Stephen Alexander (American football)

Stephen Todd Alexander (born November 7, 1975) is a former American football tight end. He was originally drafted by the Washington Redskins in the second round of the 1998 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oklahoma.[1]

Stephen Alexander
No. 80, 81, 86, 82
Position:Tight End
Personal information
Born: (1975-11-07) November 7, 1975
Chickasha, Oklahoma
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school:Chickasha (OK)
College:Oklahoma
NFL Draft:1998 / Round: 2 / Pick: 48
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:247
Receiving yards:2,519
Receiving TDs:14
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

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 years

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

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.

Professional career statistics

RECEIVING SCORING
Season Team G S No. Yds. Avg. LG TD TD TDr TDp TDrt 2pt Pts.
1998 Washington 15 5 37 383 10.4 33 4 4 0 4 0 0 24
1999 Washington 15 15 29 324 11.2 27t 3 3 0 3 0 0 18
2000 Washington 16 16 47 510 10.9 30 2 2 0 2 0 0 12
2001 Washington 7 5 9 85 9.4 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 San Diego 14 14 45 510 11.3 32 1 1 0 1 0 0 6
2003 San Diego 3 0 0 0 0.0 N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2004 Detroit 16 15 41 377 9.2 30 1 1 0 1 0 0 6
2005 Denver 16 15 21 170 8.1 15 1 1 0 1 0 0 6
2006 Denver 16 14 18 160 8.9 24 2 2 0 2 0 0 12
2007 Denver 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career Totals 118 99 247 2,519 10.2 33 13 14 0 14 0 0 86

The table above only reflects regular season games

All Stats obtained via the official NFL website or the official Denver Broncos Website

References

  1. "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.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Jamie Asher
Washington Redskins Starting Tight Ends
1998–2000
Succeeded by
Zeron Flemister
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