Alec Lemon

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Alec Lemon
No. 17
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1991-07-01) July 1, 1991 (age 33)
Aurora, Colorado, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school: Gambrills (MD) Arundel [1]
College: Syracuse
Undrafted: 2013
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • Syracuse - All-Time Leader Pass Receptions [2]

Alec Tyler Lemon (born July 1, 1991) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football for the Syracuse Orange and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Houston Texans in 2013. [3]

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Lemon is currently an educator at Glen Burnie High School, Glen Burnie Maryland and the Head Football Coach of the Glen Burnie Gophers. [4]

Early life and high school career

Lemon attended Arundel Senior High School in Gambrills, Maryland where he played both offense and defense. [5] He set the record for the most receiving yards his senior year with a total of 1,616, while tying the records for touchdowns (23) and receptions (103). He also added 30 tackles, 6 interceptions, and 2 forced fumbles while on the defensive side of the ball. [5]

Lemon was also known for playing baseball during high school and recognized as someone who helped the local community as a volunteer for the Arundel School Mentoring Program. [5] As a senior, he was team captain and a first-team all-state selection by the Associated Press for football. [6]

College career

Lemon attended Syracuse University where he played wide receiver. His senior year, he caught 73 passes for 1,074 yards including 7 touchdowns. This earned him an All-Big East Conference selection. This followed up on his junior year where he caught 69 passes for 834 yards and second-team All-Big East honors. [6] His senior year, he also became the all-time leader in pass receptions for the Orangemen, a title previously held by Rob Moore. [2]

Lemon played in the 2013 Senior Bowl prior to working out with other NFL prospects at the NFL Combine. [1]

Professional career

Lemon was taken as an undrafted free agent by the Houston Texans following the NFL Draft. Lemon impressed through the camp and the preseason to make the Texans roster and was placed on injured reserve throughout the 2013 campaign. Lemon was released from the Texans the following year and was added to the Baltimore Ravens practice squad in 2014. Following a brief stint with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Lemon was done with his professional football career.

In 2020, Lemon was named head coach of the Glen Burnie Senior High School football team. Lemon is also a physical education and life sciences educator at Glen Burnie. Glen Burnie had not had a winning season in 20 years when Lemon took over. In his first season, the team went 2–7 while the COVID pandemic continued in 2021; however, in his second season (2022), Glen Burnie finished 5–4, hosted its first playoff game in school history winning 39–7 against Parkville High School before losing to Old Mill in the second round of the playoffs. In 2023, Lemon led Glen Burnie to a 6–3 regular season record and again dispatched the first-round opponent - Meade High School - by a 28–27 score. [7] [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 Stubbs, Roman (April 22, 2013). "Alec Lemon, Former Arundel Star, Eyes Saturday As Possible NFL Draft Day". Washington Post. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Fortuna, Matt (October 26, 2012). "Q&A With Syracuse WR Alec Lemon". ESPN. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  3. ↑ Bien, Louis (April 28, 2013). "Undrafted Free Agents 2013: Collin Klein Among 23 New Texans Post-Draft". SB Nation. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Mr. Alec Lemon". www.glenburniehs.org. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 Stein, Matt (April 26, 2013). "Alec Lemon: 5 Things You Need To Know About The Syracuse WR". Bleacher Report. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  6. 1 2 Wilson, Aaron (April 8, 2013). "Syracuse WR, Former Arundel Standout Alec Lemon Worked Out For Bills". Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Three Anne Arundel County football teams are trying to break into county's elite behind good coaching, players buying in". Capital Gazette. November 3, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Glen Burnie football outlasts Meade, 28-27, in first round playoff game: 'These kids fight for each other'". Capital Gazette. November 3, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
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