Derrick Alexander (defensive end)

Tackles	228
Sacks	20
Forced fumbles	5
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Derrick Alexander
No. 90, 94
Position	Defensive end
Personal information
Born	November 13, 1973; Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	277 lb (126 kg)
Career information
High school	Raines (Jacksonville)
College	Florida State
NFL draft	1995: 1st round, 11th overall pick
Career history
	Minnesota Vikings (1995–1998); Cleveland Browns (1999);
Awards and highlights
	National champion (1993); 2× First-team All-American (1993, 1994); ACC Defensive Player of the Year (1994); 2× First-team All-ACC (1993, 1994);
Career NFL statistics
Tackles
Tackles	228
Sacks	20
Forced fumbles	5
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Derrick Laborn Alexander (born November 13, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for the Minnesota Vikings and Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected 11th overall 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
Year	Team	GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	TFL	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
1995	MIN	15	12	34	22	12	2.0	-	-	-	0	-	-	2	1	0	0
1996	MIN	12	9	48	33	15	3.5	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	1	3	0
1997	MIN	14	14	51	35	16	4.5	-	-	-	0	-	-	3	1	0	0
1998	MIN	16	16	42	37	5	7.5	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	0	0	0
1999	CLE	16	16	53	37	16	2.5	5	-	-	0	-	1	0	0	0	0
Career		73	67	228	164	64	20.0	5	-	-	-	-	1	5	3	3	0

Playoffs

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Team	GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	TFL	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
1996	MIN	1	0	2	2	0	1.0	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	0	0	0
1997	MIN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	0	0	0
1998	MIN	2	2	6	3	3	0	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	0	0	0
Career		4	2	8	5	3	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0	0

References

↑ 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.
↑ Tim Linafelt, "FSU All-Time Countdown - No. 21 - Derrick Alexander", Miami Herald blog, July 2013.
↑ "1995 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
↑ "Florida State Athletic Hall of Fame bio" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2008.
↑ "FSU great Derrick Alexander no longer Bishop head coach" Archived 2014-08-11 at the Wayback Machine, Tampa Bay Times, April 1, 2014.

[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 March 31, 2023.

[4] "Florida State Athletic Hall of Fame bio" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2008.

[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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