Derrick Scott Alexander (born November 6, 1971) is an American college football coach and former professional player.
Alexander played college football for the Michigan Wolverines from 1989 to 1993, earning first-team All-Big Ten honors in both 1992 and 1993.
In basketball, he played at the forward position, averaged 19 points per game, and received second-team All-Catholic honors in 1989.
At Benedictine, he played at the running back, wide receiver, and safety positions and also returned punts and kickoffs.
2 on the Detroit Free Press "Fab 50" list of the top football prospects in the State of Michigan.
[9] Against Minnesota on October 24, he caught seven Elvis Grbac passes for 130 yards and set a Michigan record with four touchdown catches.
[18] With Bill Belichick as head coach, Vinny Testaverde at quarterback, Alexander at wide receiver, and Leroy Hoard at running back, the 1994 Browns compiled an 11–5 record.
One writer joked that Alexander "was so deep in Coach Bill's doghouse that he was being served Alpo at team meals.
Under new head coach Ted Marchibroda, Alexander regained his role as a starter and tallied 62 receptions for 1,099 yards.
[24] As a free agent in March 1998, Alexander signed a five-year, $17.5 million contract with the Kansas City Chiefs.
[1] As a free agent in 2002, Alexander signed a $5.1 million, three-year contract with the Minnesota Vikings.
[29] He tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in mid-November and underwent surgery the later that month.
[1] After his playing career, Alexander worked from 2006 to 2011 as an information technology systems analyst for the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.
He later served from 2016 to 2018 as the offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach at Avila University in Kansas City.
[32][34] In March 2019, he was hired as an assistant on former teammate Tyrone Wheatley's coaching staff at Morgan State University.
[35][34] Alexander was hired by Avila University to be the team's head football coach for the 2023 season.