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Jersey Number 41
Slade Alexander
- Position:
- TE
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 222
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Centre, AL
- High School:
- Cherokee County
2024 (r-Junior)
• Played in 11 games and had four starts
• Moved to tight end in the spring
• Played 287 total snaps on the season (198 on special teams)
• Earned the start against Tennessee Tech and played 36 snaps (18 on special teams)
• Started against WKU and was in on 22 plays
• Did not play against Memphis
• Also had starts against NMSU and FIU
2023 (r-Sophomore)
• Played in all 12 games
• Ended the year with four total tackles
• Played 170 total snaps with all but two coming on special teams
• Had a solo tackle at Liberty
• Turned in two solo stops in win over FIU and earned the team’s Specialist of the Week award
2022 (r-Freshman at Jacksonville State)
• Played in all 11 games
• Finished with 14 tackles and a hurry on the season
• Had a career-best three solo stops against Murray State
2021 (Freshman at Jacksonville State)
• Appeared in a pair of September games against North Alabama and UT Martin
High School
• Lettered in football, basketball and baseball at Cherokee County High School
• Was a two-time all-state honoree in football and a three-time all-region selection
• Also a two-time all-region pick in basketball
• Played in just five games as a senior due to injuries but tallied 50 tackles, three for a loss and three interceptions. Offensively he ran for 475 yards and 11 scores while throwing for 300 yards and five TDs
• Had 79 tackles and four interceptions as a junior
• One of only five players from Alabama selected to play in the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl in AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, where he started at safety for the East Team
Personal
• Full name: Slade Clayton Alexander
• Parents: the late Clay Alexander and Donna Foster, and step father Joey Foster
• Born: 6/18/02
• Major: Integrated Studies
• Played in 11 games and had four starts
• Moved to tight end in the spring
• Played 287 total snaps on the season (198 on special teams)
• Earned the start against Tennessee Tech and played 36 snaps (18 on special teams)
• Started against WKU and was in on 22 plays
• Did not play against Memphis
• Also had starts against NMSU and FIU
2023 (r-Sophomore)
• Played in all 12 games
• Ended the year with four total tackles
• Played 170 total snaps with all but two coming on special teams
• Had a solo tackle at Liberty
• Turned in two solo stops in win over FIU and earned the team’s Specialist of the Week award
2022 (r-Freshman at Jacksonville State)
• Played in all 11 games
• Finished with 14 tackles and a hurry on the season
• Had a career-best three solo stops against Murray State
2021 (Freshman at Jacksonville State)
• Appeared in a pair of September games against North Alabama and UT Martin
High School
• Lettered in football, basketball and baseball at Cherokee County High School
• Was a two-time all-state honoree in football and a three-time all-region selection
• Also a two-time all-region pick in basketball
• Played in just five games as a senior due to injuries but tallied 50 tackles, three for a loss and three interceptions. Offensively he ran for 475 yards and 11 scores while throwing for 300 yards and five TDs
• Had 79 tackles and four interceptions as a junior
• One of only five players from Alabama selected to play in the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl in AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, where he started at safety for the East Team
Personal
• Full name: Slade Clayton Alexander
• Parents: the late Clay Alexander and Donna Foster, and step father Joey Foster
• Born: 6/18/02
• Major: Integrated Studies
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