Running back, Coastal Carolina (from Rice), 2023–26
Daelen Alexander
- Number
- No. 26
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 221 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Pflugerville, TX
Daelen Alexander plays running back for Coastal Carolina, after Rice (2023–25).
2026 so far
12 rushing yards
Last game: vs. Fordham, W 45–7
Next game: at Georgia State, Oct 31
Career highs
129rushing yards, career highat UTSA, 20253rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Houston, 2023Rushing
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Rice | 18 | 35 | 1.9 | 5 | 9 |
| 2025 | Rice | 74 | 392 | 5.3 | 3 | 57 |
| 2026 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Career | 94 | 439 | 4.7 | 8 | 57 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Rice | 26 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2024 | Rice | 26 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2025 | Rice | 26 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2026 | Coastal Carolina | 26 | RB | Jr. (Yr 4) | 5′10″ | 221 |
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.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Rice | 17 | 0.56 | – | – | 9.6 | – | – |
| 2025 | Rice | 74 | 0.16 | 67th (n=576) | 0.10 | 11.5 | 13% | 0.17 |
| 2026 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 0.41 | – | – | 0.8 | – | – |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Rushing detail
| Season | Team | Success | Line yards | Second level | Open field | Stuffed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rice | 52% | 3.50 | 0.80 | 1.40 | 10% |
Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.
Game by game
2026 Coastal Carolina 1 game, 12 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 45–7 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
2025 Rice 9 games, 392 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at | W 14–12 | 15 | 74 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Sep 6 | vs. | L 9–35 | 10 | 55 | 0 | 16 | – | – |
| Sep 13 | vs. | W 38–17 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Sep 18 | at | W 28–17 | 10 | 73 | 2 | 27 | – | – |
| Sep 27 | at | L 13–21 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Oct 4 | vs. | L 21–27 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Oct 11 | at | L 13–61 | 12 | 129 | 1 | 57 | – | – |
| Oct 25 | vs. | W 37–34 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Oct 31 | vs. | L 14–38 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
2023 Rice 5 games, 35 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | L 10–37 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 43–41 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 7 | – | – |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 59–7 | 7 | 23 | 2 | 9 | – | – |
| Sep 23 | at | L 29–42 | 3 | −5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 24–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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