Brandon Alexander (born September 27, 1993) is a Canadian football defensive back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[1]
| No. 37 Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |
 Alexander during a Blue Bombers game in 2021. | |
| Born: | September 27, 1993 Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
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| Career information | |
| Status | Active |
| CFL status | American |
| Position(s) | Defensive back |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| College | UCF |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2015* | Atlanta Falcons |
| 2017–present | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| *Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star | 2021 |
| CFL West All-Star | 2021, 2023 |
| Career stats | |
| Tackles | 126 |
| Interceptions | 4 |
| Quarterback sacks | 0 |
| Forced fumbles | 4 |
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Professional career edit
In his rookie season in 2017, Alexander was the team's nominee for the most outstanding rookie in the CFL.[2] Alexander won the 107th Grey Cup with the Blue Bombers when they defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 33–12.[3] He had an interception early in that game when he grabbed Dane Evans' first pass of the game, this was one of seven turnovers created by Winnipeg.[3]
Alexander signed a one-year contract extension with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on January 11, 2021.[4] Throughout the season, Alexander continued to build his reputation as a hard hitting safety for the Blue Bombers, with several bone crunching hits delivered to his opponents. While being named both a CFL West All-Star and CFL All-Star at safety for the first time, Alexander helped rebuild the Blue Bombers' secondary and recorded 36 tackles, two interceptions and one forced fumble as part of a defence that allowed a league-low 12.9 points per game.[5] In his second CFL season, Alexander competed in his second championships when the team went to the 108th Grey Cup against the hometown Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The Bombers would trail for much of the second, third, and fourth quarters. Alexander would go on to contribute two tackles in a tough battle as the Bombers would go on to win their second consecutive Grey Cup in overtime by a score of 33–25.[6]
Statistics edit
CFL edit
| Defence | |||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | ST | Sacks | Int | TD | FF | |||
| 2017 | WPG | 15 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 2018 | WPG | 14 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 2019 | WPG | 10 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | WPG | Season cancelled | |||||||||
| 2021 | WPG | 13 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| CFL totals | 52 | 162 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | ||||
References edit
- ^ "Brandon Alexander". Canadian Football League. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
- ^ "Harris, Randle, Bryant, Medlock and Alexander also up for CFL awards". Winnipeg Sun. November 1, 2017.
- ^ a b "5 game-changing moments from 107th Grey Cup between the Bombers and Ticats". CBC Sports. Nov 24, 2019.
- ^ "Winnipeg Blue Bombers agree to terms on one-year extension with safety Brandon Alexander". BlueBombers.com. January 11, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
- ^ "Hard-hitting Winnipeg safety Brandon Alexander doesn't care about his reputation in opposing locker rooms". 3DownNation. December 9, 2021.
- ^ Dan Ralph (December 12, 2021). "Blue Bombers defeat Tiger-Cats 33-25 in OT to repeat as Grey Cup champions". CBC Sports.
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