David Alexander

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David Alexander
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    288
  • Hometown:
    Johns Creek, Ga.
  • Position:
    DL
  • Year:
    Sophomore
  • High School:
    Johns Creek
  • gp
    11
  • tk
    24.0
  • sac
    0.5
  • int
    0
  • ffum
    0
Bio

2023: Appeared in all 11 games on the defensive line with nine starts.  Alexander had 24 tackles with a tackle for loss and a half sack.  He also logged a blocked kick and a pass breakup.  He blocked his kick - a field goal - at Newberry (Sept. 30).  Alexander registered four tackles in three straight weeks against the Wolves, Tusculum (Oct. 7) and at Erskine (Oct. 14)

2022: Made appearances in all 11 games as a reserve defensive lineman for the Eagles. Alexander had 19 tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack.  He was most productive against Emory & Henry (Oct. 29) and UVA Wise (Nov. 5) when he had 11 of his 19 tackles on the year.  He made six stops, including five solo, against the Wasps, and five against the Cavaliers. 

2021: Did not appear in any games. 

HIGH SCHOOL: In his time at Johns Creek, Alexander accounted for 40 solo tackles, 80 tackles, eight sacks, two interceptions, and one forced fumble. Alexander was named to the All-Metro team while being added to the All-Region first team. Alexander also was awarded two players of the game in his high school career.

PERSONAL: The son of Terri and Victor Alexander. He plans to major in business at Carson-Newman. His father, Victor, was a basketball player for Iowa State. His sister was a basketball player at the University of Charlotte before making the next step to the WNBA.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 5 5
Assists 19 15
Tackles 24.0 20.0
Tackles per game 2.2 2.5
Sacks 0.5 0.5
Sack yards 2 2
Interceptions 0 0
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 0 0
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 1.0 0.5
Tackle for loss yards 3 2
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 - - - - - 0
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 - - - - - 0
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 1 - - - - 0
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 1 - - - - 0
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 1 - - - - 0
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 1 - - - - 0
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 1 - - - - 0
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 1 - - - - 0
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 1 - - - - 0
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 0 2 2.0 - - 0.5 1 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 1 2 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 3 1 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - 1 -
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 0 4 4.0 0.5 2 0.5 2 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 0 4 4.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 0 3 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2024-25 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2025-26 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 34 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2021-22 - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 3 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 9 - - - - - - - -
Total 34 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2021-22 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 - - - - - - -
2023-24 11 - - - - - - -
2024-25 3 - - - - - - -
2025-26 9 - - - - - - -
Total 34 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2021-22 - - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 3 - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 9 - - - - - - - 0
Total 34 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2021-22 - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 3 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 9 - - - - - - - -
Total 34 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2021-22 - - - - - 0 -
2022-23 11 - - - - 0 .0
2023-24 11 - - - - 0 .0
2024-25 3 - - - - 0 .0
2025-26 9 - - - - 0 .0
Total 34 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2021-22 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2021-22 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 10 9 19.0 1.7 1.0 1 1.5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023-24 11 5 19 24.0 2.2 0.5 2 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
2024-25 3 0 2 2.0 .7 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 9 2 10 12.0 1.3 - - 1.0 3 - 1 0 - - - -
Total 34 17 40 57.0 1.7 1.5 3 3.5 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 5 - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 6 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 5 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 11 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 8 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 6 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 5 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 6 - - - - 0 .0
Month
August 1 - - - - 0 .0
September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 2 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 11 5 19 24.0 2.2 0.5 2 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Conference 8 5 15 20.0 2.5 0.5 2 0.5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 1 13 14.0 2.3 0.5 2 1.0 3 - - - - - 1 -
Away 5 4 6 10.0 2.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 5 4 8 12.0 2.4 0.0 0 0.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Losses 6 1 11 12.0 2.0 0.5 2 0.5 2 - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 0 2 2.0 2.0 - - 0.5 1 - - - - - - -
September 4 4 4 8.0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1
October 4 0 12 12.0 3.0 0.5 2 0.5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
November 2 1 1 2.0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
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