Alexander McPherson
Penn State Nittany Lions
73
Average

Alexander McPherson

Penn State Nittany LionsContender
LDEDefenseAverageTRANSFER · Colorado
3rd String

Is Alexander McPherson starting?

Alexander McPherson is listed 3rd string at LDE for Penn State Nittany Lions.

Alexander McPherson is listed LDE #3 for Penn State at 73 OVR.

See full Penn State Nittany Lions depth chart ›

Depth at LDE · Penn State Nittany Lions

  1. 11991Yvan KemajouStarter
  2. 21879Max Granville
  3. 33373Alexander McPhersonYou
  4. 44369Dayshaun Burnett

What's Next

Who do they play next?Logan Goodwin — vs Buffalo · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?Max Granville — No. 2 at LDE for Penn StateHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Penn State Nittany Lions

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of IMG Academy, ranked #1,107 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 15 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 73 overall (Average tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,107 NatlTeam Share2%
Stuart, FL
Jersey
#33
Class
SO/TR
Height
6'6"
Weight
254 lbs
Transfer
Colorado

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—150.50.5

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
0.8656
National Rank
#1107
High School
IMG Academy
Hometown
Bradenton, FL

Why this rating?

On a 91-rated defense; 57th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.88 for competition level) put them -5 vs unit starters → 73.

Team defense (SP+)
91
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 57% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.88)
Depth-chart adjustment
-5 for role; −12 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

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

Final W 27-9

Alexander McPherson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

15 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement50%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.