Stephen Alexander

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Stephen Alexander

Free Agent — No. --
Tight end
Date of birth: November 7, 1975 (1975-11-07) (age 32)
Place of birth: Chickasha, Oklahoma
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Weight: 250 lb (110 kg)
National Football League debut
1998 for the Washington Redskins
Career history
College: Oklahoma
NFL Draft: 1998 / Round: 2 / Pick: 48
Teams: Washington Redskins (1998-2001) San Diego Chargers (2002-2003) Detroit Lions (2004) Denver Broncos (2005-2007)
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowl selection (2000)
Stats at NFL.com

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

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

Contents 1 Early years 2 College career 3 Professional career statistics 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Early years

Alexander was a USA Today and Blue Chip Illustrated All-American at Chickasha High School in Chickasha, Okla., while 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 (6’8”) as a junior. A member of the National Honor Society, Alexander graduated No. 16 in his high school class.

[edit] 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.) with two touchdowns. Stephen was a member of the Gamma Rho Chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.

[edit] 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
Career Totals		118	99	247	2,519	10.2	33	13	14	0	14	0	0	86

Only Regular Season Games Included

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

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Denver Broncos bio

Persondata
NAME	Alexander, Stephen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	American Football player
DATE OF BIRTH	November 7, 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH	Chickasha, Oklahoma
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH