Bear Alexander
Bear Alexander
Wins his gap play after play. Bear Alexander has played for three head coaches across four seasons and three programs. He has been named All-Big Ten two seasons running, most recently in 2025. The receipt: 6 tackles, 2 TFL against Indiana — Week 7, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Big Ten
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dan Lanning.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Lanning
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Big Ten
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025
W 23–0
at Texas Tech
1 TOT · 1 QB HUR
Dominant 23-point win on the road against Texas Tech.
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Oregon
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Oregon
Returning around him
- 7 Oregon players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -18 net (13 in / 31 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Oregon · Last season: 13-2 (AP #5) · Talent rank #5 · 2026 recruiting class #3
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Junior Tafuna’s 2022 season.
Matches Junior on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Anthony Collier's senior season at Miami (OH) (2023).
Matches Anthony on
Background
As A Redshirt Junior (2025) » All-Big Ten second team (coaches, media, AP) Played in all 15 games in first season with the Ducks, making 12 starts while helping Oregon reach the College Football Playoff Semifinal … Finished with a career-high 50 total tackles, including 18 solo … Matched career h...