Derrick Alexander
No. 90, 94
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1973-11-13) November 13, 1973
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:286 lb (130 kg)
Career information
High school:Jacksonville (FL) Raines
College:Florida State
NFL Draft:1995 / Round: 1 / Pick: 11
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Sacks:20
Player stats at NFL.com

Derrick Alexander (born November 13, 1973) is a former defensive end who played for the Minnesota Vikings and Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected from Florida State University in the first round of the 1995 NFL Draft ahead of such big names as Hugh Douglas and Warren Sapp.[1][2][3]

After Alexander retired, he worked in the front office for the Cleveland Browns for several years. Alexander was inducted into the Florida State Hall of Fame in 2007.[4] From 2011 to 2013 he was the head football coach at Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High School in Spring Hill, Florida.[5]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
1995MIN 15123422122.0---0--2100
1996MIN 1294833153.5---0--0130
1997MIN 14145135164.5---0--3100
1998MIN 1616423757.5---0--0000
1999CLE 16165337162.55--0-10000
73672281646420.05----15330

Playoffs

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
1996MIN 102201.0---0--0000
1997MIN 100000---0--0000
1998MIN 226330---0--0000
428531.0-----00000

References

  1. Jim Souhan, "Profile: Derrick Alexander; In a rush to make his mark Drafted ahead of Warren Sapp in 1995, the Vikings' Derrick Alexander was under immediate pressure to produce. Now, Alexander's the one applying pressure - on opposing quarterbacks." Star Tribune, November 19, 1998.
  2. Tim Linafelt, "FSU All-Time Countdown - No. 21 - Derrick Alexander", Miami Herald blog, July 2013.
  3. "1995 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  4. "Florida State Athletic Hall of Fame bio" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
  5. "FSU great Derrick Alexander no longer Bishop head coach" Archived 2014-08-11 at the Wayback Machine, Tampa Bay Times, April 1, 2014.


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