Bear Alexander

» Outland Trophy watch list » All-Big Ten second team (coaches, media, AP) Played in all 15 games in first season with the Ducks, making 12 starts while helping Oregon reach the College Football Playoff Semifinal … Finished with a career-high 50 total tackles, including 18 solo … Matched career high with 6.5 tackles for loss while adding a sack, two fumble recoveries and a pass breakup … Sixth on the team in tackles … At least one tackle in 14 of 15 games with 12 multi-tackle performances … Five games with at least five tackles … Seven games with a TFL … Played 581 total defensive snaps while earning a 73.3 defensive grade from Pro Football Focus … Credited by PFF with 18 total pressures generated, fourth-most on the team … at Northwestern (Sept. 13): Opened Big Ten play with five tackles while assisting on first sack as a Duck … at No. 3 Penn State (Sept. 27): Five tackles and first full TFL as a Duck in Oregon's thrilling double-overtime win over the No. 3 Nittany Lions … Earned a season-high 90.3 defensive grade from PFF with a season-best 82.9 pass-rush grade … vs. No. 7 Indiana (Oct. 11): Matched career highs with six tackles and 2.0 TFLs … at Rutgers (Oct. 18): Third straight game with a TFL while making four tackles … vs. Wisconsin (Oct. 25): Assisted on a tackle for loss … Fourth straight game with a TFL … vs. Minnesota (Nov. 14): Three tackles and a TFL, giving him 6.0 TFLs in an eight-game stretch … vs. No. 15 USC (Nov. 22): Made four tackles while generating a season-high four pressures … vs. No. 24 James Madison (Dec. 20): Recorded four tackles and assisted on a sack in Oregon's CFP opening-round win. Appeared in three games for USC, utilizing a redshirt … Totaled five tackles, including four solo tackles … vs. LSU (Sept. 1) Made one tackle in the season opener at the Modelo Vegas Kickoff Classic … vs. Utah State (Sept. 7) Credited with one tackle in the USC victory … vs. Michigan (Sept. 21) Recorded three solo tackles while playing 21 snaps. Recorded 48 tackles, including 6.5 for loss and 1.5 sacks … Led the team with four quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one pass broken up … Made 12 starts while appearing in all 13 games … Named to the Phil Steele All-Pac-12 First Team and All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention… vs. San Jose State (Aug.26 ) Recorded one tackle, combined for a sack of 11 yards and broke up a pass … vs. Nevada (Sept. 2) Notched four tackles, and combined on a tackle for loss for one yard ... vs. Arizona State (Sept. 23) Posted five tackles, including a sack for a loss of eight yards, combined on a TFL of a yard and forced a quarterback hurry … vs. Arizona (Oct. 7) Made four tackles, broke up a pass and forced a quarterback hurry … vs. Utah (Oct. 21) Recorded a season-high six tackles, including a tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry … vs. Washington (Nov. 4) Had six tackles, including one tackle for a loss of 6 yards … vs. Oregon (Nov. 11) Recorded six tackles … vs. UCLA (Nov. 18) Co-led the team with six tackles, including five solo tackles … vs. Louisville (Dec. 27) Made four tackles, including a tackle for a loss of two yards in the Holiday Bowl. Saw action in 12 of 15 games … Recorded 9 total stops, including two sacks and 13 quarterback hurries … vs. Samford (Sept. 10) Made collegiate debut on defensive line … Credited with one tackle and one quarterback hurry … vs. Auburn (Oct. 8) Led the team with four quarterback hurries … Defended one pass … vs. Ohio State (Dec. 31) Had one quarterback hurry in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl win … vs. TCU (Jan. 9) Forced three quarterback hurries, two tackles for loss and a sack in the National Championship Game. A four-star prospect according to 247Sports and ESPN … Ranked the No. 13 defensive lineman and No. 94 overall prospect … The No. 15 ranked prospect in Texas … Selected to play in 2022 Under Armour All-America Game… Lead IMG Academy to 9-1 record in 2021 during his senior season … Helped lead Denton Ryan HS to Texas 5A Division I state championship after joining team late in the 2020 season... Posted seven tackles in three games in his junior year… Began his career at Terrell HS in 2018... Totaled 58 tackles, one sack, forced one fumble and recovered two, earning Texas District 8-5A Defensive Newcomer of the Year honors as a freshman.