Alexander was recruited to Oregon State and grayshirted his freshman year to focus on academics. He ended up becoming a three-year starter for the Beavers. He was frequently injured as a junior and underwent a neck surgery after the season. Alexander enjoyed a bounce-back senior year, recording 70 tackles with 12 tackles for loss and four sacks in 2014[2]
Professional careeredit
Kansas City Chiefsedit
Alexander was selected in the fifth round with the 172nd pick of the 2015 NFL draft by the Kansas City Chiefs despite not being invited to the NFL combine.[3] A good showing at Oregon State pro day prompted the Chiefs to select him.[2]
As a rookie in 2015, Alexander played all 16 games making 16 tackles and a forced fumble.
Having little expectations at regular snaps, Alexander performed better at special teams. He finished the 2016 season by playing 16 games with one start. He was named to his first Pro Bowl as a special teamer.[4]
In 2012, he legally changed his last name from Welch to Alexander, in honor of his stepfather.[2]
Referencesedit
^"Chiefs take Oregon State linebacker D.J. Alexander in fifth round of NFL Draft". Kansas City Star. May 2, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
^ abcJohn, Andrew L. (May 5, 2015). "Former Palm Desert star D.J. Alexander drafted by Chiefs". The Desert Sun. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
^"2015 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
^"D.J. Alexander added to 2017 Pro Bowl". foxsports.com. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
^"Kansas City and Seattle agree to trade linebackers". NFL.com. July 28, 2017.
^"Seahawks Set 53-Man Roster". Seahawks.com. September 1, 2018.
^McPherson, Chris (September 2, 2018). "Eagles Claim LB D.J. Alexander Off Waivers". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
^"Jaguars sign three linebackers to offseason roster". Jaguars.com. May 1, 2019.
^"Jaguars Sign Two Linebackers to Active Roster". Jaguars.com. October 22, 2019.
External linksedit
Oregon State Beavers bio
April 27, 2024
alexander, donell, james, alexander, born, donell, james, welch, september, 1991, former, american, football, linebacker, selected, kansas, city, chiefs, fifth, round, 2015, draft, played, college, football, oregon, state, 58position, linebackerpersonal, infor. Donell James Alexander born Donell James Welch September 30 1991 is a former American football linebacker He was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL draft 1 He played college football for Oregon State D J AlexanderNo 57 58Position LinebackerPersonal informationBorn 1991 09 30 September 30 1991 age 32 Palm Desert California U S Height 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m Weight 233 lb 106 kg Career informationHigh school Palm DesertCollege Oregon StateNFL draft 2015 Round 5 Pick 172Career historyKansas City Chiefs 2015 2016 Seattle Seahawks 2017 Philadelphia Eagles 2018 Jacksonville Jaguars 2019 Career highlights and awardsPro Bowl 2016 Career NFL statisticsTotal tackles 51Forced fumbles 1Fumble recoveries 1Player stats at NFL com PFR Contents 1 College career 2 Professional career 2 1 Kansas City Chiefs 2 2 Seattle Seahawks 2 3 Philadelphia Eagles 2 4 Jacksonville Jaguars 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksCollege career editAlexander was recruited to Oregon State and grayshirted his freshman year to focus on academics He ended up becoming a three year starter for the Beavers He was frequently injured as a junior and underwent a neck surgery after the season Alexander enjoyed a bounce back senior year recording 70 tackles with 12 tackles for loss and four sacks in 2014 2 Professional career editKansas City Chiefs edit Alexander was selected in the fifth round with the 172nd pick of the 2015 NFL draft by the Kansas City Chiefs despite not being invited to the NFL combine 3 A good showing at Oregon State pro day prompted the Chiefs to select him 2 As a rookie in 2015 Alexander played all 16 games making 16 tackles and a forced fumble Having little expectations at regular snaps Alexander performed better at special teams He finished the 2016 season by playing 16 games with one start He was named to his first Pro Bowl as a special teamer 4 Seattle Seahawks edit On July 28 2017 Alexander was traded to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for Kevin Pierre Louis 5 On September 1 2018 Alexander was waived by the Seahawks 6 Philadelphia Eagles edit On September 2 2018 Alexander was claimed off waivers by the Philadelphia Eagles 7 Jacksonville Jaguars edit On May 1 2019 Alexander signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars 8 He was placed on injured reserve on October 22 2019 with a foot injury 9 Personal life editIn 2012 he legally changed his last name from Welch to Alexander in honor of his stepfather 2 References edit Chiefs take Oregon State linebacker D J Alexander in fifth round of NFL Draft Kansas City Star May 2 2015 Retrieved May 10 2012 a b c John Andrew L May 5 2015 Former Palm Desert star D J Alexander drafted by Chiefs The Desert Sun Retrieved September 18 2015 2015 NFL Draft Listing Pro Football Reference com Retrieved May 15 2023 D J Alexander added to 2017 Pro Bowl foxsports com Retrieved January 23 2017 Kansas City and Seattle agree to trade linebackers NFL com July 28 2017 Seahawks Set 53 Man Roster Seahawks com September 1 2018 McPherson Chris September 2 2018 Eagles Claim LB D J Alexander Off Waivers PhiladelphiaEagles com Jaguars sign three linebackers to offseason roster Jaguars com May 1 2019 Jaguars Sign Two Linebackers to Active Roster Jaguars com October 22 2019 External links editOregon State Beavers bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title D J Alexander amp oldid 1205565717, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
