(1977-08-30) August 30, 1977 (age 46) Florence, Kentucky, U.S.
Height:
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:
228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school:
Boone County (Florence)
College:
Alabama (1996–1999)
NFL draft:
2000 / Round: 1 / Pick: 19
Career history
Seattle Seahawks (2000–2007)
Washington Redskins (2008)
Career highlights and awards
NFL Most Valuable Player (2005)
NFL Offensive Player of the Year (2005)
First-team All-Pro (2005)
Second-team All-Pro (2004)
3× Pro Bowl (2003–2005)
Bert Bell Award (2005)
NFL rushing yards leader (2005)
2× NFL rushing touchdowns leader (2001, 2005)
NFL scoring leader (2005)
NFL 2000s All-Decade Team
Seattle Seahawks 35th Anniversary team
Seattle Seahawks Ring of Honor
First-team All-American (1999)
First-team All-SEC (1999)
Second-team All-SEC (1998)
SEC Player of the Year (1999)
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:
9,453
Rushing average:
4.3
Rushing touchdowns:
100
Receptions:
215
Receiving yards:
1,520
Receiving touchdowns:
12
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
Shaun Edward Alexander (born August 30, 1977) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the Seattle Seahawks and Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, earning first-team All-American honors in 1999. He was selected by Seattle 19th overall in the 2000 NFL draft. In 2011, he was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.
Alexander set numerous NFL and Seahawks' franchise records and was named the NFL MVP in 2005. He was also named to the NFL's 2000 All-Decade team,[1] and ranks eighth all time in NFL history for rushing touchdowns (100). Alexander was the first athlete featured on the cover of both the NCAA Football and Madden NFL series of video games.
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Shaun Edward Alexander (born August 30, 1977) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the Seattle Seahawks and Washington...
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Jacob Green, Dave Krieg, Curt Warner, Jim Zorn, Matt Hasselbeck and ShaunAlexander have been inducted into the Seahawks Ring of Honor, along with head...
college football color commentator and studio analyst ShaunAlexander – host of The ShaunAlexander Show (2002–2004) Cara Capuano – anchor/reporter (2004–2008)...
and in Super Bowl XXXVII with the Buccaneers. Behind running back ShaunAlexander, Seattle finished the 2005 season as the league's top offense, scoring...
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starter three games into the year. He was named a semifinalist for the ShaunAlexander Award. "Deone Walker". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 30, 2023. "Former...
running back ShaunAlexander, who would eventually break Priest Holmes's single-season touchdown record, with 28 total touchdowns. Alexander also led the...
player chosen to the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) ShaunAlexander Freshman All-America team. After having been a right tackle during...
2005 regular season with 1,860 rushing yards (second in the league to ShaunAlexander and a career-high for Barber) and 2,390 all-purpose yards with a performance...
only for the PlayStation, featured University of Alabama running back ShaunAlexander on the cover. This version included Create-a-player, Create-a-school...
acrobatic ducks and dodges to avoid tackles. Seattle Seahawks running back ShaunAlexander is the cover athlete. This game is the sequel to EA Sports Madden NFL...
Sports. Its cover athlete is former University of Alabama running back ShaunAlexander. Reception The game received favorable reviews according to the review...
Tomlinson's 2006 season, the record was jointly held by Priest Holmes and ShaunAlexander, each rushing for 27 touchdowns in 2003 and 2005, respectively. There...
in his tenth straight game. The previous record of nine was set by ShaunAlexander in 2005. Lynch would reach 11 consecutive games scoring a touchdown...
released on the Game Boy Advance. Former Seattle Seahawks running back ShaunAlexander is on the cover. Just as in the previous titles in the Madden NFL series...
Unlike Game 1, Seattle's offense got off to a strong start, as RB ShaunAlexander got a 2-yard TD run, while QB Matt Hasselbeck completed a 49-yard TD...
season by a single point in overtime, also due to a missed extra point. ShaunAlexander scored the final two touchdowns in the 4th quarter to rally Alabama...
Panthers the Seahawks erupted to 237 rushing yards and a 23–17 win. ShaunAlexander accounted for 195 rushing yards and a touchdown. Week Nine: Seattle...
Jim Ryun, Betsy King, Herschel Walker, Reggie White, Tony Dungy, ShaunAlexander, Tom Osborne and Shanna Zolman, all of whom vocalized their Christian...
also marked Seattle's first playoff wins since 1984. Running back ShaunAlexander was also named the NFL Most Valuable Player, the first in franchise...
the attendance mark to 83,818. This record-breaking crowd watched as ShaunAlexander scored five touchdowns as the Crimson Tide held on to beat BYU. Alabama...
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