Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 49-14vs Monmouth | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
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Austin Alexander
Sophomore defensive end on Western Michigan's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 255 lb · Burlington, KY
Transferred North Carolina → Western Michigan for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
6 tackles · 3 hurries
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 6 tackles, vs Monmouth
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive end on Western Michigan's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to North Carolina in 2025.
- Transferred from North Carolina to Western Michigan in 2026.
Austin Alexander
Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles against Monmouth, Week 2, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20253 games
- Signed with North Carolina3-star out of Cooper
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Western Michigan
2025North Carolina
2026Western Michigan
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025North Carolina4-8HC: Bill Belichick · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Western Michigan1-1HC: Lance Taylor · Run-heavy, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (99th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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: 6.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 1.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Taylor
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Western Michigan | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | North Carolina | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 49–14
vs Monmouth
6 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 PD
Dominant 35-point win at home against Monmouth.
With B. Lowry — 212 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 56.4 · 40 rush yds (4 car) · R. Millmore — 48 AVG · 56 LONG · 4 NO
Game log
The defensive line · Western Michigan
- #20Kershawn Fisher6.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #31DeJuan Echoles6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #91Marcel Tyler5.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #58Tyson Lee3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #4Austin Alexander0 tackles for loss · 2025
23 more on the roster · Western Michigan team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology