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Alex Carrington

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Buffalo Bills · DE

Alex Carrington recorded 40 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Houston Texans, Buffalo Bills, St. Louis Rams, SL.

▶Best highlights

1.2

tackles/gm

0

playoff games

6

indexed seasons

40

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Alex Carrington's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2011
NEW YORKJETS
BUFFALOBILLS
NOV 6, 2011

New York Jets vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Nov 6, 2011

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2012
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
BUFFALOBILLS
DEC 2, 2012

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Dec 2, 2012

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2012
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
BUFFALOBILLS
SEP 16, 2012

Kansas City Chiefs vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Sep 16, 2012

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2010
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
BUFFALOBILLS
NOV 28, 2010

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Nov 28, 2010

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2015
BUFFALOBILLS
NEW YORKJETS
NOV 12, 2015

Buffalo Bills vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Nov 12, 2015

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Alex Carrington's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 4 total tackles

Regular Season
2015
BUFFALOBILLS
NEW YORKJETS
NOV 12, 2015

Buffalo Bills vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Nov 12, 2015

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 sack

Regular Season
2012
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
BUFFALOBILLS
DEC 2, 2012

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Dec 2, 2012

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 tackle for loss

Regular Season
2013
BUFFALOBILLS
NEW YORKJETS
SEP 22, 2013

Buffalo Bills vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Sep 22, 2013

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2015
BUFFALOBILLS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
NOV 23, 2015

Buffalo Bills vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Nov 23, 2015

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2012
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
BUFFALOBILLS
SEP 16, 2012

Kansas City Chiefs vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Sep 16, 2012

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Alex Carrington's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1997–2016

01
BUFCARRINGTON—Alex Carrington
BUFMOULDS80Eric Moulds
BUFJACKSON22Fred Jackson

Great defenses and near misses without January

Buffalo Bills · The seventeen-year drought

Buffalo cycled through coaches and quarterbacks while devoted fans waited through the league's longest active playoff drought.

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Franchise era

2005–2016

02
LARCARRINGTON—Alex Carrington
LARJACKSON39Steven Jackson
LARLONG91Chris Long

St. Louis struggles before Los Angeles gets the Rams back

Los Angeles Rams · The long rebuild and return home

Jackson carried years of losing, Donald arrived as a foundational defender and the franchise returned to Los Angeles in 2016.

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Franchise era

2011–2016

03
HOUCARRINGTON—Alex Carrington
HOUWATT99J.J. Watt
HOUFOSTER23Arian Foster

Defense brings January football to Houston

Houston Texans · Watt and the first playoff teams

Wade Phillips's defense and Foster's zone running produced consecutive division titles, while Watt became the era's defining defensive player.

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Career accomplishments

7 NFL seasons40 career games26 career solo tackles4 career sacksJersey: 610 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 10, 2010Most recent: Nov 23, 2015

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history