Defensive end, Oklahoma, 2007–11
Frank Alexander
- Number
- No. 84
- Height
- 6′4″
- Hometown
- Baton Rouge, LA
- Born
- Dec 17, 1989, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Frank Alexander played defensive end at Oklahoma (2007–11). The Carolina Panthers took Alexander in round 4, No. 103 overall in the 2012 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
- 2011Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year
- 2011Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year
- 2011First-team All-Big 12
Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2010
All-America: AP second team 2011; Walter Camp second team 2011
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
| Season | Team | Int |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Oklahoma | 1 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008N | 9 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 5 | 3.5 | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| 2009 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 7 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 2010 | 10 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 13.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 12 | 35 | 19 | 54 | 19 | 8.5 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 |
| On file | 84 | 58 | 142 | 44.5 | 21 | – | 15 | 6 | – | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources, marked by season: unmarked, cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in); N, NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
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
2011 Oklahoma 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Tulsa | W 47–14 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2012 | Combine or pro day 2012 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′3¾″ | |
| Weight | 270 lb | |
| Arm length | 35″ | |
| Hand size | 9¾″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.82 s | |
| Vertical jump | 34½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′9″ | |
| Bench press | 24 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.48 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.59 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 24 games with a stat; latest team: Carolina Panthers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Carolina Panthers | 13 | 18 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2013 | Carolina Panthers | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | Carolina Panthers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 24 | 34 | 3.5 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | CFL | BC Lions * |
| 2020 | XFL | Dallas Renegades |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.
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