Derrick Alexander (born November 13, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for the Minnesota Vikings and Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected 11th overall from Florida State University in the first round of the 1995 NFL draft ahead of such big names as Hugh Douglas and Warren Sapp.[1][2][3]
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||
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| Born: | November 13, 1973 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 277 lb (126 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Jacksonville (FL) Raines | ||||
| College: | Florida State | ||||
| NFL draft: | 1995 / round: 1 / pick: 11 | ||||
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After Alexander retired, he worked in the front office for the Cleveland Browns for several years. Alexander was inducted into the Florida State Hall of Fame in 2007.[4] From 2011 to 2013 he was the head football coach at Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High School in Spring Hill, Florida.[5]
NFL career statistics
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| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
edit| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 1995 | MIN | 15 | 12 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 2.0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | MIN | 12 | 9 | 48 | 33 | 15 | 3.5 | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | MIN | 14 | 14 | 51 | 35 | 16 | 4.5 | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | MIN | 16 | 16 | 42 | 37 | 5 | 7.5 | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | CLE | 16 | 16 | 53 | 37 | 16 | 2.5 | 5 | - | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | 67 | 228 | 164 | 64 | 20.0 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
Playoffs
edit| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 1996 | MIN | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | MIN | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ Jim Souhan, "Profile: Derrick Alexander; In a rush to make his mark Drafted ahead of Warren Sapp in 1995, the Vikings' Derrick Alexander was under immediate pressure to produce. Now, Alexander's the one applying pressure - on opposing quarterbacks." Star Tribune, November 19, 1998.
- ^ Tim Linafelt, "FSU All-Time Countdown - No. 21 - Derrick Alexander", Miami Herald blog, July 2013.
- ^ "1995 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ^ "Florida State Athletic Hall of Fame bio" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2008.
- ^ "FSU great Derrick Alexander no longer Bishop head coach" Archived 2014-08-11 at the Wayback Machine, Tampa Bay Times, April 1, 2014.
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