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COLLEGE: Arkansas State
YEARS NFL/BILLS: 6/5
HOW AQUIRED: FA-15
2015 GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 3/0
CAREER GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 55/9
WEIGHT: 301
AGE: 27
HOMETOWN: Tupelo, MS
p PRO
Re-signed with the Bills in May of 2015...Signed with
the St. Louis Rams in March of 2014...Selected in the
third-round (72nd overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft by the
Buffalo Bills…became the team’s third draft choice from
Arkansas State and 43rd school product drafted into
the NFL.
p 2015
• Vs. IND (9/13): Saw time at defensive tackle and on special
teams.
• Vs. NE (9/20): Saw time at defensive tackle and on special
teams
• At MIA (9/27), Vs. NYG (10/4), At Ten (10/11), Vs. CIN (10/18):
Inactive
• At JAX (10/25): Made one tackle
CARRINGTON’S GAME-BY-GAME STATS
2015 DEFENSIVE STATS
Date Game GP/GS TT UT AT TFL Sacks Hit Int PD FF FR TD
9/13 vs. IND 1/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9/20 vs. NE 1/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9/27 at MIA 0/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/4 vs. NYG 0/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 at TEN 0/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/18 vs. CIN 0/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/25 at JAX 1/0 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/8 vs. MIA 0/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 at NYJ 0/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/23 at NE 0/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/29 at KC 0/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/6 vs. HOU0/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 at PHI 0/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/20 at WAS 0/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/27 vs. DAL 0/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1/3 vs. NYJ 0/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 TOTALS3/0 1 10 0 0.0 00 0000
CARRINGTON’S CAREER STATISTICS
Year CLUB
2010
BUF
2011
BUF
2012 BUF
2013
BUF
2014
STL
2015
BUF
Totals
G/GS TT 9/0 8
16/6 16
16/0 18
3/3 10
8/0 1
3/0 1
55/954
UT 6
11
12
4
1
1
35
AT 2
5
6
6
0
0
19
DEFENSIVE STATS
TFL Sacks
1
1.0
5
1.0
6
2.0
2
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
4
4.0
Hit 2
2
3
1
0
0
8
Int
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
PD 1
2
3
0
0
0
6
FF 0
0
1
0
0
0
1
FR
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
(cont’d on next page)
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Carrington, Alex
p 2014 w/ St. Louis
p 2011
• Played in eight games, totaling one tackle.
• At KC (9-11): Saw significant action at OLB.
• Vs. Oak (9-18): Saw action at defensive line.
• Vs. NE (9-25): Posted two tackles including one for a loss.
• At Cin (10-2): Saw action along the defensive line.
• Vs. Phi (10-9): Tipped a Michael Vick pass that led to the
team’s first interception by Reggie Corner in the first quarter.
Posted two tackles including one for loss.
• At NYG (10-16): Recorded his first career blocked FG.
It was the first Bills blocked FG since Spencer Johnson on
12/27/09 at Atl.
• Vs. Was (10-30): Made his 1st NFL start at defensive end.
Made two tackles.
• Vs. NYJ (11-6): Posted first sack of the season. Added
three tackles.
• At Dal (11-13): Produced one tackle for loss.
• At Mia (11-20): Saw action along the defensive line.
• At NYJ (11-27): Posted one tackle.
• Vs. Ten (12-4): Made his fifth start of the season.
• At SD (12-11): Blocked an extra point after Chargers’
second touchdown - first by a Bill since Phil Hansen at KC on
9/14/97.
• Vs. Mia (12-18): Posted one tackle.
• Vs. Den (12-24): Recorded one tackle and one QB hit.
