Alex Green

Alexander Denell Green (born June 23, 1988) is a former gridiron football running back, having last played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at The University of Hawaii, and played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) after being drafted by the Green Bay Packers in 2011.

Not to be confused with Alex Green (defensive back).
Alex Green
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Green with Hawaii in 2010
No. 20, 25
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1988-06-23) June 23, 1988
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:Portland (OR) Benson Poly
College:Hawaii
NFL Draft:2011 / Round: 3 / Pick: 96
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:149
Rushing yards:510
Rushing touchdowns:0
Receptions:21
Receiving yards:139
Receiving touchdowns:0
Player stats at NFL.com · CFL.ca

High school

Green attended and played high school football at Benson Polytechnic High School in Portland, Oregon. He graduated in 2006. During his senior season, he rushed for 1,134 yards and 14 touchdowns to earn first-team All-PIL honors.[1]

College

Butte College

Green originally went to Butte College in Oroville, California, the same college that future Packers teammate Aaron Rodgers had played for in 2002.[2] In 2008, Green lead the team to a 12–0 record and the junior college national championship.[3] During that time he had 1,037 yards and 14 touchdowns rushing, he also scored two receiving touchdowns.[4]

University of Hawaii

After two years, Green transferred to the University of Hawaii at Manoa as an incoming junior where he became an integral part of the run and shoot offense for the Hawaii Warriors.

2009

In his first year at Hawaii, Green played in all thirteen games as a running back. He had 453 yards and two touchdowns rushing, as well as 11 receptions for 98 yards and another touchdown. His best game at the season came against Utah State University, where he rushed for 110 yards on 10 carries (11 yards per carry).[4] The Warriors finished the season 6–7.

2010

During his senior year, Green was featured much more in the Warrior offense. Green rushed for 1,199 yards and 18 touchdowns, both of which place second in Hawaii's single-season rushing leaderboards. During the game against New Mexico State, Green broke the school record for rushing in a game with 327 yards on 19 carries (an average of 17 yards per carry).[5] He was named the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) player of the week and Capital One Impact Performer of the week.

Professional career

Green was considered one of the better running back prospects coming into the 2011 NFL Draft.[6] Scouts stated that Green was "thickly built and well-proportioned", with "competitive speed".[7] However, he was also criticized for his ball-control, lack of power, and the fact that he played in "a pass-happy 'pistol' offense featuring wide splits against porous WAC defenses" and that he "was never asked to handle a heavy workload."[7] He was projected to go as early as the third round.

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench pressWonderlic
6 ft 0 in
(1.83 m)		 225 lb
(102 kg)		 4.53 s1.56 s2.60 s4.15 s6.91 s34 in
(0.86 m)		9 ft 6 in
(2.90 m)		20 reps15[8]
All values from NFL Combine.[9]

Green Bay Packers

Green was selected by the Packers in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft, with the 96th overall pick.[10][11] During the 2011 preseason, Green appeared in three games for the Packers; he rushed for 23 yards in 16 attempts (including a touchdown against the Arizona Cardinals), and had one reception for 25 yards.

Green made his regular season NFL debut in week 1 of the 2011 season against the New Orleans Saints. He received his first carries at running back during garbage time in week 4 against the Denver Broncos; he had three carries for a total of 11 yards. During week 7, Green injured his knee (torn ACL) and missed the rest of the season, an injury that head coach Mike McCarthy called "very unfortunate".[12][13]

During the 2012 season, Green had 135 rushing attempts for a total of 464 yards (3.4 yards average), and caught 18 passes for a total of 125 yards (6.9 yards average). He did not play in the Packers' final two regular season games or two postseason games, due to aftereffects of his 2011 knee injury.[13]

Green was released by the Packers on August 31, 2013.[14]

New York Jets

Green was claimed off waivers by the New York Jets on September 1, 2013.[15] During the 2013 season, he appeared in 13 games; he had 11 carries for a total of 35 yards, and 2 receptions for a total of 8 yards. In 2014, Green appeared in all four Jets preseason games, but was released on August 30, during final roster cuts.[16]

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

In February 2017, Green signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL.[17] He played in the preseason, was released before the start of the regular season, then rejoined the team following the injury of running back C. J. Gable.[18] Green played in his first CFL game on September 22; in a 24–23 victory over the BC Lions, Green had 13 carries for a total of 140 yards, and 2 receptions for a total of 15 yards.[19] Green played five more games for the Ti-Cats in 2017, rushing for 447 yards and 5 touchdowns. Green earned the starting role for the 2018 season, however he suffered a hand injury just prior to the start of the season,[20] requiring the Ti-Cats to convert defensive lineman Nikita Whitlock to a running back, and to sign John White. Green played very well when he was healthy, but missed 10 games with injury. In eight games he accumulated 604 rushing yards and 7 touchdowns. He also caught 17 passes for 205 yards with one touchdown. Jones and the Ti-Cats agreed to a contract extension on January 30, 2019.[21] Despite being extended, and having great scoring production with 13 touchdowns in 14 regular season games played, Green was released prior to training camp.[22]

References
  1. "NFL Draft: Green Bay's Round 3-pick, running back Alex Green, out of Benson High School". OregonLive. April 30, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  2. "Alex Green". Archived from the original on August 29, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
  3. D'Amato, Gary (April 29, 2011). "Packers familiar with Alex Green's former stomping ground". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
  4. "University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics Department- 2010 football roster". Retrieved October 27, 2011.
  5. Guzman, Fred. "Green's 327-yard outburst lifts Hawaii to No. 25". mauinow.com. November 29, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
  6. NFL Draft Scout
  7. "Green Bay Packers draft profile: Hawaii RB Alex Green". Green Bay Press Gazette. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
  8. "2011 Green Bay Packers draft picks". JSOnline.com. April 30, 2011. Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  9. "NFL Combine Profiles: Alex Green". NFL.com. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  10. "2011 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  11. "Packers Select Alex Green, RB - Hawaii, as The 96th Overall Pick". Green Bay Packers. April 29, 2011. Archived from the original on May 1, 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
  12. "NFL local ties, Week 7: Injuries end season for Alex Green, Walter Thurmond; A.J. Feeley gets a start". The Oregonian. October 24, 2011. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
  13. Dunne, Tyler (May 14, 2013). "Packers' Alex Green back to earn feature role". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
  14. "Packers cut RB Green, TE Mulligan". Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
  15. Lange, Randy (1 September 2013). "3 Arrive Via Waivers; 7 Added to Practice Squad". New York Jets. Archived from the original on 2013-09-04. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  16. Lange, Randy (August 30, 2014). "Jets Make Final Cuts to Get to 53". New York Jets. Archived from the original on September 1, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  17. @AGreen_20 (16 February 2017). "Blessed for the opportunity to ball again.. this time in Canada in the @CFL joining the @Ticats #BacktoBall…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. Edwards, Drew (September 21, 2017). "Ticats RB Alex Green gets an unexpected second chance". 3downnation.com. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
  19. "Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs. BC Lions". cfl.ca. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
  20. "Ticats RB Green out with hand injury - Article - TSN". TSN. 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  21. "Ticats ink international RB Alex Green". CFL.ca. 2019-01-29. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  22. "Why the Ticats released Justin Capicciotti and Alex Green | 3DownNation". 7 May 2019.
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