Texas Tech University Athletics
2020 Football Roster
Roster
Alex Hogan
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Lamar
2020 SEAS0N (SOPHOMORE)
Regular in the secondary throughout sophomore season โฆ appeared in all 10 games with three starts at cornerback โฆ recorded eight tackles on the year to go along with an interception and four pass breakups โฆ matched his tackle total from his true freshman season while also doubling his number of pass breakups โฆ joined Zech McPhearson as the only Red Raiders with an interception on the season โฆ three starts on the year came in the season opener versus Houston Baptist as well as at Kansas State and TCU โฆ chipped in on special teams as one of Texas Techโs kick returners, averaging 16.0 yards over his seven attempts โฆ SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: start against Houston Baptist (9/12) marked the first of his career โฆ broke on a Sam Ehlinger pass for his first career interception two weeks later in the Big 12 opener against Texas (9/26) โฆ returned the interception 24 yards to the Texas 10 yard line, setting up an eventual SaRodorick Thompson touchdown run the next play โฆ had a career-high two pass breakups in the game as well โฆ posted his first two tackles of the year the next week at Kansas State (10/3) โฆ came a tackle shy of his career high at Iowa State (10/10) with three in the loss โฆ made one tackle against both West Virginia (10/24) and Oklahoma (10/31) โฆ served as the primary kick returner over the course of the Iowa State, West Virginia and Oklahoma games โฆ longest return during that stretch was 26 yards versus the Mountaineers โฆ had a pass breakup in the win over the Mountaineer as well โฆ recorded his final tackle and pass breakup of the year against Kansas (12/5).
2019 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
Saw significant action as only a true freshman โฆ appeared in eight games overall - all in Big 12 play - either on special teams or in the secondaryย โฆ one of four true freshmen on the defensive side of the ball to appear in five or more games โฆ totaled eight tackles on the season (seven solo) with two pass breakups โฆ SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: broke up his first career pass in his collegiate debut against Oklahoma State (10/5) โฆ recorded his first career tackle a week later at Baylor (10/12) โฆ also had a tackle in road games at Kansas (10/26), West Virginia (11/9) and Texas (11/29) โฆ notched his best performance of the season came against TCU (11/16), posting a season-high four tackles to go along with a pass breakup.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Lamar High School in Houston, Texas โฆ six-time Max Preps Player of the Game for his efforts on both defense and special teams โฆ scored five times on special teams as both a kickoff and punt return specialist โฆ racked up 1,013 kickoff return yards and 516 punt return yards in his three years on Lamarโs varsity squad โฆ also recorded three interceptions during his senior campaign as a defensive back โฆ finished his career with 1,283 all-purpose yards and 10 touchdowns โฆ three-star prospect according 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals โฆ ranked as the No. 58 defensive back in the 2019 class by Rivals โฆ CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa State, Louisville, Memphis, Minnesota, SMU, Utah
PERSONAL
Alex Hogan ... an education major at Texas Tech.
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 4, vs. TCU (2019)
Pass Breakups: 2, vs. Texas (2020)
Interceptions: 1, vs. Texas (2020)
Kick Returns: 4, vs. West Virginia (2020)
Kick Return Yards: 59, vs. West Virginia (2020)
