Player Dossier

2019-2024

Toledo

Darius Alexander

DT • 6'4" • 310 lbs • Fort Wayne, IN, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Darius Alexander shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.2 disruption score.

Usage / Role

31%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

64

Solid production for a defensive lineman

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Reliability

62

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

80

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Toledo

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
6
Program Path
Toledo
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)

Player Story

Darius Alexander built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive tackle from Fort Wayne, IN wearing No. 9, spending time with Toledo. The clearest part of Darius Alexander's career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2019 · Rating 0.8006

Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN

Committed To
Toledo
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2025
Selection
Round 3 · Pick 1
Overall
No. 65
NFL Team
New York Giants

Darius Alexander, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Toledo. Darius Alexander shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.2 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
124
TFL
21
Sacks
8.5
QB hurries
9
Passes defended
12
Touchdowns
2

Quick Answers

Darius Alexander quick answers

Latest team and position
Toledo · DT
Career Tackles
124
Tracked sample
6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 48 games
Best season
2023 Postseason · Toledo
Top game
Miami (OH)
Recruit profile
3-star · Wayne · Toledo
High school pipeline
Wayne · 4 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
NFL Draft
2025 · Round 3 · Pick 1 · New York Giants
Latest roster
No. 9 · Senior
2024 Tackles rank
40 tackles · DT 16th (top 7%) · Mid-American 87th (top 17%) · National 941st (top 16%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2019 Regular SeasonToledo00-0--0-
2020 Regular SeasonToledo4910--024
2021 Regular SeasonToledo102010-2013.8
2022 Regular SeasonToledo91961.513049.1
2023 PostseasonToledo131111-060.9
2023 Regular SeasonToledo13354.52.553060.9
2024 PostseasonToledo12611--254.8
2024 Regular SeasonToledo12346.52.524054.8

Related Context

Darius Alexander played DT for Toledo. Across 6 tracked seasons, Darius Alexander recorded 124 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Toledo.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

Toledo paired 18 primary output with 25.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 21.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2022 Regular Season · Toledo

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

1.3

Efficiency

21.6

Usage

7.4

Consistency

49.1

Best Game by takeover score

Western Michigan

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Long Island University: 0.5. Ohio State: 1. Central Michigan: 1. Northern Illinois: 1. Kent State: 2.5. Eastern Michigan: 2. Ball State: 1. Bowling Green: 0. Western Michigan: 2.5

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Long Island University: 1 by 9.2. Ohio State: 3 by 22.5. Central Michigan: 2 by 18.3. Northern Illinois: 1 by 14.2. Kent State: 3 by 37.5. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 24.2. Ball State: 1 by 14.2. Bowling Green: 2 by 8.3. Western Michigan: 5 by 45.8

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1.3 · Games = 6 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 3 · -0.2 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

9 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Western Michigan

Best efficiency game

45.8 vs Western Michigan

Result
Fri 11/25@ Western MichiganSplash gameL 14-20532.5000
Wed 11/16vs Bowling GreenL 35-4220000
Wed 11/9vs Ball StateW 28-2110000
Sat 10/29@ Eastern MichiganSplash gameW 27-2411110
Sat 10/15vs Kent StateSplash gameW 52-31310.5002
Sat 10/8@ Northern IllinoisW 52-3210001
Sat 10/1vs Central MichiganW 38-1721100
Sat 9/17@ Ohio StateL 21-7732100
Thu 9/1vs Long Island UniversityW 37-01000.500

Player Story

Darius Alexander story

Darius Alexander built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive tackle from Fort Wayne, IN wearing No. 9, spending time with Toledo. The clearest part of Darius Alexander's career was his defensive production: 124 tackles, 21 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 48 career games in the available record. That gives Darius Alexander's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Toledo

    2019-2024

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20192020202120222023202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonToledo0
2020 Regular SeasonToledo111.93.41
2021 Regular SeasonToledo311.31.72
2022 Regular SeasonToledo11.521.67.48.5
2023 PostseasonToledo1825.47.36.5
2023 Regular SeasonToledo1825.47.30
2024 PostseasonToledo1827.27.70
2024 Regular SeasonToledo1827.27.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Miami (OH)

Week 6 · W 30-20 · Conference game

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

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Havoc Plays

93.1 takeover

7 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.

#2

@ Western Michigan

Week 13 · L 14-20 · Conference game

2.5

Havoc Plays

78.3 takeover

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 78.3 takeover score.

#3

@ Wyoming

Week 1 · L 15-16 · Postseason

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Havoc Plays

73.3 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.

#4

@ Bowling Green

Week 12 · W 32-31 · Conference game

3.5

Havoc Plays

72.2 takeover

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.

#5

vs Pittsburgh

Week 1 · W 48-46 · Postseason

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Havoc Plays

66 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 66 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · Toledo

18 primary output · 25.4 efficiency · 7.3 usage

60.9

#2

2023 Regular Season · Toledo

60.9

18 primary · 25.4 efficiency · 7.3 usage

#3

2024 Postseason · Toledo

54.8

18 primary · 27.2 efficiency · 7.7 usage

Milestones

6

Impact games

13

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games