Defensive tackle, Toledo, 2019–24
Darius Alexander
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 310 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Fort Wayne, IN
- Born
- Aug 26, 2000
Darius Alexander played defensive tackle at Toledo (2019–24). The New York Giants took Alexander in round 3, No. 65 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
2sacks, career highvs. Miami (OH), 2024Team titles: MAC champions, 2022
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Toledo | 9 | DT | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Toledo | 9 | DT | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Toledo | 9 | DT | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Toledo | 9 | DT | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Toledo | 9 | DT | Yr 5 | ||
| 2024 | Toledo | 9 | DT | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′4″ | 310 |
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
2024 Toledo 12 games, 40 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs. Massachusetts | W 38–23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 14 | at Mississippi State | W 41–17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Western Kentucky | L 21–26 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 30–20 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | at Buffalo | L 15–30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Northern Illinois | W 13–6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Bowling Green | L 26–41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at Eastern Michigan | W 29–28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Central Michigan | W 37–10 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Ohio | L 7–24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | at Akron | L 14–21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. Pittsburgh | W 48–46 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2023 Toledo 13 games, 36 tackles, 3.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Illinois | L 28–30 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Texas Southern | W 71–3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. San José State | W 21–17 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Western Michigan | W 49–31 | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Northern Illinois | W 35–33 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atMassachusetts | W 41–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at Ball State | W 13–6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 31 | vs.Buffalo | W 31–13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 8 | vs.Eastern Michigan | W 49–23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | atBowling Green | W 32–31 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 24 | atCentral Michigan | W 32–17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs.Miami (OH) | L 14–23 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Wyoming | L 15–16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Toledo 9 games, 19 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Long Island University | W 37–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at Ohio State | L 21–77 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Central Michigan | W 38–17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atNorthern Illinois | W 52–32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Kent State | W 52–31 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 29 | atEastern Michigan | W 27–24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs.Ball State | W 28–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs.Bowling Green | L 35–42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atWestern Michigan | L 14–20 | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Toledo 10 games, 20 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Norfolk State | W 49–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Colorado State | L 6–22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | atBall State | W 22–12 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | atMassachusetts | W 45–7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 9 | vs.Northern Illinois | L 20–22 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | atCentral Michigan | L 23–26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs.Western Michigan | W 34–15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | vs.Eastern Michigan | L 49–52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | atOhio | W 35–23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs.Akron | W 49–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Toledo 4 games, 9 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | vs.Bowling Green | W 38–3 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | atWestern Michigan | L 38–41 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | atNorthern Illinois | W 41–24 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | vs.Central Michigan | W 24–23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2025 Senior Bowl (National team, lost 19–22).
| Drill | Combine 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3⅞″ |
| Weight | 305 lb |
| Arm length | 34″ |
| Hand size | 10″ |
| Wingspan | 82⅞″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.95 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.72 sW |
| Vertical jump | 31½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′3″ |
| Bench press | 28 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.60 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.79 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 13 games with a stat; latest team: New York Giants.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New York Giants | 11 | 20 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | New York Giants | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 13 | 24 | 3.5 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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