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Position | Quarterback |
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Born: | Hays, Kansas | October 23, 1996
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
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High school | Hays High School (Hays, KS) |
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Alex Christian Delton (born October 23, 1996) is an American college football quarterback who played for the TCU Horned Frogs.
Early years
[edit]Delton was born October 23, 1996, in Hays, Kansas, where he grew up to become a football and track & field star at Hays High School. Playing quarterback for the Indians, Delton amassed over 6,700 total yards and 75 touchdowns in his high school career. He committed to play college football at Kansas State in February 2014.[1]
College career
[edit]Kansas State
[edit]2015–2018
[edit]After enrolling at Kansas State in 2015, Delton played in the Wildcats' first two games that fall before being injured and taking a redshirt season.[2] He returned to action as a backup in 2016, and as a redshirt sophomore in 2017 earned the first four starts of his college career. He came off the bench in the 2017 Cactus Bowl against UCLA, earning game MVP honors by rushing for 158 yards and three touchdowns en route to a 35–17 victory.[3] He was named a team captain for his junior season in 2018, but made just two starts as the Wildcats failed to make a bowl game.
TCU
[edit]2019
[edit]After initially deciding to transfer to join former Kansas State offensive coordinator Dana Dimel at UTEP,[4] Delton changed his mind in January 2019 - instead enrolling at TCU, where he'll be eligible to play immediately as a graduate transfer.[5] Delton was named starting quarterback for the 2019 TCU Horned Frogs.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Alex Delton, Hays, Dual-Threat Quarterback". 247Sports.com. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ Robinett, Kellis (September 17, 2015). "Kansas State backup QB Alex Delton injured right knee against UTSA, recovery time unknown". The Wichita Eagle. McClatchy. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
- ^ Associated Press (December 26, 2017). "Kansas State beats UCLA 35-17 in Cactus Bowl". ESPN. Archived from the original on December 30, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
- ^ "Alex Delton transfers to UTEP". KWCH-DT. December 28, 2018. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
- ^ Trotter, Jake (January 15, 2019). "Former Kansas State QB Alex Delton says he's transferring to TCU". ESPN. Archived from the original on January 19, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
- ^ Straka, Dean (August 27, 2019). "Alex Delton named TCU's Week 1 starting QB, true freshman Max Duggan to also see playing time". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo. Archived from the original on September 6, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2019.