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Jersey Number 8
Cameron Best-Alston
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 215
- Hometown:
- Conway, S.C.
- High School:
- Conway
- Major:
- Anthropology
Bio
SOPHOMORE (2024)
Saw action in all 10 games, finishing with 19 tackles (10 solo) and two pass breakups … Began the season with a career-high five tackles (two solo) against Fordham … Had a solo tackle at Merrimack and vs. Central Connecticut State … Recorded a solo tackle at Columbia … Solo tackle and pass breakup vs. Harvard … Had five total tackles and a breakup at Princeton … Solo tackle at Cornell … Posted four tackles (three solo) vs. Brown.
FIRST-YEAR (2023)
Did not see action.
HIGH SCHOOL
Chosen for the North/South All-Star game featuring some of the best players in South Carolina … All-region as a junior and WPDE-TV All-Zone as a senior … Recorded 40 tackles and three interceptions as a senior … Also caught 12 passes for 183 yards and two touchdowns … Had an 80-yard touchdown catch as a junior … Played against fellow recruit Steve Simpkins’ Summerville team in the Class AAAAA playoffs … Also played point guard on hardwood for 27-2 regional champions … Earned letters in soccer and track.
PERSONAL
Born on Jan. 7, 2005 … Son of Ashley Best has one sister … Cousin Terrance Butler amassed 1,347 receiving yards in his career at Presbyterian College … Interested in studying biology with thoughts of being an orthopedic surgeon … Plays the guitar and interested in continuing with music at Dartmouth.
McCORKLE ON BEST-ALSTON
“He reminds me a little of Vernon Harris ’16. He fits into our mold of long corners. He’s mature for his age and was probably overlooked because of an injury his junior year.”
Saw action in all 10 games, finishing with 19 tackles (10 solo) and two pass breakups … Began the season with a career-high five tackles (two solo) against Fordham … Had a solo tackle at Merrimack and vs. Central Connecticut State … Recorded a solo tackle at Columbia … Solo tackle and pass breakup vs. Harvard … Had five total tackles and a breakup at Princeton … Solo tackle at Cornell … Posted four tackles (three solo) vs. Brown.
FIRST-YEAR (2023)
Did not see action.
HIGH SCHOOL
Chosen for the North/South All-Star game featuring some of the best players in South Carolina … All-region as a junior and WPDE-TV All-Zone as a senior … Recorded 40 tackles and three interceptions as a senior … Also caught 12 passes for 183 yards and two touchdowns … Had an 80-yard touchdown catch as a junior … Played against fellow recruit Steve Simpkins’ Summerville team in the Class AAAAA playoffs … Also played point guard on hardwood for 27-2 regional champions … Earned letters in soccer and track.
PERSONAL
Born on Jan. 7, 2005 … Son of Ashley Best has one sister … Cousin Terrance Butler amassed 1,347 receiving yards in his career at Presbyterian College … Interested in studying biology with thoughts of being an orthopedic surgeon … Plays the guitar and interested in continuing with music at Dartmouth.
McCORKLE ON BEST-ALSTON
“He reminds me a little of Vernon Harris ’16. He fits into our mold of long corners. He’s mature for his age and was probably overlooked because of an injury his junior year.”
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