2014 Football Roster
James Alexander
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Miami, Fla.
- High School:
- Miami Jackson
2017 Senior Year
• Named MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete
• Named to Academic All-MAC Team
• Named to the Hampshire Honor Society
• Tied for team lead with 10.0 tackles for loss
• Finished third on the team with 62 tackles
• Recorded 3.0 tackles for loss in win over Miami
• Made eight tackles against both Marshall and Louisville in back-to-back games
2016 Junior Year
• Named to Academic All-MAC Team
• Made 33 tackles and 19 solo stops
• Posted 5.0 tackles for loss with one sack and a forced fumble
• Scored first career touchdown on a 15-yard fumble recovery and posted a career-high six tackles at Buffalo
• Played in 11 games, starting nine at middle linebacker
2015 Sophomore Year
• Named to Academic All-MAC Team
• Appeared in 11 games
• Recorded 15 total tackles along with one sack and one pass break-up
2014 Freshman Year
• Recorded four solo tackles and one tackle for loss
• Made first career appearance against Army
• Appeared in six games
Prior to Kent State
• Recorded 351 career tackles and 15 sack
• Scored two defensive touchdowns
• Recovered seven fumbles and forced three
• Broke school record for tackles in a season with 145
• Two-time All-Dade County First Team selection
• Team captain…Helped Jackson to a Regional title as a junior
• Was also a captain on Jackson’s track & field team where he earned all-county honors and qualified for the state meet
Personal
• Traveled to Belize to work on Courts for Kids service project
• Born October 27, 1995
• Son of James and Deborah Alexander
• Has a younger brother, Derius
• Finished in the top 1% of his graduating class
