoff return and missed field goal return)
  • First ever Rider to return for the cycle
  • broke the Roughriders’ record for most return touchdowns by an individual in a single season (4)

 

2022: played 13 games in the Green and White after being acquired via trade with Montreal in July. Went on to have a historic season, recording four return touchdowns, the most in the league and a new Roughrider record. He also became the fifth player in CFL history to return for the cycle (a touchdown from a punt return, kickoff return, and missed field goal return). In total this season, he recorded 43 punt returns for 524 yards (12.2 avg) and one touchdown, 37 kickoff returns for 937 yards (25.3 avg) and two touchdowns, and three missed field goal returns for 129 yards (43 avg) and another major.

 

PRO: played five games for the Alouettes in 2021, recording one catch for 14 yards. Took 17 punt returns for 268 yards and a touchdown as well as 16 kickoffs for 320 yards. In 2019, Alford saw action in three games for Montreal. He had nine punt returns for 218 yards and two touchdowns and six kick returns for 117 yards. Prior to the Alouettes, he played six games for the Toronto Argonauts, making seven catches for 57 yards and earning 170 yards off eight kickoff returns.

 

COLLEGE:  Collegiately, the Georgia native played two seasons at West Virginia (2013-14), suiting up for 22 games as a Mountaineer. He caught 92 career passes for 1,497 yards and 13 receiving touchdowns. He also returned 37 kickoffs for 972 yards (26.3-yard average) and two touchdowns. In 2014, he led the entire NCAA in return touchdowns with two and he led the Big-12 in receiving touchdowns with 11. Prior to attending West Virginia, Alford was a running back with the Georgia Military Bulldogs (2011-12) and in his second season led the team with 541 yards rushing and six touchdowns.

 

 

Seasons

Receiving

YEAR TEAM GP REC ATT YDS YAC TD AVG LG
2018
TOR 6 7 13 57 34 0 8.1 23
2019
MTL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
2021
MTL 5 1 1 14 14 0 14.0 14
2022
MTL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
2022
SSK 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
Total
28 8 14 71 48 0 8.9 23

Rushing

YEAR TEAM GP CAR YDS TDS AVG LG
2018
TOR 6 1 10 0 10.0 10
2019
MTL 3 0 0 0 0.0 0
2021
MTL 5 0 0 0 0.0 0
2022
MTL 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
2022
SSK 13 0 0 0 0.0 0
Total
28 1 10 0 10.0 10

Punt Returns

YEAR TEAM GP PR YDS AVG LG TD
2018
TOR 6 5 7 1.40 4 0
2019
MTL 3 9 218 24.20 90 2
2021
MTL 5 17 268 15.80 86 1
2022
MTL 1 0 0 0.00 0 0
2022
SSK 13 44 530 12.00 104 1
Total
28 75 1023 13.6 104 4

Kickoff Returns

YEAR TEAM GP KOR YDS AVG LG TD
2018
TOR 6 8 170 21.30 27 0
2019
MTL 3 6 117 19.50 26 0
2021
MTL 5 16 320 20.00 32 0
2022
MTL 1 2 40 20.00 27 0
2022
SSK 13 38 990 26.10 98 2
Total
28 70 1637 23.4 98 2

Missed FG Returns

YEAR TEAM GP NO YDS AVG LG TD
2018
TOR 6 0 0 0.00 0 0
2019
MTL 3 0 0 0.00 0 0
2021
MTL 5 2 45 22.50 24 0
2022
MTL 1 0 0 0.00 0 0
2022
SSK 13 3 129 43.00 112 1
Total
28 5 174 34.8 112 1

Game Log

Receiving

DATE WEEK OPP REC ATT YDS TD AVG LG
06-09
1 CGY 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
07-16
6 TOR 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
07-24
7 TOR 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
07-29
8 BC 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
08-13
10 EDM 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
08-19
11 BC 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
08-26
12 BC 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-04
13 WPG 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-10
14 WPG 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-16
15 EDM 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-30
17 WPG 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
10-07
18 HAM 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
10-22
20 CGY 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
10-29
21 CGY 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
Total
0 0 0 0 0.0 0

Rushing

DATE WEEK OPP CAR YDS TD AVG LG
06-09
1 CGY 0 0 0 0.0 0
07-16
6 TOR 0 0 0 0.0 0
07-24
7 TOR 0 0 0 0.0 0
07-29
8 BC 0 0 0 0.0 0
08-13
10 EDM 0 0 0 0.0 0
08-19
11 BC 0 0 0 0.0 0
08-26
12 BC 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-04
13 WPG 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-10
14 WPG 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-16
15 EDM 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-30
17 WPG 0 0 0 0.0 0
10-07
18 HAM 0 0 0 0.0 0
10-22
20 CGY 0 0 0 0.0 0
10-29
21 CGY 0 0 0 0.0 0
Total
0 0 0 0.0 0

Punt Returns

DATE WEEK OPP PR YDS AVG LG TD
06-09
1 CGY 0 0 0.00 0 0
07-16
6 TOR 5 60 12.00 27 0
07-24
7 TOR 3 23 7.70 16 0
07-29
8 BC 1 7 7.00 7 0
08-13
10 EDM 4 32 8.00 12 0
08-19
11 BC 4 48 12.00 25 0
08-26
12 BC 4 47 11.80 24 0
09-04
13 WPG 7 59 8.40 13 0
09-10
14 WPG 0 0 0.00 0 0
09-16
15 EDM 6 53 8.80 15 0
09-30
17 WPG 2 65 32.50 35 0
10-07
18 HAM 4 19 4.80 9 0
10-22
20 CGY 3 111 37.00 104 1
10-29
21 CGY 1 6 6.00 6 0
Total
44 530 0.0 104 156

Kickoff Returns

DATE WEEK OPP PR YDS AVG LG TD
06-09
1 CGY 2 40 20.00 27 0
07-16
6 TOR 3 79 26.30 31 0
07-24
7 TOR 4 72 18.00 27 0
07-29
8 BC 4 89 22.30 25 0
08-13
10 EDM 3 160 53.30 98 1
08-19
11 BC 4 120 30.00 40 0
08-26
12 BC 1 24 24.00 24 0
09-04
13 WPG 4 88 22.00 26 0
09-10
14 WPG 5 153 30.60 92 1
09-16
15 EDM 0 0 0.00 0 0
09-30
17 WPG 2 28 14.00 15 0
10-07
18 HAM 2 45 22.50 32 0
10-22
20 CGY 3 39 13.00 17 0
10-29
21 CGY 3 93 31.00 46 0
Total
40 1030 0.0 98 327

Missed FG Returns

DATE WEEK OPP PR YDS AVG LG TD
06-09
1 CGY 0 0 0.00 0 0
07-16
6 TOR 0 0 0.00 0 0
07-24
7 TOR 1 112 112.00 112 1
07-29
8 BC 2 17 8.50 13 0
08-13
10 EDM 0 0 0.00 0 0
08-19
11 BC 0 0 0.00 0 0
08-26
12 BC 0 0 0.00 0 0
09-04
13 WPG 0 0 0.00 0 0
09-10
14 WPG 0 0 0.00 0 0
09-16
15 EDM 0 0 0.00 0 0
09-30
17 WPG 0 0 0.00 0 0
10-07
18 HAM 0 0 0.00 0 0
10-22
20 CGY 0 0 0.00 0 0
10-29
21 CGY 0 0 0.00 0 0
Total
3 129 0.0 112 120.5