2025 Football Roster
Jersey Number 33
William Alexander
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Magnolia, Texas
- High School:
- Magnolia HS
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CAREER NOTES: A two-time academic all-conference honoree … Played in 22 career games … Has 73 career tackles.
2025: Appeared in 12 games and made 11 starts during his third season with Tulsa.
2024: Played in three games during the 2024 season.
2023: Did not play during his redshirt sophomore season.
2022: Played in seven games on special teams.
2021: Redshirted as a true freshman.
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
- 2024 Academic All-Conference
- 2023 Academic All-Conference
- 2022 Academic All-Conference
2025: Appeared in 12 games and made 11 starts during his third season with Tulsa.
- Recorded a total of 67 tackles, with 24 solo and 43 assisted, a career-best for tackles in a single season.
- Achieved a season-high 10 tackles against Oklahoma State on September 19, 2025.
- Notched one quarterback hurry during the game against Memphis on October 4, 2025.
- Had three games in which he recorded seven or more tackles in.
- Earned his first career start against Abilene Christian on August 30, 2025.
2024: Played in three games during the 2024 season.
- Recorded one tackles against Army West Point
2023: Did not play during his redshirt sophomore season.
- Earned academic all-conference accolades
2022: Played in seven games on special teams.
- Totaled five tackles.
- Had season-high two stops against Jacksonville State.
- Earned academic all-conference accolades.
2021: Redshirted as a true freshman.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Was a three-year letterwinner at Magnolia High School.
- Played running back and linebacker.
- Started three years at linebacker.
- Was a two-time first-team all-district and second-team all-state selection.
- Tallied 228 career tackles, 21 QB hurries, 18 TFL and four interceptions.
- Had 111 stops and eight TFL as a senior.
- Compiled 117 tackles, 11 TFL and four pickoffs his junior season.
- Was the County and District Defensive MVP as a junior.
- Prep coach was Craig Martin.
PERSONAL
- Favorite sports movie is Remember the Titans.
- Began playing football at age 4.
- The Atlanta Braves and Atlanta Falcons are his favorite sports teams.
- Favorite NFL player is linebacker Fred Warner.
- Favorite TV show is “Game of Thrones.”
- The Bible is his favorite book.
- Favorite ice cream flavor is cookies and cream.
- Favorite movie is “Maze Runner.”
- Parents are Joseph and Lorie Alexander.
- His father played basketball at West Georgia.
- Has an older sister and twin brother.
- Born in Atlanta, Ga.
- Majoring in energy management.
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