Darius Alexander

Darius Alexander attended Wayne High School in Indiana, where he was a two-time all-state performer and former Summit Athletic Conference Player of the Year. As a senior, he totaled 87 tackles, 21 tackles for a loss and 10 sacks. Alexander was rated a three-star recruit by 247Sports and committed to the University of Toledo. In 2019, he took a redshirt and did not play in any games. The 2020 season, Alexander played in all six games during the Covid-19 shortened season and collected nine tackles and one sack. As a redshirt sophomore, he played in all 13 games and started in three of them, registering 21 tackles and one tackle for a loss. In 2022, Alexander appeared in all 13 games and started one. He finished the season with 21 tackles, and a career high seven tackles for a loss. Alexander was named Third-team All-MAC in 2023 after playing in 14 games with 11 starts and producing 36 tackles, 5.5 tackles for a loss and a career high four sacks. Entering the 2024 season, Alexander was named a preseason First-Team All-MAC by Athlon and Phil Steele.