Get ready for the 2025 NFL Draft with our spotlight on Darius Alexander. Get the breakdown on his strengths and weaknesses in our scouting report, understand his potential with our draft profile, and see where experts predict he’ll land.
Darius Alexander‘s NFL Draft Scouting Report
Darius Alexander is a versatile and explosive defensive lineman known for his power profile and elite production in the MAC. He consistently disrupts blocks with his quick first step and heavy hands, enabling him to penetrate and stack-and-shed. Alexander’s versatility allows him to play from multiple alignments, from 1-tech to 3-tech and 4i.
His performance during the 2025 Senior Bowl further highlighted his potential, as he demonstrated dominance in 1-on-1 drills and team sessions. Alexander isn’t the most flexible in his midsection, which can limit his appeal on counters and stunts, but he’s well-leveraged, long and powerful, and a hot-motor two-phase player with elite explosive capacity. He’s an older rookie, but he can be a quality starter early in his career.
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Darius Alexander’s Latest NFL Draft Projection
In PFSN’s most recent seven-round 2025 NFL Mock Draft, Ian Cummings projects Alexander to be drafted at No. 42 overall to the New York Jets.
“Don’t bank on Darius Alexander lasting long past Round 1. He’s athletic, powerful, productive, and versatile, and for the Jets, he gives Quinnen Williams his much-needed help.”
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Darius Alexander’s Draft Profile and Measurements
- Height: 6’4″
- Weight: 320 pounds
- Position: Defensive Tackle
- School: Toledo
- Arm: 3318
- Wingspan: 8078
Where Does Darius Alexander Rank Among 2025’s DT Prospects?
Here are the top 10 DT rankings for the 2025 NFL Draft, according to PFSN Draft Analyst Ian Cummings:
10. T.J. Sanders, South Carolina
9. Shemar Turner, Texas A&M
8. Darius Alexander, Toledo
7. CJ West, Indiana
6. Alfred Collins, Texas
5. Kenneth Grant, Michigan
4. Walter Nolen, Ole Miss
3. Derrick Harmon, Oregon
2. Tyleik Williams, Ohio State
1. Mason Graham, Michigan
A Senior Bowl standout and a top-flight Combine tester, Toledo’s Darius Alexander has been one of the most dramatic risers of the offseason. He’ll be a 25-year old rookie, which limits his prime projection, but he should be able to hit the ground running as a quality player.
At around 6’4″, 305 pounds, with 34″ arms, Alexander is well-leveraged and long-levered, with the elite explosive capacity to channel that length and mass into awesome point-of-attack power. He can overwhelm with his power element, and he can build off of it, too.
As a pass-rusher, Alexander understands rush angles and knows how to implement counters from various alignments, and he can be a tree trunk as a one-gapper on early downs. A simultaneously savvy and gritty trench warrior, Alexander has plenty of appeal.
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Darius Alexander’s College Stats
Career:
- Solo Tackles: 63
- Total Tackles: 109
- TFL: 18
- Sacks: 9.5
2024:
- Solo Tackles: 29
- Total Tackles: 50
- TFL: 7
- Sacks: 4