2015 Football Roster
Alex Briones
- Position:
- LB
- Class:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 235
- Hometown:
- Ishpeming, Mich.
- High School:
- Ishpeming
2018: Started 11 games … recorded 63 tackles, 42 of them solos … made seven tackles-for-loss for 18 yards … recorded a season-high 11 tackles vs Buffalo (10/6) … eight of his tackles against Buffalo were solos, and he forced a fumble in the game … recorded seven tackles, including two tackles-for-loss, vs. Maine (10/22) … made six tackles vs. Western Michigan (10/20), vs. Akron (10/27), and vs. Eastern Michigan (11/3).
2017: Appeared in all 13 games, making 12 starts … turned in a breakout season, ranking third on the team with 83 tackles, including being in a three-way tie for most solo tackles with 55 … second on team with 8.5 tackles-for-loss … recorded three sacks … made three interceptions on a defense that led the nation with 19 picks … led CMU with three fumble recoveries … posted career-high 11 tackles vs. Rhode Island (8/31) … recorded 10 tackles, all solos, at Kansas (9/9) and had 10 tackles at Boston College (9/30).
2016: Appeared in 10 games, starting nine for CMU … finished tied for seventh on the team in total tackles with 48 … had 1.5 tackles for loss on the year … recorded five total tackles against Presbyterian (9/1) … eight total tackles (seven solo) at Oklahoma State (9/10) … notched three total tackles and a pass defended against Ball State (10/8) … made eight total stops and forced a fumble at Northern Illinois (10/15) … recorded seven tackles at Toledo (10/22) … had four total tackles at Miami.
2015: Saw action in 12 games … finished season with five tackles with four solo stops … had a season-high three tackles, two solos, at Western Michigan (10/10) … also recorded tackles against Monmouth (9/12) and Buffalo (10/17).2014: Grayshirted.
High School: Three-year letterwinner and starter at linebacker and quarterback … led Ishpeming to Division 7 state championships in 2012 and 2013, with a combined 27-1 record … ranked No. 17 on the Detroit Free Press Fab 50 and No. 46 on Detroit News Blue Chip List … named Associated Press All-State Player of the Year for 2013 … received Division 7 First Team All-State honors from the Detroit Free Press … unanimous First Team Mid-Peninsula Conference selection at quarterback and linebacker … recognized with Mid-Peninsula Conference Player and Back of the Year Awards … named All-U.P. Dream Team quarterback and All-U.P. Large Schools Offensive Player of the Year … completed 62 of 99 passes for 1,479 yards with 21 touchdowns and one interception and ran for 1,272 and 21 touchdowns during high school career … earned three letters in basketball … maintained a 3.0 grade-point average.
