Stephen Alexander (American football)

Receptions:	247
Receiving yards:	2,519
Receiving TDs:	14

Stephen Alexander
No. 80, 81, 86, 82
Position:	Tight End
Personal information
Born:	November 7, 1975 (age 46); Chickasha, Oklahoma
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school:	Chickasha (OK)
College:	Oklahoma
NFL Draft:	1998 / Round: 2 / Pick: 48
Career history
	Washington Redskins (1998–2001); San Diego Chargers (2002–2003); Detroit Lions (2004); Denver Broncos (2005–2007);
Career highlights and awards
	Pro Bowl (2000);
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:
Receptions:	247
Receiving yards:	2,519
Receiving TDs:	14
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Stephen Todd Alexander (born November 7, 1975) is a former American football tight end. He was originally drafted by the Washington Redskins in the second round of the 1998 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oklahoma.^[1]

Alexander was selected to the Pro Bowl while with the Redskins in 2000. He has also played for the San Diego Chargers, Detroit Lions and Denver Broncos.

Early years[]

Alexander was a USA Today and Blue Chip Illustrated All-American at Chickasha High School, earning SuperPrep National Player-of-the-Year honors. He was all-state and a two-time all-district Defensive Player of the Year as a defensive end while lettering in basketball and track, in which he won the state high jump title (6 ft 8 in) as a junior. A member of the Oceanic Honor Society, Alexander graduated #16 in his high school class.

College career[]

Alexander totaled 104 career receptions for 1,591 yards (15.3 avg.) with six touchdowns at the University of Oklahoma. Following an outstanding senior season, Alexander picked up second-team All-Big 12 Conference honors. He was a first-team All-Big 8 Conference selection as a sophomore, leading the conference’s tight ends in receptions with 43 grabs for 580 yards (13.5 avg.) and two touchdowns. He was a member of the Gamma Rho chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.

Professional career statistics[]

					RECEIVING						SCORING
Season	Team	G	S	No.	Yds.	Avg.	LG	TD	TD	TDr	TDp	TDrt	2pt	Pts.
1998	Washington	15	5	37	383	10.4	33	4	4	0	4	0	0	24
1999	Washington	15	15	29	324	11.2	27t	3	3	0	3	0	0	18
2000	Washington	16	16	47	510	10.9	30	2	2	0	2	0	0	12
2001	Washington	7	5	9	85	9.4	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002	San Diego	14	14	45	510	11.3	32	1	1	0	1	0	0	6
2003	San Diego	3	0	0	0	0.0	N/A	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
2004	Detroit	16	15	41	377	9.2	30	1	1	0	1	0	0	6
2005	Denver	16	15	21	170	8.1	15	1	1	0	1	0	0	6
2006	Denver	16	14	18	160	8.9	24	2	2	0	2	0	0	12
2007	Denver	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career Totals		118	99	247	2,519	10.2	33	13	14	0	14	0	0	86

The table above only reflects regular season games

All Stats obtained via the official NFL website or the official Denver Broncos Website

References[]

^ "Game plan favors tight ends : Broncos : The Rocky Mountain News". www.rockymountainnews.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2007. Retrieved June 7, 2008.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

External links[]

Denver Broncos bio

Sporting positions
Preceded by Jamie Asher	Washington Redskins Starting Tight Ends 1998–2000	Succeeded by Zeron Flemister

[1] "Game plan favors tight ends : Broncos : The Rocky Mountain News". www.rockymountainnews.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2007. Retrieved June 7, 2008.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[1]