Tight end, Jacksonville State (from South Dakota State), 2024–⁠26

David Alpers

Number
No. 83
Height
6′6″
Weight
240 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Sioux Falls, SD

David Alpers plays tight end for Jacksonville State, after South Dakota State (2024–⁠25). Last time out, against Eastern Kentucky: 2 catches, 34 yards.

2026 so far

3 catches, 40 yards

Last game: 2 catches, 34 yards vs. Eastern Kentucky, W 49–⁠7

Next game: at New Mexico State, Oct 28

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 6@NDSU
  2. 34EKU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Team titles: Missouri Valley Football champions, 2024

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024South Dakota State916418.2159
2025South Dakota State166.006
2026Jacksonville State34013.3025
Career1321016.2159

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024South Dakota State83TESo.
2025South Dakota State83TEJr.
2026Jacksonville State83TESr.6′6″240

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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2025South Dakota State (FCS)10.20––0.2–
2026Jacksonville State30.96––2.9–

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Jacksonville State 2 games, 3 catches, 40 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 29atNorth Dakota StateL 7–⁠331606
Sep 5vs.Eastern KentuckyW 49–⁠7234025
2025 South Dakota State 2 games, 1 catch, 6 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 11vs.Northern IowaW 31–⁠31606
Oct 18atMurray StateW 35–⁠14––––
2024 South Dakota State 9 games, 9 catches, 164 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 7vs.Incarnate WordW 45–⁠24––––
Oct 5atNorthern IowaW 41–⁠3112012
Oct 12vs.Youngstown StateW 63–⁠13110010
Nov 2vs.Murray StateW 52–⁠6115015
Nov 9atNorth DakotaW 38–⁠7111011
Nov 16vs.Southern IllinoisW 41–⁠10233021
Nov 23atMissouri StateW 45–⁠9116016
Dec 7vs.MontanaW 35–⁠181808
Dec 14vs.Incarnate WordW 55–⁠14159159

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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