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AlexBrownell
- height 6-2
- Weight 215
- class Redshirt Freshman
- High school Ryle
2015 – Freshman
- Redshirt season
High School
- Played both tight end and outside linebacker at Ryle High School
- Four-year starter
- Earned All-District honors in 2014 after totaling 76 tackles and catching six passes for 91 yards and one score
- Member of the Northern Kentucky All-Star Team
- Elected team captain as a senior and earned the Brian Millard Leadership Award
- Coached by Bryson Warner and Mike Engler
- Member of the National Honor Society and Future Business Leaders of America
- Chose Kentucky over Miami (Ohio)
Personal
- Born in Florence, Ky.
- Son of Stu and Shelly Brownell
- Sister, Meredith, is a sophomore on the swimming/diving team at Kansas
- Major is kinesiology
Community Cats
- Stayed after practice to spend time with the Special Olympics (2015)
Alex Says
- His nickname is “Big Al”
- He chose Kentucky because he wanted to represent his home state
- Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to be a high performance coach for high caliber athletes
- His life’s theme song is “The Plan” by Wiz Khalifa
- Most people don’t know that he once won a hot dog eating contest