CAREER
Played six years with the Tigers after NCAA granted an additional year of eligibility following 2008 season … Played in 43 games, starting 29 times … Finished career with 89 tackles, 6.5 tackles for losses and 4.5 sacks … Added five QB hurries … Missed all but one game in 2005 with an injury and then suffered a season-ending knee injury three games into the 2007 season … Graduated in May of 2009 with a degree in general studies.
SENIOR SEASON (2009)
Started all 13 games at defensive tackle in 2009 … Recorded 29 tackles, two tackles for loss and one sack … Had four tackles and a sack for a 2-yard loss vs. Louisiana Tech … Opened year with two tackles and a sack for a 1-yard loss vs. Washington … Had four tackles against both Alabama and Vanderbilt … Registered three tackles and one QB hurry in Capital One Bowl against Penn State … Invited to play in the 2010 Texas vs. the Nation All-Star football game following senior season.
SENIOR SEASON (2008)
Played in 12 games with eight starts for the Tigers in 2008 … Finished season with 24 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and one sack … Missed most of fall camp and the season-opener with a sore hamstring … Returned to action for first time since September of 2007 against North Texas in week 2 … Top games came against Ole Miss and Alabama as he recorded four tackles in each of those contests … Finished regular season with three tackles and one sack against Arkansas … Picked up three tackles — two solo, one assisted — against Troy … Started at left tackle on the defensive line against Florida and finished with one solo tackle … Got the start against Mississippi State and finished with a season-high three assisted tackles … Started against Auburn and recorded one tackle … Finished with two tackles against North Texas.
JUNIOR SEASON (2007)
Started first three games at defensive tackle alongside All-American Glenn Dorsey before an injury to his right knee the week of the South Carolina game sidelined him for the rest of the year … In three games, recorded six tackles and had a pair of quarterback hurries … Made a career-high tying four tackles against Middle Tennessee State … Had one tackle against both Mississippi State and Virginia Tech.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2006)
Played in a total of 13 games with six starts … Started final six games of season, including LSU’s 41-14 win over Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl … Recorded 28 tackles, including three for losses, and 2.5 sacks on the year … Turned in a career-high four stops three times — against Louisiana-Lafayette, Fresno State and Ole Miss … Recorded sacks in the Tigers’ wins over Tulane and Ole Miss … Had three tackles and a half sack against Tennessee.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2005)
Battled foot and ankle injuries most of the season … Saw action against Arizona State in the season opener, recording one tackle in the 35-31 LSU victory … Injured foot in practice a week later and missed the rest of the regular season … Dressed out against Georgia in the SEC Championship game and then against Miami in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl but didn’t see action in either contest.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2004)
Played in two games for LSU in 2004 … Played against Arkansas State and Mississippi State … Had one tackle vs. Mississippi State.
HIGH SCHOOL
First-team 4A all-state and named to the Baton Rouge Advocate Super Dozen and to the New Orleans Times-Picayune’s Top 20 Blue-Chip list … Named District 4-5A Defensive MVP after having a stellar senior season … Made 111 total tackles, including six for losses and five sacks in 2003 … Earned first-team all-district honors junior and senior seasons … Recorded 80 tackles and 10 sacks as a junior … Former high school teammates with former Tigers Jessie Daniels and Jonathan Zenon … Coached by Mike Mowad.
PERSONAL
Full name is Charles Gabriel Alexander … Born on Oct. 9, 1985, in Lafayette … Parents are Gerald and Shirley Alexander … Has two brothers, Craig and Reginald, and a sister, Yolanda … Nickname is Cheese … Goal is to play in the NFL and/or to become a football coach.
CAREER HIGHS
Total tackles: 4, eight times
Tackles for loss: 1, five times
Sacks: 1, four times (Last: vs. La. Tech, 2009)
Interceptions: 0
ALEXANDER’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS
Year
PBU
QBH
INT
FF
2004
2005
2006
12-5
11
17
28
3-10
2.5-7
0
1
0
0
0
2007
0
2
0
0
2008
2009
Totals
0
5
0
0