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William & Mary Athletics

2019 Football Roster

47 Alex Purviance

  • Position Linebacker
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 220
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • High School Ronald Reagan

Biography

JUNIOR YEAR (2019)
Reserve linebacker who appeared in 10 games, primarily on special teams … Finished the season with 18 tackles and 0.5 TFL … Recorded four tackles and recovered an onside kick at UAlbany … Totaled three tackles at Virginia … Posted two stops with 0.5 TFL at ECU … Earned CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll accolades …

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2018)
Saw action in nine games and earned three starts … Ranked tied for sixth in the conference with two forced fumbles … Finished the season with 23 tackles and 2.5 TFL … Totaled nine tackles with a TFL at No. 12/14 Virginia Tech … Posted six tackles with two forced fumbles and a TFL at No. 2 James Madison … Recorded four tackles with 0.5 TFL in the season-opening win at Bucknell … Earned CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll distinction …

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN YEAR (2017)
Reserve linebacker who appeared in seven games, primarily on special teams … Finished the season with seven tackles … Posted three tackles against top-ranked James Madison … Recorded two stops versus No. 21/19 New Hampshire …

FRESHMAN YEAR (2016)
Redshirted as a scout team linebacker …

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner as a middle linebacker for head coach Josh McGee at Ronald Reagan High School … Three-year starter … Honored as the Central Piedmont Conference and Forsyth County 2015 Defensive Player of the Year … Selected to the Shrine Bowl, becoming just the second player in school history to garner the distinction … Led team in tackles as both a junior (140) and a senior (146) … Also totaled three interceptions and four blocks as a senior … Two-time all-conference selection and three-time all-county pick … 2015 All-Northwest honoree …
 
PERSONAL
Son of Michael and Sandy Purviance … Father played football at Loras College and was a four-year starter and team captain … Mother was an NCAA Champion and earned All-America honors in badminton at the University of Wisconsin … Majoring in kinesiology … Enjoys playing guitar, golf, fishing and snowboarding. 

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Historical Player Information

  • 47

    2016Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'2" 215 lbs
    47
  • 47

    2017Redshirt Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'2" 220 lbs
    47
  • 47

    2018Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'2" 220 lbs
    47
  • 47

    2019Junior

    Linebacker
    6'2" 220 lbs
    47