Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 45-7vs Fordham | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 | Season-high 12 yds |
Daelen Alexander is a running back at Coastal Carolina who has played in 1 of Coastal Carolina's 8 games this season, most recently Sep 12.
Coastal Carolina is 3-5.
Played for three head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Mike Bloomgren, Scott Abell and Ryan Beard. One game to point at: 12 rushing yards against Fordham — Week 2, 2026.
12 rushing yards · 0 rushing TD · 2 carries
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Does a little of everything without one standout trait.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2025 | Rice | 74 | 392 | 5.3 | 3 | 57 |
| 2023 | Rice | 18 | 35 | 1.9 | 5 | 9 |
| Career | 94 | 439 | 4.7 | 8 | 57 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Coastal Carolina | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Rice | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Rice | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Career | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 |
Game log
Signature game
Week 2 · 2026
W 45-7
vs Fordham
12 rush yds (2 car)
Dominant 38-point win at home against Fordham.
With R. Podesta — 39.2 yards per punt · 5 punts · 3 inside the 20 · D. Bailey — 203 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 30.0 · 21 rush yds (4 car)
Teams and coaches
2023Rice6-7HC: Mike Bloomgren · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Rice5-8HC: Scott Abell · Run-heavy
2026Coastal Carolina3-5HC: Ryan Beard · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 12.0 YDS/g, 6.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Beard
Pass share
46.5%
240 pass / 276 run
Plays / game
64.5
8 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
283 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
2 carries in 1 game
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
The No. 1,924 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Sun Belt as a redshirt junior.
Four seasons, two schools
2026 is in progress.
- 2026 Coastal Carolina BeardYear 4 · 1 game
- Jan 2026 Entered the transfer portalRice to Coastal Carolina
- 2025 Rice AbellYear 3 · 9 games
- 2024 Rice BloomgrenYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2023 Rice BloomgrenYear 1 · 5 games
- High school Pflugerville WeissPflugerville, TX · Class of 2023Three-star, No. 1,924 in the 2023 class. Signed with Rice.Also from Pflugerville Weiss: Peyton Morgan (Texas Tech), Micah Gifford (Baylor), Jason Stokes Jr. (Colorado) and 4 more.
Moves
- Transferred from Rice to Coastal Carolina, Jan 18, 2026.
2023 5 games
- Signed with RiceThree-star, out of Pflugerville Weiss
2026
- Transferred to Coastal Carolinafrom Rice
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
4 coaches2023
Rice
Played for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike Bloomgren, Pete Alamar, Scott Abell and Ryan Beard.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Coastal Carolina
2023–25Rice
2026Coastal Carolina