University of North Texas Athletics
2026 Football Roster
Aaron Alexander
- Position:
- LB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 236
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Belleville, MI
- High School:
- Belleville HS
- Prev School:
- Arkansas State / Michigan State / UMass
Prior to UNT: Spent the 2025 season at Arkansas State, was at Michigan State in 2023 and 2024 and was at UMass in 2022 … has played in 40 games in his career with 10 starts … has 103 tackles, 3.5 TFLs, one sack and an interception on in his collegiate career … appeared in 13 games and started 10 in 2025 at Arkansas State … had 91 tackles, 3.0 TFLs, an INT and a 0.5 sack at ASU … produced four games with 10+ tackles on the year … had a breakout performance with 11 tackles at Kennesaw State … registered 10 tackles and a TFL at South Alabama … had 10 tackles against Georgia Southern … produced a season-high 16 tackles at App State … appeared in 24 games across two seasons at Michigan State, primarily on special teams … saw action in 12 games in 2024 … finished the year with three tackles … appeared in 12 games in 2023 … posted nine tackles on the year … had four tackles and 0.5 TFL against No. 11 Penn State … logged two tackles against Richmond … appeared in three games at UMass in 2022 … made his career debut against Tulane in the season opener … preserved a redshirt season … prepped at Bellville High School in Michigan … was a First Team All-State selection by The Detroit News after recording 85 tackles, 10 sacks and four forced fumbles as a senior in 2021 … named to The Detroit News All-West Team … Second Team MLive Metro Detroit Dream Team honoree … helped Belleville to the 2021 Division I state championship and a 13-1 overall record … recorded four tackles, including a 12-yard sack, and had two pass break-ups and a blocked punt in the state title game vs. Rochester Adams … ranked one of the best overall players in the state of Michigan in the Class of 2022 by On3 (No. 17) and ESPN (No. 18) … listed among the top outside linebackers in the nation by ESPN (No. 58) and On3 (No. 79).
NCAA Stats Prior to UNT
| Year | TEAM | GP | GS | SOLO | AST | TT | TFL | SACKS | PBU | INTS | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UMass | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Michigan State | 12 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Michigan State | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Arkansas State | 13 | 10 | 35 | 56 | 91 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-25 | TOTAL | 40 | 10 | 40 | 63 | 103 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
