Alex Flinn is an American former college football quarterback who played for the East Carolina Pirates.
_(cropped).jpg) Flinn with East Carolina in 2023 | |
| No. 15 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 233 lb (106 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
|
| High school | A. C. Reynolds (Asheville, North Carolina) |
Early life
editFlinn grew up in Fletcher, North Carolina and attended A. C. Reynolds High School where he lettered in football and baseball.[1][2] In his high school career, Flinn completed 534 of his 829 pass attempts for 7,431 yards, 76 touchdowns and 20 interceptions. Flinn also rushed for 1,088 yards and 24 touchdowns, while hauling in nine receptions for 68 yards.[3] He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at East Carolina.[4]
College career
editFlinn was redshirted during his true freshman season in 2019 and was on the developmental roster. During the 2020 season, he earned inclusion on the weekly dress-out roster but did not play in a game due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the 2021 season, he earned inclusion on the weekly dress-out roster for the second year in a row and did not play in a game. During the 2022 season, he appeared in two games and finished the season by logging five snaps.[5]
During the 2023 season, Flinn was named the starting quarterback during the Week 3 game against Appalachian State. He finished the game completing 17 out of 31 passing attempts for 158 yards with three interceptions along with one solo stop.[6] During the Week 4 game against Gardner–Webb, he completed eight out of 18 passing attempts for 94 yards with a touchdown.[7] During the Week 5 game against Rice, he completed a career high 21 out of 44 passing attempts for 246 yards with an interception.[8] During the Week 9 game against Tulane, Flinn completed a 10/18 throwing stat line with 125 total yards along with leading the team with a 13 play and 71 yard drive game.[9][10]
On January 23, 2024, Flinn announced that he would move on from football and forgo his final year of eligibility.[11]
Statistics
edit| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| East Carolina Pirates | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | — | Redshirt 
| ||||||||||||
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | — | Did not play | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | — | Did not play | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 12 | 9 | 2−7 | 159 | 290 | 54.8 | 1,558 | 5.4 | 6 | 12 | 98.5 | 96 | 188 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Career[12] | 14 | 9 | 2−7 | 159 | 290 | 54.8 | 1,558 | 5.4 | 6 | 12 | 98.5 | 96 | 188 | 2.0 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ David Thompson (August 13, 2018). "Alex Flinn: On the edge of greatness". The Citizen-Times. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ Jason Gilmer (April 8, 2018). "Flinn cleaning up in new position for Reynolds". Asheville Citizen-Times. p. C4. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alex Flinn's A.C. Reynolds High School Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. January 7, 2019. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ "Alex Flinn, A C Reynolds, Pro-Style Quarterback". 247sports.com. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ "Alex Flinn". East Carolina Pirates.
- ^ Remaley, Cason (September 16, 2023). "Alex Flinn shows potential in first start, now searching for consistency". 247sports.com. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ "East Carolina blanks Gardner-Webb 44-0 for first shutout in 23 years". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Associated Press. September 23, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ "East Carolina Drops AAC Opener At Rice". East Carolina Pirates. September 30, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ McGlone, Trevon (November 6, 2023). "ECU fall in 13-10 loss to No. 24 Tulane". The East Carolinian. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ Helwick, Steve (November 5, 2023). "Tulane lives on the edge, but fends off ECU in 13-10 rock fight". Underdog Dynasty. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ Igoe, Stephen (January 23, 2024). "ECU quarterback Alex Flinn to forgo final year of eligibility". 247Sports. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ "Alex Flinn Stats".
