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- ↑ Jim Souhan, "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, "FSU All-Time Countdown - No. 21 - Derrick Alexander", Miami Herald blog, July 2013.
- ↑ "1995 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
- ↑ "Florida State Athletic Hall of Fame bio" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- ↑ "FSU great Derrick Alexander no longer Bishop head coach" Archived 2014-08-11 at the Wayback Machine , Tampa Bay Times , April 1, 2014.
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