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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born | (1975-06-07)June 7, 1975 (age 50) Oak Park, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Oak Park | ||||||||
| College | Purdue | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1998: 3rd round, 70th overall pick | ||||||||
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Brian Wayne Alford (born June 7, 1975) is an American former professionalfootball player who was awide receiver for theNew York Giants of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for thePurdue Boilermakers, earning first-teamAll-American honors in 1997. He was selected by the Giants in the third round of the1998 NFL draft.
A 1993 graduate ofOak Park High School inOak Park, Michigan, Alford was a standout member of the football and track and field teams. He was a three-year starter for football, and named to theOakland Press Dream Team, first-team all-state as well as voted to play in theMichigan All-Star game as a senior.[1]
Alford attendedPurdue University on a football scholarship. In 1993, Alfordredshirted. In 1994, he played in the final five games after recovering from a brokenclavicle, sustained in preseason Black & Gold Game.As a sophomore, he started first 6 games and played in all 11 games, leading the team in catches and TDs.As a junior in 1996, he was named First-teamAll-Big Ten and Purdue's MVP. He placed 22nd inNCAA in pass receptions, and 2nd in the conference and 17th in nation in yardage. On November 23, 1996, Alford had the 2nd greatest about of receiving yards in a singleOld Oaken Bucket game, with 162 yards. He also established a career-high 12 touchdown receptions.WithJoe Tiller taking over as Purdue's head coach in 1997, he set career highs in catches (67) and yards (1,228). He was named a team captain, First-teamAll-American bySporting News News, 2nd team by theAP 3rd team by Sporting News. He graduated as the all-time leader in receiving yards and receiving touchdowns. He also set single season receiving yards, and at the time of his graduation, ranked 4th on all-time Big Ten single season list 4th in TD, 4th in receiving yards, and 8th in receptions.He also holds the Purdue record for receiving touchdowns in a career, 31, as well as placing in the top 5 in several other Purdue receiving records.[2]
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| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |||
| 1994 | Purdue | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 1 | 28 | |||
| 1995 | Purdue | 34 | 686 | 20.2 | 8 | 78 | |||
| 1996 | Purdue | 63 | 1,057 | 16.8 | 12 | 90 | |||
| 1997 | Purdue | 63 | 1,228 | 19.5 | 10 | 93 | |||
| Totals | 164 | 3,029 | 18.5 | 31 | 93 | ||||
Alford was drafted in the third round, 70th overall, by theNew York Giants, in the1998 NFL draft.[4][5] He was released August 27, 2000 after appearing in just 6 games over the course of 2 seasons, making just 2 catches.[6]
Alford would sign with theMiami Dolphins later in 2000, and was placed on the practice squad. He was released on December 7, 2000, only to be re-signed on December 13, and then was then released again on July 12, 2001.
For the 2003 season, Alford started as a practice squad member of theIndiana Firebirds of theArena Football League. He was later signed off the practice squad,[7] catching 6 passes for 148 yards and 3 touchdowns.