Jay Alford
 Jay Alford signing autographs at Penn State's Beaver Stadium. | |||||||||
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| College: | Penn State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2007 / round: 3 / pick: 81 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2008 | |||||||||
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Jason Jamaal Alford (born May 28, 1983, in Template:City-state) is a professional American football defensive tackle and long snapper for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He played college football at Penn State and was drafted in the third round (81st overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft.
In 2007, Alford served as the Giant's long snapper during field goal attempts, due to a season-ending injury to Ryan Kuehl.[1]
Early career
Alford Attended Orange High School, (N.J.) about 30 minutes from Giants Stadium. He was a three-year starter who was selected First-team All-State, U.S. Army All-American and was listed among the G&W Recruiting Report Top 50 defensive players in the nation.
College career
Alford was a four-year starter for the Nittany Lions. He played in 46 games with 41 starts for the Nittany Lions and recorded 118 tackles (60 solo), 32 tackles for losses and 19 sacks. He also recovered 4 fumbles, forced 3 fumbles, deflected 12 passes and registered 3 quarterback pressures. Hewas named Third-team All-America selection by the Associated Press and was All-Big Ten selection as a junior and senior. Alford finished his senior season with 32 tackles and eight sacks. Alford earned a Bachelor of Arts in Integrative Arts from Penn State in 2006. He was selected for Penn State's Jim O’Hora Award which honors the defense’s most improved player each season.
Professional career
Pre-draft
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| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20 ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | Wonderlic | |||||||||
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| 6-3⅜* | 304 * | 5.07 ** | 1.72 * | 3.01 * | 4.53 * | 7.48 * | 25½" * | 8'07" * | 23 * | X | |||||||||
| * represents NFL Combine **represents Penn State Pro Day—"X" Denotes "No Data" or "Did Not Participate" | |||||||||||||||||||
New York Giants
His young career with the Giants is best known for a devastating sack of Tom Brady in Super Bowl XLII. With less than one minute remaining in the game and the New England Patriots down 17-14 with possession of the ball, Alford sacked Brady resulting in a 3rd and 20 situation. The Giants went on to shock the previously undefeated Patriots 17-14 in one of the greatest upsets in Super Bowl history. As a rookie in 2007, Alford played in all 16 regular season games and all 4 postseason games. He was the snapper for field goals and extra points all season. He finished with 8 tackles (1 solo), 1 sack, 5 QB hurries and 2 QB hits. In 2008, he played in all 16 regular season games with 3 starts and played in the NFC Divisional Playoff game vs. Philadelphia…Finished with 26 tackles (9 solo), 2.5 sacks, 3 tackles for losses, 4 QB hurries, 7 QB hits, and 1 pass defensed. Alford will miss the 2009 NFL season after he tore his MCL and partially tore his ACL in the preseason.
Personal
Alford was born in Orange, New Jersey and raised by his grandmother.[4] He was a standout player at Orange High School, where he was named All-State, a U.S. Army All-American, and was listed among the G&W Recruiting Report Top 50 defensive players in the nation. Alford also was named to the Prep Star Dream Team.[5]
On February 29, 2008, Alford was awarded the City of Orange Township's Key to the City.[6]
References
External links
- "Alford Meets the Media", The Giants Insider, April 29, 2007
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