University of Northern Colorado Athletics
2018 Football Roster
Roster
Alex Wesley
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Murphy, Texas
- Prev School:
- Wylie HS
- High School:
- Wylie HS
2018:
- Played in 10 of the team’s 11 games, starting in all 10 he played in.
- Became the second player in program history with two 1,000 yards receiving seasons finishing with 1,050.
- Led team with 57 receptions and tied for team lead with four touchdowns.
- Had six 100 yards receiving games.
- He finished eighth in the FCS and second in the Big Sky averaging 105.0 yards per game.
- Ranked 25th in the FCS and third in the Big Sky with 5.7 receptions a game.
- Named second team All-Big Sky, First Team Phil Steele All-Big Sky,
- Invited to Reese’s Senior Bowl and NFL Combine.
- Signed undrafted free agent contract with the New York Giants.
2017
- Wesley put together one of the best receiving seasons in program history during the 2017 season.
- He finished the year with 1,010 yards on 55 receptions averaging an impressive 18.4 yards per catch.
- With all of the yardage adding up he scored six touchdowns for UNC as well.
- The effort earned him second team All-Big Sky honors.
- Wesley had four games of over 100 yards receiving including a 10 catches 193 yards game against Southern Utah.
- By surpassing the 1,000 yards mark, he became just the ninth player in program history to do so and the 10th occurrence overall, Vincent Jackson did it twice.
- Wesley also competed on Northern Colorado's track and field team and had a successful year with them.
- He won the Big Sky Outdoor Championship for the 400m dash and qualified for the NCAA Regionals.
- There he finished in the top 12 to advance to Nationals where he became a second team All-American with his time of 45.91.
2016:
- Appeared in 10 of 11 games for the Bears as a wide receiver,
- Finished with 374 total yards receiving and 15 yards rushing on the year including 5 touchdowns, tied for second most among Bears receivers.
- Longest reception (59 yards) came against Abilene Christian where he finished with 112 yards receiving and 2 touchdowns, a season high.
2015:
- Earned his way to a starting spot at wide out.
- Finished with 17 catches for 282 yards and 2 TDs.
- Longest reception of 40 yards came against #9/10 Portland State University on 11/7/15.
- Was also used on kickoff and punt return teams due to his speed.
- Also participated in track and field.
- Qualified for the NCAA West Regionals in the 400m dash for the second season in a row and repeated as the 400m outdoor Big Sky champion.
- Finished second place in the 400m at the Big Sky Indoor Championships.
2014
- Redshirted his freshman season.
- Also participated in track and field for the Bears.
- Qualified for the NCAA West Regionals in the 400m dash.
- Ran a 47.14 second time at the Big Sky Championships, winning the event and setting a new track record at Roos Field in Eastern Washington.
High School: Earned All-State honorable mention honors as a senior. Caught 96 passes for 1,086 yards and 10 touchdowns. Helped the Pirates to the District, Area and Regional Championships in 2013. Also named to the All-District team in 2013.
