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#33 Matthew Alexander

Matthew Alexander - Football - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Year R-Senior
Height 6-3
Weight 295
Hometown Buford, Ga.
High School Buford H.S.
Last School UCF
Major Business Administration
Matthew Alexander - Football - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

UCF (2021-24): Saw action in all 39 of UCF’s games and made five starts over three seasons from 2022-24 … Totaled 60 tackles, six tackles for loss and a sack at UCF … Set career highs with 35 tackles and four TFL over 12 games (three starts) as a redshirt junior in 2024 … Had 16 tackles, including a sack, in 13 games (two starts) as a redshirt sophomore in 2023 … Recorded three tackles in 2023 Gasparilla Bowl vs. Georgia Tech … Had nine tackles and a TFL in 14 games as a redshirt freshman in 2022 … Did not record any statistics in 2022 regular-season matchup against Georgia Tech … Did not see game action and redshirted as a true freshman in 2021.

High School: Rated as a three-star prospect by Rivals, 247Sports and ESPN … Helped lead Buford H.S. to back-to-back Georgia state championships (5A in 2019, 6A in 2020) over his final two prep seasons … Had 36 tackles with three TFL, three sacks and nine QB hurries as a senior in 2020 … Had 52 tackles with eight TFL, one sack, three QB hurries, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery as a junior in 2019 … Also played offensive line … Coached by Bryant Appling … Competed in shot put in track and field.

Personal: Earned a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies from UCF … Studying business administration at Georgia Tech … 2022 American Athletic Conference all-academic honoree … Member of UCF’s fall 2021 AD honor roll.

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