Alex Wright: LB · UAB · #16.
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Alex Wright
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Third year in the UAB linebacker corps. First career honor, 2021: All-Conference USA. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Florida Atlantic — Week 6, 2021.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
41 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 7.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-0vs Jacksonville State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-56@ No. 2 Georgia | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 40-6@ North Texas | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 28-21@ Tulane | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 12-36vs Liberty | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-14vs Florida Atlantic | 7 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 34-0@ Southern Miss | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-30vs Rice | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 21-14@ Marshall | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 31-34@ No. 15 UTSA | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-25vs UTEP | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 21 | 7.5 | 6.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
45tackles this seasonTFL rate
17%8 TFLSack rate
13%6 sacksPD rate
7%3 pass breakups45 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 6 sacks.
3 seasons under Bill Clark — 24-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill Clark
Pass share
36.4%
285 pass / 499 run
Plays / game
65.3
12 games
Team sack rate
10.8%
334 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #36 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at UAB, 90 tackles — drafted at #78 overall by the Cleveland Browns.
A stat line in 29 games over three seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 2ND TEAM
All-Conference USA 2nd team (2021)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2021)
Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Bill Clark.
Next stop · NFL
Cleveland BrownsEntering 5th NFL season
Cleveland BrownsEntering 5th NFL season
