Jaden AlfanoStJohn
RB/WR/Return Specialist, Cortland

Ht: 5’11”
Wt:  210 lbs.
College:  Cortland
Jersey #: 2
Hometown: Westhampton, NY
Born:  December 10, 2001

Scouting Report: In 47 career games, ran 609 times for 3,422 yards and 45 touchdowns…Caught 106 passes for 1,573 yards and 15 touchdowns, along with one kickoff return TD…Cortland’s career leader in points scored (366), overall touchdowns scored (61) and rushing touchdowns scored (45)…Ranks second in career rushing, 33 yards behind Dave Cook’s 3,455 rushing yards from 1981-84.

Highlights

Career Summary

2024: Made the move to wide receiver in 2024 after three seasons as a standout running back…D3football.com Region 2 First Team…Earned three All-Empire 8 First Team honors at three different positions (Wide Receiver, All-Purpose Player and Return Specialist)…Caught 52 passes for 1,012 yards and 13 touchdowns in 12 games, becoming just the seventh player in school history to reach 1,000 yards receiving in a season…Also ran 21 times for 245 yards and three touchdowns…Had 12 kickoff returns for 348 yards, including a 100-yard TD return at Susquehanna. 

2023: Named to the D3football.com All-America Fourth Team and All-Region First Team…Chosen to the All-Empire 8 First Team…Played in all 15 games, 14 as a starter…Rushed 260 times for 1,396 yards, the second-highest total in school history, with 17 TDs and caught 17 passes for 159 yards and one score…Ranked 10th nationally in Division III in rushing yardage and TDs…Averaged 5.4 yards per carry…Tied the Cortland career record with 44 TDs scored…Ranks second at Cortland in career points (264) and rushing yardage (3,177)…Ran for 193 yards and two TDs on 28 carries in NCAA quarterfinal win at Alma…Rushed 26 times for 157 yards and a score in NCAA first round at Endicott…Empire 8 Co-Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for 169 yards and a score versus Delaware Valley…Finished season with six 100-yard rushing games. 

2022: Earned First Team D3football.com All-Region, All-ECAC and All-Empire 8 honors…Played in and started 10 games…Led the team with 1,024 rushing yards on 195 carries…Led the team with 17 rushing TDs…Averaged 5.3 yards per carry…Caught 16 passes for 216 yards with a long of 80 yards and one TD…Rushed for a career-high 247 yards on 37 carries with a TD and caught two passes for 13 yards in a home win versus Morrisville…Gained 162 yards on 12 carries with two TDs and a season-long run of 66 yards and grabbed two passes for 15 yards in a victory at Utica…Had 26 carries for 119 yards and three TDs in a win at Brockport…Rushed for 105 yards on 15 carries with one TD in a home victory versus Hartwick.

2021: Earned First Team All-Empire 8 honors…Played in 10 games, starting the last eight…Led the team with 757 rushing yards on 133 carries…Led the team with eight rushing TDs…Averaged 5.7 yards per carry…Caught 21 passes for 186 yards with a long of 38 yards…Rushed for a season-high 173 yards on 20 carries in a home win versus Ithaca…Had 14 carries for 110 yards with a season-long of 35 yards and one TD and caught two passes for 42 yards in a win at home versus Utica…Scored two TDs in a home victory versus Alfred. 

Prior to Cortland: Attended LIU-Post. 

High School: A 2020 graduate of Westhampton Beach…Three-year starter in football…Hansen Award winner…Three-time all-state and two-time all-county and All-Long Island selection…Rushed for more than 3,500 career yards and 48 TDs…Team won a Long Island championship…Three-year starter in basketball and lacrosse. 

Parent: Suzanne AlfanoStJohn…Played basketball at LIU-Post…Siblings: Jesse…Men’s lacrosse player at Oneonta.