Alex Oliver - 2023 - Football - Virginia Military Institute

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Position Defensive Back
Height 6-0
Weight 180
Class Senior
Hometown Mechanicsville, Va.
Highschool Atlee

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2023 (Senior)
- SoCon Player of the Week (Sept. 4, 2023)

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2022 (Junior)
- Team-high 10 pass break ups ranked 24th in the nation, 4th in the SoCon at the end of the season (Prior to FCS Playoffs)
- Named First Team All-SoCon (Coaches, Media) and Bluebloods All-SoCon First Team after starting all 11 games and leading the team in pass break ups, passes defended (13) and interceptions (3), later being named to the VaSID All-State Second Team
- Fourth on the team in total tackles (74.0 - 38 solo, 36 assisted), recording 5-plus stops in nine games
- Opened season with 10 tackles, 0.5 tackle for loss and a pass break up at No. 22 Wake Forest
- Had nine tackles and two break ups in win over Bucknell, three tackles and an interception at Western Carolina
- Recorded 8.0 tackles and two break ups against ETSU; 5.0 tackles and two break ups at No. 9 Chattanooga
- Had two interceptions against Mercer for the second straight year, adding 8.0 tackles against the No. 16 Bears
- Recorded a career-high 11.0 tackles, including 0.5 TFL to go with a fumble recovery and two break ups at Wofford
- Preseason Phil Steele Second Team All-Defense
- Oliver's 27 career pass break ups currently rank him 10^th among active players at the FCS level, 1.07 passes defended per game ranks 5th

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— VMI Football (@VMI_Football) Tweet #October 29, 2022

2021 (Sophomore - Fall)
- Started every game of the season, finishing 4th in the nation for Pass Breakups with 16 (led SoCon) while totaling 44.0 tackles, two interceptions (team high) and one forced fumble
- Had four or more tackles in six games, with a season-high 9.0 to go with a forced fumble at Samford that helped clinch the win
- Totaled four pass breakups and 4.0 tackles in win at Cornell
- Recorded two interceptions and a touchdown against Mercer
- Totaled 6.0 tackles against Wofford, with 5.0 against Chattanooga and ETSU

2020-21 (Freshman - Spring)
- Named to Southern Conference All-Freshman Defensive Team after starting every game and helping VMI to its first ever FCS Playoff appearance as a true freshman
- Had 28 tackles (17 solos and 11 assists) and three pass breakups which tied for third most on the team
- Season-best eight tackles with a pass breakup in overtime win at Samford
- Recorded five tackles versus The Citadel
- Credited with pass break ups against Mercer and ETSU

High School: As a senior had 45 catches for 1,027 yards and 13 touchdowns at Atlee HS in Mechanicsville, Va....co-holder of Atlee single game record for touchdown catches (5) and ranks second in most receiving yards in a game…ranked in top 10 list for most yards in a season…also had 20 tackles and two interceptions…twice named All-Region…earned honor roll two times.

Major – Economics and Business

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2023Senior

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