Alex Harper

Position:
Deep Snapper
Height:
6-1
Weight:
215
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Goldsboro
High School:
Rosewood
Prev School:
N.C. Central
Major:
Communication

Career Notes: Four-year letterman (3/East Carolina, 1/N.C. Central), who played in 50 career games … Appeared in 38 games as a Pirates logging 285 snaps on special team units … Tallied four career tackles (three solo) … During time at ECU, was deep and short snapper on 165 punts, 58 field goal attempts and 93 point after tries.

2024: Played in all 13 games for ECU earning third letter … Logged 108 snaps on special teams … Pirates’ primary snapper on all special team units … Member of special teams units that was tied for first nationally in blocked punts and blocked kicks allowed (none) … Delivered snaps on punted that resulted in 2,123 yards (40.8 average) … Fifteen of 52 punts landed inside the opponents 20-yard line with two going for 50-plus yards … Snapped on 21 FGAs and 46 PATs that resulted in 90 points scored … Lone tackle of the season came at Tulsa (solo) … One of 22 players that received the Captain’s Award … Named gameday captain against Navy.

2023: Appeared in all 12 games for the Pirates earning second career letter … Logged 81 snaps on special teams … Primary snapped on field goals (25 attempts) and PATs (21 attempts) … Also delivered snaps on the punting unit where he tallied one tackle (solo) in the season opener at No. 2 Michigan (assisted).

2022: Played in all 13 games as the Pirates’ deep snapper … Logged 96 snaps as a member of special teams’ unit … Delivered 46 snaps on punts that resulted in 1,779 yards (38.7 ypp) … Fourteen of 46 punts landed inside the opponents 20-yard line … Four punts went for 50-plus yards and 23 were fair caught … Took over full-time snapping duties on field goal and PATs in the Memphis contest.

2021 (N.C. Central): Played in 10 games as the Eagles deep snapper … Booked a pair of tackles (both solo) … First stop came on the road at Marshall … Netted second tackle at N.C. A&T.

2020 (N.C. Central): Did not participate in game action.

2019 (N.C. Central): Appeared in two games during initial year with the program as the deep snapper ... Did not record any stats.

Personal: Earned undergraduate degree in communication from ECU in spring of 2023 … Received master’s degree in communication in December of 2022 … Two-time American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team member (2022-23) and two-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll selection (fall 2022, spring 2023).