Alexander Myres: CB · Houston · #18.
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Alexander Myres
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Played for two head coaches at Houston: Tom Herman and Major Applewhite. A game that shows it: 8 tackles against Texas Tech — Week 3, 2018.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
55 tackles. 6 passes defended. 1 interception. 0 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
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-27@ Rice | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-18vs Arizona | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 49-63@ Texas Tech | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 70-14vs Texas Southern | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-26vs Tulsa | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-20@ East Carolina | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 49-36@ Navy | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 57-36vs No. 21 South Florida | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 31-45@ SMU | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 49-59vs Temple | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 48-17vs Tulane | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-52@ Memphis | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 14-70vs No. 22 Army | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 55 | 45 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
11%6 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
55tackles this season55 tackles · 6 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road6g | 5.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Major Applewhite
Pass share
47.0%
474 pass / 534 run
Plays / game
77.5
13 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
512 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Houston, 98 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tom Herman → Major Applewhite. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
