Ed Alexander: NT · LSU · #99.
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Ed Alexander
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Three seasons in the LSU defensive front to date. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 1 sack against Alabama — Week 10, 2018.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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 · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-17vs No. 8 Miami | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 22-21@ No. 7 Auburn | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-21vs Louisiana Tech | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 19-27@ No. 22 Florida | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 36-16vs No. 2 Georgia | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 19-3vs No. 22 Mississippi State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 0-29vs No. 1 Alabama | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 24-17@ Arkansas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-10vs Rice | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 72-74@ Texas A&M | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 6 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
11%3 TFLSack rate
4%1 sackHurry rate
14%4 hurries28 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ed Orgeron
Pass share
41.9%
389 pass / 539 run
Plays / game
71.4
13 games
Team sack rate
7.8%
434 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at LSU, 58 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 29 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Les Miles → Ed Orgeron. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
