Linebacker, UAB, 2019–21
Alex Wright
- Number
- No. 16
- Height
- 6′7″
- Weight
- 260 lb
- Class (2021)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Elba, AL
- Born
- Sep 5, 2000
Alex Wright played linebacker at UAB (2019–21). The Cleveland Browns took Wright in round 3, No. 78 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
2sacks, career highvs. Florida Atlantic, 2021Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2020
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2021 UAB 11 games, 43 tackles, 6 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Jacksonville State | W 31–0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 11 | at Georgia | L 7–56 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | at North Texas | W 40–6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | at Tulane | W 28–21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 31–14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | at Southern Miss | W 34–0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs. Rice | L 24–30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | at Marshall | W 21–14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | at UTSA | L 31–34 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | vs. UTEP | W 42–25 | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Dec 18 ✦ | vs. BYU | W 31–28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 UAB 7 games, 17 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Central Arkansas | W 45–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at Miami | L 14–31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at South Alabama | W 42–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | vs.UTSA | W 21–13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Western Kentucky | W 37–14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | at Louisiana Tech | L 34–37 | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18 | atMarshall | W 22–13 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
2019 UAB 11 games, 28 tackles, 4.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at Akron | W 31–20 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | atWestern Kentucky | L 13–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs.Rice | W 35–20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | atUTSA | W 33–14 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Old Dominion | W 38–14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at Tennessee | L 7–30 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | atSouthern Miss | L 2–37 | 4 | 2 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs.UTEP | W 37–10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Louisiana Tech | W 20–14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | atNorth Texas | W 26–21 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Dec 7 | atFlorida Atlantic | L 6–49 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2022 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′5⅛″ |
| Weight | 271 lb |
| Arm length | 34″ |
| Hand size | 9¼″ |
| Wingspan | 82⅞″W |
| Bench press | 15 reps |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 45 games with a stat; latest team: Cleveland Browns.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Cleveland Browns | 15 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Cleveland Browns | 13 | 21 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | Cleveland Browns | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | Cleveland Browns | 13 | 34 | 5.5 | 0 |
| NFL career | 45 | 88 | 11.5 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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