Derrick Alexander

Position:
Defensive End
Height:
6-2
Weight:
284
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Tulsa, Okla.
High School:
Booker T. Washington HS
Prev School:
BT Washington

Tulsa –– A three-year letterwinner and two-year starter . . . has played in 38 career games with 23 starts . . . has 93 career tackles, 27 TFLs for -159 yards, 17 sacks for -125 yards . . . 2014 – Started in all 12 games . . . earned second-team all-American Athletic Conference accolades . . . had 42 stops in 12 games including 12 TFLs for -72 yards and 7.5 sacks for -58 yards . . . ranked second in the American Athletic Conference for sacks with 0.63 per game . . . tallied four tackles and one sack for -5 yards vs. East Carolina . . . had five stops and 1.5 TFLs for -7 yards at Houston . . . totaled four tackles at UCF, including 1.5 TFLs for -7 yards and had two QB hurries . . . tied a season-best with five tackles vs. SMU . . . totaled three tackles, including two sacks for -16 yards vs. USF . . . had two stops, one sack for -8 yards and one forced fumble at Colorado State . . . totaled a season-best 5 stops and added one sack for -7 yards and forced one fumble vs. Texas State . . . tallied three stops and 1.5 TFLs for -4 yards vs. Oklahoma . . . had three stops, including one TFL for -4 yards vs. Tulane . . . 2013 – Played in all 12 games . . . did not start in the season opener, but started the next 11 games . . . was credited with 32 tackles and 9.5 TFLs for -61 yards . . . also had 6.5 sacks for -47 yards . . . also had three pass break-ups, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery . . . tallied a season-high seven stops against Marshall . . . 2012 – Played in all 14 games . . . totaled 19 tackles, 5.5 TFLs for -26 yards and three sacks for -20 yards . . . earned C-USA all-Freshman team accolades . . . tallied a season-high five tackles with 1.5 TFLs for -10 yards including a nine-yard sack against UTEP . . . had two solo tackles, including one sack for -10 yards, against Rice . . . totaled two stops, including one for -2 yards vs. UAB . . . had his first career tackle against Tulane . . . 2011 – Was one of several true freshmen to sit out the 2011 season due to red-shirt status.

High School –– Was named the Tulsa World All-State Player of the Year as a defensive end at Booker T. Washington High School . . . also played on the offensive line . . . played and started his junior and senior seasons at BT Washington High School . . . played his first two seasons at Victory Christian . . . earned Tulsa World first-team all-state and all-metro honors as a senior . . . selected to the OCA Class 5A all-state team . . . selected to The Oklahoman all-state first team as a senior . . . totaled 151 tackles and 14 sacks en route to leading his team to the Class 5A state title in 2010 . . . had 10 or more tackles in 12 of 14 games his senior season . . . collected 13 tackles and two sacks in the championship game . . . tallied 44 tackles and six sacks in four playoff games . . . was credited with 79 tackles his junior season . . . totaled 115 tackles as a sophomore in 2008 at Victory Christian . . . high school coach was Durell Hall.

Personal –– Favorite movies are Fight Club and Training Day . . . lists the Pittsburgh Steelers as his favorite NFL team . . . his favorite book is the Bible . . . his brother Dominique is a sophomore at the University of Oklahoma . . . parents are Derrick Alexander, Sr. and Nicole Holman-Alexander . . . his father played football at Oklahoma State . . . earned an undergraduate degree in management last May . . . working towards a second degree in finance . . . born January 14, 1993