[7] Alphin was named an honorable mention for the AP All-America team in his final season with the Wildcats.
[9] Alphin later signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League and played in the latter half of their 1986 season.
[10] He recorded 20 catches for 409 yards over six regular season games, including two touchdowns in a November loss to the Toronto Argonauts.
[13] His season was briefly halted by a hand injury in late August, which caused him to miss playing time.
[11] Described as a "legitimate deep-threat receiver" by the Toronto Star, Alphin gave several noteworthy performances throughout the season.
[17] In a mid-August win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Alphin caught three touchdowns, although two were invalidated by offensive penalties.
[19][20] Alphin finished the season as one of the CFL's leading receivers and was named an East Division all-star.
The Rough Riders briefly played Alphin at wide receiver during the season, but he returned to the slotback position by early October, where "coaches [felt] he [was] most effective".
The Rough Riders offered Alphin a contract, but he declined in order to pursue a career in the National Football League.
[40] The Rough Riders were sharply criticized by local sports media for losing Alphin to their division rivals, with the Ottawa Citizen describing the situation as "a major coup for Winnipeg".
[41] In October, Alphin stated in an interview that he signed with the Blue Bombers because their initial salary offer was substantially stronger compared to the Rough Riders.
[42] Alphin debuted for the Blue Bombers in a September 13 game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders, recording five catches for 91 yards.
[11] In November, Blue Bombers receiver David Williams stated in interviews that Edmonton Eskimos safety Dan Murphy tried to intentionally injure Alphin earlier in the season by targeting his knees.
[48] Alphin was also the center of a brief controversy in the middle of the postseason when multiple news outlets reported that he and Williams were discontent with the number of passes thrown to them by quarterback Sammy Garza.
[52] Alphin was named CFL player of the week for tying a season single-game high with four receiving touchdowns against the Shreveport Pirates in early October.
[57] After Alphin struggled with dropped passes in the early season, the Blue Bombers looked to trade him and eventually released him in mid-September.
[60] The Baltimore Stallions signed Alphin to provide more depth at receiver following injuries to Reggie Perry and Robert Clark.
Omnipotent was a real estate investment firm, which Alphin considered a backup plan to professional football at the time.