Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2020Fresno State
Alex Cruz
DE • 6'3" • 235 lbs • Concord, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Alex Cruz shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
53
Solid production for an edge defender
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Reliability
28
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
72
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Fresno State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Fresno State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: San José State
Player Story
Alex Cruz built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a defensive end from Concord, CA wearing No. 51, spending time with Fresno State. The clearest part of Alex Cruz's career was his defensive production: 27...
Read the storyAlex Cruz, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Fresno State. Alex Cruz shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 27
- TFL
- 4
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 2
Quick Answers
Alex Cruz quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Fresno State · DE
- Career Tackles
- 27
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 10 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Fresno State
- Top game
- San José State
- Latest roster
- No. 51 · Junior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 2 tackles · DE 218th (top 83%) · Mountain West 302nd (top 69%) · National 3,511th (top 68%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Fresno State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2019 Regular Season | Fresno State | 8 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 43.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Fresno State | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 23.4 |
Related Context
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Alex Cruz played DE for Fresno State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Alex Cruz recorded 27 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Fresno State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Fresno State paired 6 primary output with 20.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: San José State
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Fresno State
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
20.5
Usage
5.3
Consistency
8.3
Best Game by takeover score
San José State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. USC: 0. Minnesota: 0. Sacramento State: 0. New Mexico State: 0. Air Force: 0. UNLV: 0. San Diego State: 2. San José State: 4
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. USC: 2 by 8.3. Minnesota: 3 by 12.5. Sacramento State: 2 by 8.3. New Mexico State: 1 by 4.2. Air Force: 7 by 29.2. UNLV: 1 by 4.2. San Diego State: 4 by 36.7. San José State: 5 by 60.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 3 · -1.2 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 5 · +1.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
San José State
Best efficiency game
60.8 vs San José State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/1 | @ San José StateSplash game | L 16-17 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ San Diego StateSplash game | L 7-17 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs UNLV | W 56-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Air Force | L 24-43 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/29 | @ New Mexico State | W 30-17 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/22 | vs Sacramento State | W 34-20 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/8 | vs Minnesota | L 35-38 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/1 | @ USC | L 23-31 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Alex Cruz story
Alex Cruz built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a defensive end from Concord, CA wearing No. 51, spending time with Fresno State. The clearest part of Alex Cruz's career was his defensive production: 27 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, and 1 sack across 10 career games in the available record. That gives Alex Cruz's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Fresno State
2018-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201820192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Fresno State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Fresno State | 6 | 20.5 | 5.3 | 6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Fresno State | 1 | 9.2 | 2.2 | -5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ San José State
Week 14 · L 16-17 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#2
@ San Diego State
Week 12 · L 7-17 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
62.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.2 takeover score.
#3
@ Utah State
Week 11 · W 35-16 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
44.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.7 takeover score.
#4
@ Air Force
Week 7 · L 24-43 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
20 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 20 takeover score.
#5
vs Minnesota
Week 2 · L 35-38
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Havoc Plays
9.4 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 9.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Fresno State
6 primary output · 20.5 efficiency · 5.3 usage
43.3
#2
2020 Regular Season · Fresno State
23.4
1 primary · 9.2 efficiency · 2.2 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Fresno State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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