Alex January
Texas Longhorns
82
Good

Alex January

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DTDefenseGood
2nd String / Backup

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Alex January is listed 2nd string at DT for Texas Longhorns.

Junior · #97 · 6'5", 308 lbs

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Depth at DT · Texas Longhorns

  1. 19388Hero KanuStarter
  2. 29782Alex JanuaryYou
  3. 39065Josiah Sharma
  4. 49665Zion Williams

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Duncanville, ranked #496 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 19 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 82 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #496 Natl2-Yr Total22 tackles · 1.5 sacksTeam Share3%
Duncanville, TX
Jersey
#97
Class
JR
Height
6'5"
Weight
308 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025192.51.5
2024300

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8886
National Rank
#496
High School
Duncanville
Hometown
Duncanville, TX

Why this rating?

On a 99-rated defense; 75th-percentile production (×0.99 for competition level) put them -6 vs unit starters → 82.

Team defense (SP+)
99
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 75% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.99)
Depth-chart adjustment
-6 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10LOUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 27-24

Sep 26WTENNTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 20-17

Sep 20WUTSATKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 30-6

Sep 12WOSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 24-23

Sep 5WTXSTTKL 0
TKL
0
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 59-7

Alex January's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

19 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 1.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement23%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.