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Ht: 6-0
Wt: 193
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12/04/1987 |
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| 2006 (Fr.): Played in all 12 games and started four contests as a true freshman to earn first letter . . . managed a career-high five tackles at Central Michigan and at Miami University . . . registered first career tackle for loss vs. Kent State in the season finale . . . tallied first career interception in first collegiate contest vs. Eastern Michigan . . . had second career interception at Purdue . . . credited with a blocked punt vs. Indiana . . . managed two pass breakups at Toledo . . . ranked eighth on the team in tackles . . . credited with four kickoff returns on the season, including a career-long 23 yarder vs. Western Michigan.
High School: Earned three letters in football for Coach Keith Grabowski . . . helped team to a 7-3 record as a senior and a 24-8 mark in his career . . . managed 246 carries for 2,008 yards rushing and an 8.7 yards-per-carry average . . . had 27 rushing touchdowns and six catches for 86 yards and three TDs as a senior . . . averaged 25.0 yards per kickoff return and 15.3 yards per punt return plus scored 30 total touchdowns in his senior season . . . tallied 58 tackles, one tackle for loss and three interceptions in final season . . . tallied 5,531 all-purpose yards in his career with 63 TDs . . . rushed 545 times for 4,435 career yards with 53 TDs . . . managed 14 career receptions for 228 yards and four TDs . . . averaged 25.9 yards per kick return and 16.9 yards per punt return in his career . . . totalled 139 tackles and eight interceptions in his career . . . Lorain County’s first ever back-to-back 2,000-yard rusher . . . two-time All-Southwestern Conference and All-Lorain County . . . led Ohio Division I in rushing and scoring as a senior . . . Ohio North-South All-Star . . . All-Northeast Lakes as a senior . . . holds 14 school records.
Personal: Son of Tom and Vickie Knipp . . . one brother and one sister . . . brother, Jake, plays football at Baldwin Wallace . . . born Dec. 4, 1987, in Lorain, Ohio . . . full name is Alexander Michael Knipp.
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