Hugh Freeze, Auburn’s head coach, announced Alston as one of the Tigers’ 2025 team captains, alongside Keldric Faulk, Champ Anthony, and Connor Lew. When you consider that he used to average just over four carries per game, it speaks volumes about the respect he has gained in the locker room. “I’m excited to be here and put on for my city and my team,” he said. “I just want to show the Auburn family what I’m about, and with Jarquez Hunter leaving, they should expect no drop off in the backfield.”
Damari Alston’s parents are Jamaah Alston and Lakesha Alston. They have mostly maintained a low profile, so there isn’t much public information about them, but they must have always been at Damari’s side and have greatly influenced who he is now.
There is no public information available on how Lakesha and Jamaah met.
Lakesha and Jamaah Alston are African-American. Damari proudly embraces his roots, with his Auburn NIL profile even describing him as “Black • English.”
Damari Alston has always placed family at the very heart of everything he does, and it reflects in his decisions. The one thing he kept hearing about Auburn during his recruitment process was that it had a family-like atmosphere. And it almost immediately clicked when he finally had the opportunity to see it for himself during a visit. At the time, Damari stated, “It was crazy… They had the whole visit planned out for me. Great atmosphere… I still felt like it’s a family atmosphere. Everybody was excited to see me from the time I touched down in Auburn. That stood out a lot.”
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