Donovan Alexander

{{Short description|Canadian gridiron football player (born 1985)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{BLP sources|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox gridiron football person

|name=Donovan Alexander

|team=

|image= DonovanAlexanderRiders.JPG

|caption=

|import=no

|position1=Safety

|position2=Cornerback

|number=4

|College=North Dakota

|high_school=St. Paul's

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1985|04|03}}

|birth_place=Winnipeg, Manitoba

|Height_ft=6

|Height_in=0

|Weight_lbs=180

|CFLDraftedYear=2007

|CFLDraftedRound=3

|CFLDraftedPick=23

|CFLDraftedTeam=Montreal Alouettes

|playing_years1={{NFL Year|2008}}

|playing_team1=Seattle Seahawks*

|playing_years2={{CFL Year|2008}}

|playing_team2=Montreal Alouettes

|playing_years3={{CFL Year|2009}}–{{CFL Year|2010}}

|playing_team3=Saskatchewan Roughriders

|playing_years4={{CFL Year|2011}}–{{CFL Year|2013}}

|playing_team4=Edmonton Eskimos

|playing_years5={{CFL Year|2014}}

|playing_team5=Winnipeg Blue Bombers

|career_footnotes = *Offseason and/or practice squad member only

|CFLWestAllStar={{CFL Year|2012}}

|CFL-archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512003232/http://www.cfl.ca/roster/show/id/2129

}}

Donovan Eaton Alexander (born April 3, 1985) is a former professional Canadian football defensive back. He was drafted by the Montreal Alouettes in the third round of the 2007 CFL Draft. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2008 and upon his release, signed with the Alouettes that same year. He later played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders for two seasons and the Edmonton Eskimos for three before signing with Winnipeg. In 2012, he was named a West All-Star with the Eskimos.{{cite book|last1=Maher|first1=Tod|last2=Gill|first2=Bob|title=The Canadian Pro Football Encyclopedia: Every Player, Coach and Game, 1946–2012|date=2013|publisher=Maher Sports Media|isbn=978-0983513667|page=142}} He played college football at North Dakota. He retired in November, 2014.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/page/transactions |title=Transactions |publisher=cfl.ca |access-date=November 20, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150730141511/http://www.cfl.ca/page/transactions |archive-date=July 30, 2015 }}