| Danario Alexander |
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- Spring 2007 Team Most Improved Wide Receiver
2008 OUTLOOK
Very talented and underrated wideout who still has his best football in front of him ... Emerged in 2007 as a dependable play-maker in the Tiger spread attack, and put up numbers that would have been much bigger, were it not for injuries that kept him out of four and half games ... Broke a wrist in the season opener against Illinois, but returned for game #5 against Nebraska, and just one game after a career performance in the Big 12 North title game against Kansas, tore ligaments in his knee on an end-around in the Big 12 Championship against Oklahoma, and was forced to miss MU's bowl game ... Had surgery immediately to repair the knee, andbegan practicing late in the spring practice period ... Had an unfortunate setback in May when his repairedligament retore in workouts and was forced to undergo another surgery ... Went through continued rehab and is hoped to be back in time forconference play in 2008... Is expected to slide over to the X-receiver spot when he's back, which was vacated by former standout Will Franklin ... Lined up at the H-receiver spot in 2007 ... Gives MU one of the more athletically gifted big receivers, at 6-foot-5, in the Big 12 Conference.
2007 SEASON
Was second on the team with a career-high nine catches for 82 yards in the season opener against Illinois ... Had MU's longest reception of the day against the Illini, a 33-yard catch in the fourth quarter to help keep a key drive alive on third-and-11 ... Left the game with an injury to his left wrist after being tackled on that play and missed the next three games ... Returned from a three-week rehab to make three catches for 56 yards, including a 48-yard TD reception, against Nebraska ... That 48-yard grab was a season long and marked the second score of his career ... Made six catches for 54 yards against Oklahoma, including a 34-yard reception ... Was third on the team with four catches and 37 yards against Iowa State ... Made three grabs for 46 yards against Colorado, including a 31-yard reception in the third quarter ... Had one catch (13 yards) against Texas A&M and caught three passes against Kansas State for 12 yards ... Also had one rush for 10 yards against KSU ... Had a big night against Kansas, catching eight passes for 117 yards and one TD ... The 117 yards were a career high ... His touchdown came on an 11-yard pass from Chase Daniel in the first quarter ... Had a 19-yard run against Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championship, but injured his left knee on the play ... Will miss the Cotton Bowl after having surgery on the injured knee.
2006 SEASON
True freshman wideout who earned playing time with an impressive fall camp, and who blossomed late in the season to make big contributions ... Ended the season with 15 catches for 251 yards and 1 TD, with 11 of his 15 catches coming in the final 4 games of the year ... His per-catch average of 16.7 was second on the team among those with 5 receptions or more ... Closed the season with a 74-yard TD catch in the Sun Bowl (his first career TD) against Oregon State, when he got loose on a fly pattern and outraced the Beaver secondary untouched for a 2nd-quarter TD that put MU up, 17-14 ... Had a breakout performance at Nebraska in week #10, with 4 catches for a career-best 84 yards ... Included in that was a 49-yarder in the 2nd quarter to put MU in scoring position ... Followed with a 5-catch outing the next week at Iowa State for 47 yards with a long of 25 in that game ... Caught a pass in each of MU's first 3 games of the year (2 for 21 against Ole Miss was his best in that stretch), then went without a grab until the Nebraska game.
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned honorable mention All-State and 1st-Team All-District honors as a senior wide receiver for Marlin High School in 2005 after catching 49 passes for 850 yards and 9 TDs ... Named 2nd-Team Super Cen-Tex in 2005, as well ... Was an honorable mention All-District pick as a junior in 2004 ... An excellent all-around athlete who was a 1st-Team All-District performer in baseball ... Was also the district champion in the long jump (best of 23'10") and triple jump (best of 45'10") in 2005 ... High school coach - Jerry Malone.
PERSONAL
Parents - Larry Alexander & Helen Woodson ... Chose Mizzou over Texas Tech, Baylor, Houston and SMU, among others ... Primary Mizzou recruiter - Dave Steckel.
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| G-GS | Rec. | Yds. | Avg. | TD | Long | Rush-Yds | TD |
| 2006 |
13-0 |
15 |
251 |
16.7 |
1 |
74 |
2-12 |
0 |
| 2007 |
10-2 |
37 |
417 |
11.3 |
2 |
48 |
6-31 |
0 |
| Totals |
23-2 |
52 |
668 |
12.8 |
3 |
74 |
8-43 |
0 |
