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2022 Football Roster

70 Alex Jensen

70 Alex Jensen

  • Height:
    6-7
  • Weight:
    290
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Plymouth, Minn.
  • Highschool:
    Wayzata HS

Summary

Biography

2022
Team Captain … second-team all-MVFC honoree … first-team Academic All-MVFC Team … CSC Academic All-District honoree … missed the season opener due to injury, but started the other 10 games of the season at left tackle … part of a unit that twice posted more than 200 yards rushing with two rushing scores in each of those games … best performance came in the home opener against Cal Poly when the Coyotes totaled 205 yards rushing and 355 yards passing on just 21 attempts with five total touchdowns … was named Valley Offensive Lineman of the Week for his performance … helped lead a group that totaled 11 rushing touchdowns and committed just 12 turnovers, one of the fewest tallies nationally ... MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award ... MVFC Honor Roll member ... named to the National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society

2021
Second-team all-MVFC … second-team MVFC all-Academic Team … one of eight Coyotes who started all 12 games, he at left tackle … aided an offense that averaged 27 points and ranked 32nd nationally in rushing at 170 ypg … dominance on the line including a 353-yard rushing effort in a road win at Cal Poly, which is the most by USD in the Bob Nielson era and second-most by the program since 2009 … was named MVFC Offensive Lineman of the Week for his performance in that game … ran out the final 5:52 off the clock in a win against 13th-ranked North Dakota (10/9) … took over a fourth quarter on Dakota Days in which Indiana State ran just six offensive plays while USD possessed the ball for more than 11 minutes … passed the ball just six times passed halftime and totaled 220 yards rushing in a road win at Western Illinois (11/6) … MVFC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award winner … MVFC honor roll member

2020-21
Honorable mention all-MVFC Academic Team honoree … season was reduced to four games in the spring due to COVID-19 ... was one of 15 Coyotes who started all four games, he at left tackle … part of a unit that helped the Coyotes rank in the top five nationally in fewest penalties … led an offensive attack that ranked second in the Valley in passing at 243 yards per game … racked up 440 yards of offense in the home opener against Missouri State (3/13) … was not charged a year of eligibility due to NCAA rules related to the pandemic ... MVFC President's Council Academic Award honoree … MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award ... MVFC Honor Roll member

2019
One of 10 Coyotes who started all 12 games, he at left tackle … helped lead a unit that led the MVFC in passing and had three 300-yard rushing performances … was named MVFC Lineman of the Week after helping USD pile up 56 points and 507 yards of offense against Youngstown State’s 22nd-ranked defense (11/9) … helped USD convert 47 percent of its third downs in Valley play, which ranked second, and was 16th nationally in third-down percentage … unit also ranked second in the Valley and 20th nationally in total offense at 434 yards per game ... MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award ... MVFC Honor Roll member

2018
One of 12 redshirt freshmen who competed for the Coyotes and one of 37 players who played in all 11 games … hauled in a 7-yard pass for his first collegiate reception in a game against UNI (10/13) … played mainly on special teams … helped the Coyotes’ offense average 411 yards per game, which ranked 42nd nationally ... MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award ... MVFC Honor Roll member

2017
Redshirted ... MVFC Honor Roll member

Prep
All-district honoree for Wayzata who caught 16 passes for 133 yards and a touchdown in seven games this past season ... earned two letters in football and three in basketball ... won an AAU Minnesota State Championship as a member of the Minnesota Fury basketball team

Personal
Parents are Del and Brenda ... studying marketing at USD
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Historical Player Information

  • 89

    2017Freshman

    TE
    6'7" 215 lbs
    89
  • 89

    2018Redshirt Freshman

    TE
    6'7" 230 lbs
    89
  • 70

    2019Sophomore

    OL
    6'7" 260 lbs
    70
  • 70

    2020Junior

    OL
    6'7" 280 lbs
    70
  • 70

    2021Junior

    OL
    6'7" 280 lbs
    70
  • 70

    2022Senior

    OL
    6'7" 290 lbs
    70