Lamont Alexander

Photo by: Hardy Meredith | SFA Photography

Class:
Sophomore
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 300
Position:
DT
Hometown:
Nolanville, Texas
High School:
Killeen

- 2018 Mart Crawford Award recipient
- 2017 All-Southland Conference Honorable Mention

2017 (Junior): Claimed All-Southland Conference honorable mention accolades ... Named SFA's 2018 Mart Crawford Award winner ... Just one of four defensive players to start every game of the season and only one of two to start every game on SFA's defensive line ... Registered 45 tackles on the year with 15 solo stops ... Posted the second-most sacks on the team with 2.5 for minus nine yards and claimed the third-most tackles for loss with six for negative 16 yards, while also recovering a fumble ... Notched five tackles or more in six different contests and had at least one TFL on four different occasions ... Made five tackles in the home opener against Southern Utah (Sept. 9) and in the thrilling 37-31 home victory over Incarnate Word (Sept. 16), also making a four-yard sack ... Tied a career-best six tackles with a half TFL against No. 25 McNeese (Sept. 30) ... Earned five tackles with a three-yard TFL against No. 11/9 Sam Houston State in the 92nd Battle of the Piney Woods at NRG Stadium in Houston (Oct. 7) ... Tied a career-high six tackles, including three unassisted, against 17th-ranked Nicholls (Nov. 11) ... Tallied five tackles, including a career-best 1.5 TFL for a loss of four yards with a three-yard sack, and recovered a fumble in the 52nd Battle for Chief Caddo at Northwestern State (Nov. 18).

2016 (Sophomore): Saw action in 10 games with eight starts for SFA ... Registered 30 total tackles, including 10 solo stops ... Credited with a sack in the win over Northwestern State ... Posted a season-best six tackles against Sam Houston State at NRG Stadium ... Registered five tackles each in the win at 13th ranked McNeese and in the victory over Abilene Christian, finishing with three solo tackles against the Cowboys ... Had four stops at Nicholls.

2015 (Freshman): Appeared in all 11 games with one start for the Lumberjacks ... Finished the year with 16 total tackles, including six solo stops and 1.5 tackles for loss ... Recorded his first collegiate start against Nicholls ... Registered three tackles each against McNeese State and Incarnate Word, including a tackle for loss against the Cowboys ... Posted a pair of tackles on three other occasions.

2014 (Redshirt): Utilized his redshirt season.

Prior to SFA: Two year starter at defensive tackle at Killeen High School ... Tallied 106 tackles and 10 sacks during his prep career with six fumble recoveries ... All-district selection as a senior ... Posted a career-best 16 tackles with a pair of sacks in a victory over Ellison ... Coached by Sam Jones ... Named Top Roo for 2013 ... Member of A-B honor roll ... Son of Carrie and Angela Alexander ... Born in Little Rock, Arkansas ... Plans to major in sports medicine.