Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-27vs Boise State | 8 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 31-39@ Oklahoma State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
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Bear Alexander
5th-year defensive lineman for Oregon. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 302 lb · Terrell, TX · IMG Academy
CFB Index 79 · #39 of 330 interior linemenLow confidenceReturning to Oregon 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.
How he plays
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move.
Sacks: 87th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
1
sack · 2026
1 TFL · 12 tackles · 1 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 8 tackles, vs Boise State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman for Oregon. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Georgia in 2022.
- Transferred from USC to Oregon in 2025.
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Country hotter than the fans
The wider college football conversation reads him warmer than his own fans do — a gap of 41.7 points in belief.
28.3own fans
70national conversation
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Bear Alexander
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Bear Alexander has played for three head coaches across five seasons and three programs. He has been named All-Big Ten two seasons running, most recently in 2025. The receipt: 8 tackles, 1 sacks against Boise State — Week 1, 2026.
12 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.
20228 games
- Signed with Georgia4-star out of IMG Academy
202311 games
- Entered the portal
20243 games
The snaps went the other way.
- All-Big Ten
202514 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
- All-Big Tensecond
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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ALL-BIG TEN · 2ND TEAM
All-Big Ten 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coach2022–2026
Oregon
Played his entire career under Dan Lanning.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Georgia15-0HC: Kirby Smart · Balanced
2023USC8-5HC: Lincoln Riley · Pass-leaning, slow tempo
2024USC7-6HC: Lincoln Riley · Pass-leaning
2025Oregon13-2HC: Dan Lanning · Run-leaning
2026Oregon1-1HC: Dan Lanning · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Elite: sacks (87th percentile). Strength: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: solo tackles (7th 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 2 games: 6.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Lanning
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot to repeat All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #11 of 69 Big Ten DLs
How the All-Big Ten estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 34–27
vs Boise State
8 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 SACKS
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
With D. Moore — 378 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · -5 rush yds (2 car) · B. Ettridge — 48 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 52 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Oregon
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Oregon
Returning around him
- 7 Oregon players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -18 net (13 in / 31 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Oregon · Last season: 13-2 (AP #5) · Talent rank #3 · 2026 recruiting class #3
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
IDL
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Eric Gregory’s 2024 season.
Matches Eric on
Weight
Sack rate
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Kelvin Gilliam's graduate season at Virginia Tech (2025).
84%match
Matches Kelvin on
Class year
TFL rate
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Bear Alexander
Background
As A Redshirt Senior (2026) » Outland Trophy watch list As A Redshirt Junior (2025) » All-Big Ten second team (coaches, media, AP) Played in all 15 games in first season with the Ducks, making 12 starts while helping Oregon reach the College Football Playoff Semifinal … Finished with a career-hig...
The defensive line · Oregon
- #1Bear Alexander6.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #52A'Mauri Washington4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- D'Ante Robinson2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Jerome Simmons0 tackles for loss · 2025
- #55Matthew Johnson0 tackles for loss · 2025
5 more on the roster · Oregon team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology