2015 Football Roster

Jay Metz

14 Alex McCalister

  • Position RUSH
  • Height 6-6
  • Weight 239
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Winston Salem, N.C.
  • Highschool West Forsyth

Biography

2015: Played in nine games and started six times at defensive end…Tied for the team lead with 6.5 sacks…Totaled 26 tackles, including 9.5 tackles-for-loss…Named the SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week after recording 2.5 sacks and 3 TFL in the win over Vanderbilt…2014: Played in all 12 games on the season and was a key member of the defensive line rotation…Totaled 23 tackles on the season, including 9.0 tackles-for-loss…Finished second on the team with 6.0 sacks…Led the team with 2.5 tackles-for-loss against LSU and 3.0 TFL against Eastern Kentucky…2013: Played in six games on the season, seeing time as a reserve on the defensive line and on special teams…Missed time due to injury during the season…Totaled three tackles…2012: Did not see game action and redshirted…Named the Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week against Vanderbilt, South Carolina and Kentucky.
 
PRIOR TO FLORIDA:
A four-star prospect by ESPN.com…The No. 14 prospect in the state of North Carolina according to Rivals.com…Also rated the No. 26 Weakside Defensive End in the nation by Rivals.com…Selected to the AP All-State First Team as a senior… Chose Florida over Georgia Tech, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina among others…Coached by Adrian Snow.
 
McCALISTER’S CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 4 (3x, last vs. Vanderbilt, 2015)
Sacks: 2.5 (vs. Vanderbilt, 2015)
TFL: 3 (2x, last vs. Vanderbilt, 2015)
Forced Fumbles: 1 (2x, last vs. Ole Miss, 2015)
 

2013 (6 GP/0 GS*) Defensive Stats
OPPONENT U A T TFL SK INT PB FR FF
Toledo - 8/31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
at #24 Miami - 9/7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tenn - 9/21 DNP
at Kty - 9/28 DNP
Ark - 10/5 DNP
at #10 LSU - 10/12 DNP
at #14 Mizzou - 10/19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
vs. UGA - 11/2 DNP
Vandy - 11/9 DNP
at #11 SC - 11/16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GS - 11/23 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
#2 FSU - 11/30 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 Totals 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 (12 GP/0 GS*) Defensive Stats
OPPONENT U A T TFL SK INT PB FR FF
E.Mich - 9/6 2 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0
Kentucky - 9/13 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
at #3 Bama - 9/20 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
at Tenn - 10/4 1 1 2 0.5 0.5 0 0 0 0
LSU - 10/11 2 2 4 2.5 1.5 0 0 0 0
Missouri - 10/18 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
vs. #9 UGA - 11/1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
at Vandy - 11/8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
SC - 11/15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E.Kty - 11/22 3 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 1
at #3 FSU - 11/29 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
vs. ECU - 1/3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 Totals 13 9 23 8 6 0 1 0 1
2015 (9 GP/6 GS*) Defensive Stats
OPPONENT U A T TFL SK INT PB FR FF
NMSU - 9/5 DNP
ECU - 9/12 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 1 0
at UK - 9/19 3 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 0
Tenn - 9/26 2 1 3 1.5 1 0 0 0 0
*#3 Ole Miss - 10/3 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 1 1
*at Mizzou - 10/10 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
*at #6 LSU - 10/17 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
*vs. UGA - 10/31 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
*Vandy - 11/7 2 2 4 3 2.5 0 0 0 0
*at USC - 11/14 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
FAU - 11/21 DNP
#14 FSU - 11/28 DNP
vs. #2 Bama - 12/5 DNP
#14 Mich - 1/1/16 DNP
2015 Totals 13 13 26 9.5 6.5 0 1 2 1
Defensive Stats
Career Totals U A T TFL SK INT PB FR FF
27 GP/6 GS 28 23 51 18.5 15.5 6 7 8 7

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 95

    2012Freshman

    DL
    6'6" 222 lbs
    95
  • 95

    2013Redshirt Freshman

    DL
    6'6" 238 lbs
    95
  • 14

    2014Redshirt Sophomore

    DL
    6'6" 245 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2015Redshirt Junior

    RUSH
    6'6" 239 lbs
    14