1. Alejandro Barrett was born on March 6,1994 and is an American professional football defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League.
29 Facts About Alex Barrett
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Alex Barrett played college football for the San Diego State Aztecs.
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Alex Barrett was born on March 6,1994, in Yuma, Arizona.
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Alex Barrett played high school football at Desert Ridge High School in Mesa, Arizona, and earned first-team all-state honors twice.
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Alex Barrett lettered in track and field at Desert Ridge.
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Alex Barrett played for the San Diego State Aztecs of San Diego State University from 2013 to 2016.
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Alex Barrett played in 12 games in 2013, recording 8 solo tackles, 7 tackle assists and 3 sacks.
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Alex Barrett played in 10 games, all starts, in 2014, recording 21 solo tackles, 18 tackle assists, 3 sacks, 3 pass breakups and 1 forced fumble.
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Alex Barrett played in 14 games, all starts, in 2015, totaling 33 solo tackles, 29 tackle assists, 5.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 pass breakup and 2 forced fumbles.
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Alex Barrett played in 14 games, all starts, in 2016, recording 29 solo tackles, 24 tackle assists, 7.5 sacks and 4 pass breakups.
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Alex Barrett garnered First-team All-Mountain West recognition in 2016, becoming the first San Diego State defensive lineman to earn First-team All-Mountain West honors multiple times.
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Alex Barrett was a team captain his senior year in 2016.
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Alex Barrett played in 50 games, starting 38, during his college career, totaling 91 solo tackles, 78 tackle assists, 19 sacks, 2 interceptions, 8 pass breakups, and 3 forced fumbles.
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Alex Barrett was rated the 43rd best defensive end in the 2017 NFL draft by NFLDraftScout.
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Alex Barrett signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent on May 12,2017.
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Alex Barrett was waived by the Lions on September 20 and signed to the team's practice squad on September 22,2017.
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On September 1,2018, Alex Barrett was waived by the Lions and was signed to the practice squad the next day.
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On November 9,2018, Alex Barrett signed with the San Diego Fleet of the Alliance of American Football for the 2019 season.
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Alex Barrett signed with the Oakland Raiders on April 5,2019, three days after the AAF suspended football operations.
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Alex Barrett reverted to injured reserve after clearing waivers on September 1,2019, but was released with an injury settlement on September 3.
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On November 27,2019, Alex Barrett was signed to the San Francisco 49ers' practice squad.
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Alex Barrett re-signed with the 49ers on February 11,2020.
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Alex Barrett was waived on July 30,2020, but re-signed three days later.
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Alex Barrett was waived again on August 13,2020, but re-signed on August 30.
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On September 23,2020, Alex Barrett again was signed to the San Francisco 49ers' practice squad.
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Alex Barrett was waived again on October 26,2020, and re-signed back to the practice squad two days later.
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Alex Barrett was promoted to the active roster again on January 1,2021.
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Alex Barrett was released by the 49ers on August 27,2024, and re-signed to the practice squad.
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Alex Barrett was promoted to the active roster on January 4,2025.