2024 USC Football Roster
Roster
Alexander, Bear
Jersey Number 90
Bear Alexander
- Position:
- Defensive Tackle
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 315
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Terrell, Texas
- High School:
- IMG Academy / Georgia
Bio
CAREER: In his 2-year collegiate career (1 year at Georgia, 1 year at USC), he has 57 tackles, including 9.5 for loss (with 3.5 sacks), 16 QB hurries and 6 PBUs while appearing in 25 games (with 12 starts).
2024: Alexander will once again be a force to be reckoned with in the trenches on the defensive line as a junior in 2024.
2023: Alexander, who transferred to USC in the fall of 2023 from Georgia, made an immediate impact by bolstering the Trojan defensive line. He recorded 48 tackles, including 6.5 for loss (with 1.5 sacks). He led the team with 4 QB hurries, 2 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery and 1 PBU while appearing in all 13 games and starting 12 (all except California). He was named to the Phil Steele All-Pac-12 First Team and All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention.
He recorded 1 tackle, including 0.5 for loss of 11 yards (with 0.5 sack for minus 11 yards) and 1 PBU against San Jose State, and notched 4 tackles, including 0.5 for loss of 1 yard against Nevada. He had 2 tackles and 1 PBU versus Stanford, and then posted 5 tackles, including 1.5 for loss of 9 yards (with 1 sack for minus 8 yards) and 1 QB hurry against Arizona State. He tallied 2 tackles against Colorado and 4 tackles, 1 PBU and 1 QB hurry against Arizona. He collected 6 tackles, including 1 for loss of 1 yard and 1 QB hurry against Utah and has 2 tackles, including 1 for loss of 1 yard and 1 PBU versus California. He had 6 tackles,
including 1 for loss of 6 yards, against Washington, and recorded 6 tackles against both Oregon and UCLA (where he co-led the team in tackles). He collected 4 tackles, including 1 for loss of 2 yards in the Holiday Bowl against Louisville.
GEORGIA: Alexander saw action in 12 of 15 games and recorded 9 total stops, including 2 QB sacks, and 13 QB hurries. He had 2 tackles for loss and a sack in Georgia’s 65-7 win over TCU in the National Championship Game.
HIGH SCHOOL: He attended IMG Academy and was selected to play in 2022 Under Armour All-America Game. He helped lead IMG Academy to 9-1 record in 2021 during his senior season.
He helped lead Denton Ryan HS to Texas 5A Division I state championship after joining team late in the 2020 season. He posted seven tackles in three games for Raiders in his junior year.
He began his career at Terrell (Texas) HS in 2018 during his freshman season. He amassed 58 tackles, one sack, forced one fumble and recovered two, earning Texas District 8-5A Defensive Newcomer of the Year honors.
PERSONAL: He is majoring in Communication at USC.
2024: Alexander will once again be a force to be reckoned with in the trenches on the defensive line as a junior in 2024.
2023: Alexander, who transferred to USC in the fall of 2023 from Georgia, made an immediate impact by bolstering the Trojan defensive line. He recorded 48 tackles, including 6.5 for loss (with 1.5 sacks). He led the team with 4 QB hurries, 2 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery and 1 PBU while appearing in all 13 games and starting 12 (all except California). He was named to the Phil Steele All-Pac-12 First Team and All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention.
He recorded 1 tackle, including 0.5 for loss of 11 yards (with 0.5 sack for minus 11 yards) and 1 PBU against San Jose State, and notched 4 tackles, including 0.5 for loss of 1 yard against Nevada. He had 2 tackles and 1 PBU versus Stanford, and then posted 5 tackles, including 1.5 for loss of 9 yards (with 1 sack for minus 8 yards) and 1 QB hurry against Arizona State. He tallied 2 tackles against Colorado and 4 tackles, 1 PBU and 1 QB hurry against Arizona. He collected 6 tackles, including 1 for loss of 1 yard and 1 QB hurry against Utah and has 2 tackles, including 1 for loss of 1 yard and 1 PBU versus California. He had 6 tackles,
including 1 for loss of 6 yards, against Washington, and recorded 6 tackles against both Oregon and UCLA (where he co-led the team in tackles). He collected 4 tackles, including 1 for loss of 2 yards in the Holiday Bowl against Louisville.
GEORGIA: Alexander saw action in 12 of 15 games and recorded 9 total stops, including 2 QB sacks, and 13 QB hurries. He had 2 tackles for loss and a sack in Georgia’s 65-7 win over TCU in the National Championship Game.
HIGH SCHOOL: He attended IMG Academy and was selected to play in 2022 Under Armour All-America Game. He helped lead IMG Academy to 9-1 record in 2021 during his senior season.
He helped lead Denton Ryan HS to Texas 5A Division I state championship after joining team late in the 2020 season. He posted seven tackles in three games for Raiders in his junior year.
He began his career at Terrell (Texas) HS in 2018 during his freshman season. He amassed 58 tackles, one sack, forced one fumble and recovered two, earning Texas District 8-5A Defensive Newcomer of the Year honors.
PERSONAL: He is majoring in Communication at USC.
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