Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 27-9@ Temple | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#33
Alexander McPherson
Sophomore defensive end on Penn State's 2026 roster.
6′6″ · 254 lb · Stuart, FL · IMG Academy
CFB Index 3 · #419 of 420 edge rushersMedium confidenceTransferred Colorado → Penn State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
1 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, at Temple
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive end on Penn State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Colorado in 2025.
- Transferred from Colorado to Penn State in 2026.
Alexander McPherson
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come. Alexander McPherson has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. The receipt: 1 tackles against Temple — Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20258 games
- Signed with Colorado3-star out of IMG Academy
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Terry Smith
Penn State
Coaching transition mid-career: Terry Smith → Matt Campbell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Penn State
2025Colorado
2026Penn State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Colorado3-9HC: Deion Sanders · Run-leaning
2026Penn State2-0HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Campbell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
3 · #419 of 420 edge rushers
Three-star recruit. Now #419 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Penn State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Colorado | 15 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 16 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 27–9
at Temple
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Pressure Merchant
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
EDGE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Darren Agu’s 2023 season.
Matches Darren on
TFL rate
Sack rate
Height
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Jack Moran's freshman season at Colorado State (2025).
Matches Jack on
Class year
Height
TFL rate
The defensive line · Penn State
- #19Yvan Kemajou5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #1Ikenna Ezeogu3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #92Siale Taupaki2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #91Armstrong Nnodim2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #33Alexander McPherson0.5 tackles for loss · 2025
15 more on the roster · Penn State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology