Derrick Alexander (defensive end)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1973)}}

{{About|the defensive lineman|the wide receiver|Derrick Alexander (wide receiver)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Derrick Alexander

| number = 90, 94

| position = Defensive end

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|11|13}}

| birth_place = Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 277

| high_school = Jacksonville (FL) Raines

| college = Florida State

| draftyear = 1995

| draftround = 1

| draftpick = 11

| pastteams =

• Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|1995|1998}})
• Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|1999}})

| highlights =

• National champion (1993)
• 2× First-team All-American (1993, 1994)
• ACC Defensive Player of the Year (1994)
• 2× First-team All-ACC (1993, 1994)

| statlabel1 = Tackles

| statvalue1 = 228

| statlabel2 = Sacks

| statvalue2 = 20.0

| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles

| statvalue3 = 5

| pfr = AlexDe20

}}

Derrick Alexander (born November 13, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for the Minnesota Vikings and Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected 11th overall from Florida State University in the first round of the 1995 NFL draft ahead of such big names as Hugh Douglas and Warren Sapp.Jim Souhan, [https://web.archive.org/web/20140808122130/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-62569614.html "Profile: Derrick Alexander; In a rush to make his mark Drafted ahead of Warren Sapp in 1995, the Vikings' Derrick Alexander was under immediate pressure to produce. Now, Alexander's the one applying pressure - on opposing quarterbacks."] Star Tribune, November 19, 1998.Tim Linafelt, [http://miamiherald.typepad.com/florida-state/2013/07/fsu-all-time-countdown-no-21-derrick-alexander.html "FSU All-Time Countdown - No. 21 - Derrick Alexander"], Miami Herald blog, July 2013.{{Cite web |title=1995 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1995/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-31|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}

After Alexander retired, he worked in the front office for the Cleveland Browns for several years. Alexander was inducted into the Florida State Hall of Fame in 2007.{{Cite web |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/fsu/genrel/auto_pdf/dalexanderhof.pdf |title=Florida State Athletic Hall of Fame bio |access-date=2008-06-23 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303193525/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/fsu/genrel/auto_pdf/dalexanderhof.pdf |url-status=dead }} From 2011 to 2013 he was the head football coach at Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High School in Spring Hill, Florida.[http://www.tampabay.com/hometeam/blog/fsu-great-derrick-alexander-no-longer-bishop-head-coach/20105/ "FSU great Derrick Alexander no longer Bishop head coach"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811001213/http://www.tampabay.com/hometeam/blog/fsu-great-derrick-alexander-no-longer-bishop-head-coach/20105/ |date=2014-08-11 }}, Tampa Bay Times, April 1, 2014.