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Darius Alexander
Defensive tackle · 2nd season
Updated
- Height
- 6-4
- Weight
- 310
- Age
- 26
- College
- Toledo
- Drafted
- 2025 · R3 P65
- Exp
- 2
Overview
Darius Alexander is a second-year defensive lineman whom the Giants drafted in the third round, No. 65 overall, out of Toledo in 2025. He was a second-team All-MAC pick in 2024.
As a rookie he played 16 games with two starts and had 20 tackles and 3.5 sacks, two of them in the first half against Detroit on Nov. 23, 2025. He played in the 2026 opener against Dallas.
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Frequently asked
- Where did Darius Alexander play college football?
- Alexander played at Toledo, where he was third-team All-MAC in 2023 and second-team All-MAC in 2024. The Giants drafted him in the third round of the 2025 NFL draft, No. 65 overall.
- How many sacks did Darius Alexander have as a rookie?
- Alexander had 3.5 sacks as a rookie in 2025, three of them in the Giants' final six games.
- What did Darius Alexander do against the Lions?
- Alexander had two sacks in the first half against Detroit on Nov. 23, 2025, the first full sacks of his career. He was the first Giants rookie since Jason Pierre-Paul in 2010 with two first-half sacks in a game.
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