Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2019-2022Oregon State
Alex Austin
DB • 6'1" • 191 lbs • Long Beach, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Alex Austin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
82
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
80
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Oregon State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Oregon State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i
Player Story
Alex Austin built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a defensive back from Long Beach, CA wearing No. 5, spending time with Oregon State. The clearest part of Alex Austin's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Oregon State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 35
- Overall
- No. 252
- NFL Team
- Buffalo Bills
Alex Austin, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Oregon State. Alex Austin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 137
- TFL
- 2
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 19
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Alex Austin quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Oregon State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 137
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Oregon State
- Top game
- Hawai'i
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Long Beach Poly · Oregon State
- High school pipeline
- Long Beach Poly · 81 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 7 · Pick 35 · Buffalo Bills
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Sophomore
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 53 tackles · DB 107th (top 12%) · Pac-12 40th (top 8%) · National 490th (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Oregon State | 2 | 7 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 23.8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Oregon State | 7 | 29 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 22.1 |
| 2021 Postseason | Oregon State | 13 | 3 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 44.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Oregon State | 13 | 45 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 44.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Oregon State | 11 | 53 | 1 | 1 | - | 9 | 2 | 61.1 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Alex Austin
Alex Austin played DB for Oregon State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Alex Austin recorded 2 receiving yards, 137 tackles, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Oregon State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Oregon State paired 13 primary output with 31.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 31.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: California
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Oregon State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
31.9
Usage
5.3
Consistency
68.6
Best Game by takeover score
California
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Boise State: 1. Fresno State: 2. Montana State: 0. USC: 1. Utah: 0. Stanford: 2. Washington State: 1. Colorado: 2. Washington: 1. California: 2. Oregon: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Boise State: 9 by 47.5. Fresno State: 6 by 45. Montana State: 3 by 12.5. USC: 5 by 30.8. Utah: 6 by 25. Stanford: 5 by 40.8. Washington State: 2 by 18.3. Colorado: 3 by 32.5. Washington: 6 by 35. California: 1 by 24.2. Oregon: 7 by 39.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.4 · Games = 8 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 3 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
California
Best efficiency game
47.5 vs Boise State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | vs Oregon | W 38-34 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | vs CaliforniaSplash game | W 38-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Washington | L 21-24 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/23 | vs ColoradoSplash game | W 42-9 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/16 | vs Washington State | W 24-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/9 | @ StanfordSplash game | W 28-27 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Utah | L 16-42 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/25 | vs USC | L 14-17 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/18 | vs Montana State | W 68-28 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/11 | @ Fresno StateSplash game | W 35-32 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 9/4 | vs Boise State | W 34-17 | 9 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Alex Austin story
Alex Austin built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a defensive back from Long Beach, CA wearing No. 5, spending time with Oregon State. The clearest part of Alex Austin's career was his defensive production: 137 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 4 interceptions across 33 career games in the available record. His career also includes 2 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Alex Austin's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Oregon State
2019-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Oregon State | 1 | 19.6 | 2.2 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Oregon State | 2.5 | 20.8 | 4.7 | 1.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Oregon State | 9.5 | 22.7 | 3.6 | 7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Oregon State | 9.5 | 22.7 | 3.6 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Oregon State | 13 | 31.9 | 5.3 | 3.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Hawai'i
Week 2 · W 45-27
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
69.7 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 69.7 takeover score.
#2
vs California
Week 11 · W 38-10 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
65.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Colorado
Week 8 · W 42-9 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
63.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Boise State
Week 1 · W 34-17
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Havoc Plays
62.5 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 62.5 takeover score.
#5
@ Fresno State
Week 2 · W 35-32
2
Havoc Plays
61.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Oregon State
13 primary output · 31.9 efficiency · 5.3 usage
61.1
#2
2021 Postseason · Oregon State
44.3
9.5 primary · 22.7 efficiency · 3.6 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Oregon State
44.3
9.5 primary · 22.7 efficiency · 3.6 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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