Darius Alexander: DT · Toledo · #9.
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Darius Alexander
Wins the gap play after play. Five seasons in the Toledo defensive front to date. All-MAC in 2024 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 3 tackles for loss against Miami (OH) — Week 6, 2024.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
40 tackles. 4 passes defended. 1 interception. 7.5 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
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 38-23vs Massachusetts | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-17@ Mississippi State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-26@ Western Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 30-20vs Miami (OH) | 7 | 5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 15-30@ Buffalo | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 13-6@ Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 26-41vs Bowling Green | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 29-28@ Eastern Michigan | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 37-10vs Central Michigan | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-24vs Ohio | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-21@ Akron | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 48-46vs Pittsburgh | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 17 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
19%8 TFLSack rate
9%4 sacksHurry rate
5%2 hurries40 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 3.5 sacks · 1 interception.
5 seasons under Jason Candle — 39-21 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Road6g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Pass share
51.2%
452 pass / 430 run
Plays / game
67.8
13 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
462 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
The All-Conference honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #8 of 285 FBS interior linemen by CFB Zeitgeist Score.2024 profile
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #8 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Toledo, 124 tackles — drafted at #65 overall by the New York Giants.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM
All-MAC 2nd team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jason Candle.
Next stop · NFL
New York GiantsEntering 2nd NFL season
New York GiantsEntering 2nd NFL season
