Stephen Alexander (American football)
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Born: | November 7, 1975 Chickasha, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Chickasha (OK) | ||||||||
| College: | Oklahoma | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1998 / round: 2 / pick: 48 | ||||||||
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Stephen Todd Alexander (born November 7, 1975) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He was originally drafted by the Washington Redskins in the second round of the 1998 NFL draft.[1] He played college football at Oklahoma.[2]
Alexander was selected to the Pro Bowl while with the Redskins in 2000. He has also played for the San Diego Chargers, Detroit Lions and Denver Broncos.
Early life
[edit]Alexander was a USA Today and Blue Chip Illustrated All-American at Chickasha High School, earning SuperPrep National Player-of-the-Year honors. He was all-state and a two-time all-district Defensive Player of the Year as a defensive end while lettering in basketball and track, in which he won the state high jump title (6 ft 8 in) as a junior. A member of the Oceanic Honor Society, Alexander graduated #16 in his high school class.
College career
[edit]Alexander totaled 104 career receptions for 1,591 yards (15.3 avg.) with six touchdowns at the University of Oklahoma. Following an outstanding senior season, Alexander picked up second-team All-Big 12 Conference honors. He was a first-team All-Big 8 Conference selection as a sophomore, leading the conference's tight ends in receptions with 43 grabs for 580 yards (13.5 avg.) and two touchdowns. He was a member of the Gamma Rho chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.
NFL career statistics
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
| 1998 | WAS | 15 | 5 | 37 | 383 | 10.4 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | WAS | 15 | 15 | 29 | 324 | 11.2 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | WAS | 16 | 16 | 47 | 510 | 10.9 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | WAS | 7 | 5 | 9 | 85 | 9.4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | SD | 14 | 14 | 45 | 510 | 11.3 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | SD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | DET | 16 | 15 | 41 | 377 | 9.2 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | DEN | 16 | 15 | 21 | 170 | 8.1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | DEN | 16 | 14 | 18 | 160 | 8.9 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career[3] | 118 | 99 | 247 | 2,519 | 10.2 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 4 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "1998 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ^ "Game plan favors tight ends : Broncos : The Rocky Mountain News". www.rockymountainnews.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2007. Retrieved June 7, 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "NFL.com | Official Site of the National Football League". NFL.com. Retrieved February 12, 2022.