Alex Bayer
{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1990)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Alex Bayer
| image = Alex Bayer (8334388522) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Bayer with Bowling Green in 2012
| position = Special Teams Coordinator
| current_team = Bowling Green Falcons
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|11|8}}
| birth_place = Pickerington, Ohio
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 275
| high_school = Pickerington North (Pickerington, Ohio)
| college = Bowling Green (2009–2013)
| undraftedyear = 2014
| pastteams = * St. Louis Rams ({{NFL Year|2014}})
- San Diego Chargers ({{NFL Year|2015}})*
| pastcoaching = * Otterbein (GA) (2017–2018)
- Wake Forest (Special Teams Analyst) (2019–2020)
- Valparaiso (STC) (2021)
- Bowling Green (STC) (2022–present)
| highlights = * 2× Third-team All-MAC (2012, 2013)
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 6
| statlabel2 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue2 = 1
| pfr = B/BayeAl00
}}
Alex Ronald Bayer (born November 8, 1990) is an American football coach and former tight end. He is currently the special teams coordinator at Bowling Green. He was signed by the Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2014. He played college football at Bowling Green.
High school career
Bayer had six school records at Pickerington High School North, including 50 receptions for 625 yards and two touchdowns his senior season, where he earned honorable mention all-state and also earned first-team All-OCC and first-team all-central district. Ohio Magazine ranked him the 60th ranked recruit and third-best tight end from the state of Ohio, while ESPN.com ranked him as one of the top-75 tight ends in the nation.
College career
Bayer played in all 12 games, making four starts, during his redshirt freshman season. He was named to Phil Steele’s All-Freshman Team (Fifth Team) after recording 22 catches for 298 yards and one touchdown on the season. Played in and started all 12 games in 2011 and had 20 receptions for 242 yards and two touchdowns on the year. He finished 2012 with 36 receptions for 410 yards and three touchdowns. He was named to John Mackey Mid-Season Watch List and was named Third-team All-MAC. During his senior season, Bayer played in and started all 14 games, catching 37 passes for 593 yards and 4 touchdowns. Was named third-team All-MAC as a tight end and played in the East-West Shrine Game in St. Petersburg, Florida, following the season.
=statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="12" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Bowling Green Falcons|color=white}};"| Bowling Green Falcons | ||||||
| rowspan="2"| Season
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="4"| Receiving | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| 2009 | Bowling Green
| colspan="12"| Redshirt File:Redshirt.svg | |||||
| 2010 | Bowling Green
| 12 || 4 || 22 || 298 || 13.5 || 1 | |||||
| 2011 | Bowling Green
| 12 || 12 || 20 || 242 || 12.1 || 2 | |||||
| 2012 | Bowling Green
| 13 || 13 || 36 || 410 || 11.4 || 3 | |||||
| 2013 | Bowling Green
| 14 || 14 || 37 || 593 || 16.0 || 4 | |||||
| colspan="2"| [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/alex-bayer-1.html Career] | 51 | 43 | 115 | 1,543 | 13.4 | 10 |
Professional career
= St. Louis Rams =
Bayer was signed by the St. Louis Rams after going undrafted in 2014 NFL draft. He played in six games during the 2014 season, recording one fumble recovery.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BayeAl00.htm|title=Alex Bayer Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com|author=|date=|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=April 8, 2017}} On September 5, 2015, Bayer was released from the St. Louis Rams.{{Cite web|author=|date=September 5, 2015|title = 2015 St. Louis Rams: Here's Who Didn't Make the 53-Man Roster In The Latest Round Of Cuts|url = http://www.turfshowtimes.com/2015/9/5/9267489/2015-st-louis-rams-official-53-man-roster-cuts|website = Turf Show Times|access-date = December 11, 2015}}
= San Diego Chargers =
On September 6, 2015, the San Diego Chargers signed Bayer to their practice squad.{{Cite web|date=September 6, 2015|title = Chargers add TE Alex Bayer to practice squad|url = http://www.boltsfromtheblue.com/2015/9/6/9271063/san-diego-chargers-sign-tight-end-alex-bayer-practice-squad|website = Bolts From The Blue|access-date = December 11, 2015}} On December 9, 2015, Bayer was placed on PS-Injured Reserved and eventually cut ending his short lived NFL career.{{Cite web|date = December 9, 2015|title = Adrian Phillips Waived Among Trio of Roster Moves|url = http://www.chargers.com/news/2015/12/09/adrian-phillips-waived-among-trio-roster-moves|website = San Diego Chargers|access-date = December 11, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151212013015/http://www.chargers.com/news/2015/12/09/adrian-phillips-waived-among-trio-roster-moves|archive-date = December 12, 2015|url-status = dead}}
Coaching career
=Otterbein=
Following his playing career, Bayer joined the Otterbein Cardinals football staff as a graduate assistant coaching the tight ends for the 2017 and 2018 seasons. He graduated in April 2019 with his Master's degree in teaching.{{cite web |title=Alex Bayer |url=https://godeacs.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/alex-bayer/642 |website=godeacs.com |publisher=University of Wake Forest SID |access-date=January 13, 2022}}
=Wake Forest=
After his graduation from Otterbein, Bayer reunited with his college coach, Dave Clawson. Bayer joined the Wake Forest staff as a special teams analyst, working closely with the Deac's special teams coordinator and tight ends coach, Wayne Lineburg.
=Valparaiso=
Bayer spent the 2021 season as the special teams coordinator at Valparaiso. His special teams led the nation in blocked kicks, with nine.{{cite news |last1=Briedis |first1=Vincent |title=Loeffler Names Alex Bayer Special Teams Coordinator |url=https://bgsufalcons.com/news/2022/1/13/football-loeffler-names-alex-bayer-special-teams-coordinator.aspx |access-date=January 13, 2022 |work=bgsufalcons.com |publisher=Bowling Green State University SID |date=January 13, 2022}}
=Bowling Green=
In January 2022, Bayer returned to his alma mater, Bowling Green, after being hired by Scot Loeffler as the Falcons' special teams coordinator.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.bgsufalcons.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4479 Bowling Green Falcons bio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140730042050/http://www.stlouisrams.com/team/roster/Alex-Bayer/35d7597a-f15d-4639-a4e6-155a41113890 St. Louis Rams bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Ohio
Category:American football tight ends
Category:Bowling Green Falcons football players