Del Alexander

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Del Alexander
Current position
TitleWide receivers coach
Team UNLV
Conference MW
Biographical details
Born (1971-07-16) July 16, 1971 (age 52)
Los Angeles, California
Playing career
1991–1992 West Los Angeles College
1993–1994 USC
Position(s) Wide receiver
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1996–1997 USC (GA)
1998 UNLV (WR)
1999 San Diego Chargers (OA)
2000 UNLV (WR)
2001 UNLV (QB/WR)
2002 UNLV (WR)
2003–2004 Oregon State (WR/RC)
2005–2006 San Diego (RB)
2007–2011 Wisconsin (WR)
2012–2016 Arizona State (TE)
2017–2021 Notre Dame (WR)
2022 Georgia Tech (WR)
2023-present UNLV (WR)

DelVaughn Alexander (born July 16, 1971) is an American football coach and former player.

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College career

Alexander played college football at the University of Southern California where he backed up Johnnie Morton and Keyshawn Johnson. Prior to USC, Alexander went to West Los Angeles College.

Coaching career

Between 1995 and 1997, Alexander was a graduate assistant coach for the USC Trojans. Alexander was the wide receivers coach for the University of Notre Dame. Prior to that, he coached at Arizona State University, University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of San Diego, Oregon State University and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). He also worked for the National Football League's San Diego Chargers. In the spring of 2022, Alexander was hired as the wide receivers coach at Georgia Tech. [1] He is currently the wide receivers coach for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).

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References

  1. Barnett, Zach (April 2, 2022). "Sources: Former Notre Dame wide receivers coach lands at Georgia Tech". footballscoop.com. Football Scoop. Retrieved April 2, 2022.