• At NE (1-1): Posted one tackle.
p 2013
• Vs. NE (9/8): Made his first career Kickoff Weekend start and
tallied four tackles (two solo) along with a tackle for a loss
• VS. CAR (9/15): Recorded four tackles (one solo) in his second
start of the season
• At NYJ (9/22): Tallied two tackles to go along with a stop for a
loss and a quarterback hit before leaving the game in the fourth
quarter due to injury
• SEPTEMBER 23: PLACED ON INJURED RESERVE
p 2012
• Appeared in all 16 games, blocking four kicks (three field
goals, one extra point), a new Bills record since complete
records became available in 1988
• At NYJ (9/9): Saw action, but did not record any statistics
• Vs. KC (9/16): Recorded a strip-sack of Chiefs QB Matt Cassel
in the second quarter, his third career sack and first career
forced fumble... loose ball was recovered by Bills DE Mario
Williams and takeaway was converted into a touchdown
• At CLE (9/16): Saw action on defense and special teams...
helped the defense limit the Browns to 33 rushing yards and
240 yards of total offense
• Vs. NE (9/30): Matched a career-high of three tackles (one
solo), with a stop for a loss
• At SF (10/7): Made one solo tackle tackle.
• At ARI (10/14): Blocked K Jay Feely’s 38-yard field goal
attempt with two seconds remaining to force overtime ...
recorded one assisted tackle.
• Vs. TEN (10/21): Recorded one solo tackle and his second
tackle for loss of the season.
• at HOU (11/4): Credited with a blocked field goal just
before halftime--the fourth blocked kick of his three
year career ... Is the first Bill since 1996 (Bruce Smith-3)
to block two or more field goals in one season ... Also
recorded a tackle
• at NE (11/11): Recorded two solo tackles
• vs. MIA (11/15): Tallied one tackle and deflected his first
pass of the season
• at IND (11/25): Saw time at defensive tackle and on
special teams
• vs. JAC (12/2): Tallied one sacks ... Added four tackles,
two tackles for loss and one quarterback hits
• vs. JAC (12/2): Registered two tackles and one
quarterback hit
• vs. SEA (12/16): Blocked an extra point ... Made one
tackle
• at MIA (12/23): Blocked Dolphins K Nate Kaeding’s
46-yard field goal attempt on Miami’s opening drive ... The
blocked kick marks the fourth altered field goal or extra
point attempt by Carrington this season ... Added one pass
deflection ... Appeared in his 40th career game
• vs. NYJ (12/30): Tallied one solo tackle and a tackle for
loss
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p 2010
Finished his rookie season with eight total tackles, including
1.0 sack and a pass defensed
• Vs. MIA (9/12), at GB (9/19) and at NE (9/26) Inactive.
• Vs. NYJ (10/3) saw his first NFL action and played in the
defensive line rotation and on special teams
• Vs. JAC (10/10) had one solo tackle on defense
• At BAL (10/24), at KC (10/31), vs. CHI (11/7) and vs. DET
(11/14) inactive
• At CIN (11/21) played on defense and special teams, tallied
one tackle on defense
• Vs. PIT (11/28) saw his most action of the season, after DE
Dwan Edwards left with an injury, tallied two tackles and a
sack, the first of his NFL career
• At MIN (12/5) saw action on defense and special teams,
tallied one quarterback hit
• Vs. CLE (12/12) had one tackle
• At MIA (12/19) tallied one tackle and a pass defensed, the
first of his career
• Vs. NE (12/26) had one solo tackle
• At NYJ (1/2) saw action in his seventh consecutive game and
ninth of his career, tallied one tackle
(cont’d on next page)
Carrington, Alex
p COLLEGE
Started 42-of-44 games with 146 tackles (95 solo) and
21.5 sacks… became the sixth player in school history
to compete in the Senior Bowl and first since 1980 (QB
Gene Bradley)… 21.5 career sacks finished fourth in
conference history and second in school annals. 2009:
All-Sun Belt Conference first-team selection… named
by the Little Rock Touchdown Club as its Arkansas
State Player of the Year for the second year in a row…
started all 12 games recording 41 tackles (28 solo)
while tying for the conference lead with nine sacks,
ranking T-25th in the nation… part of a defense that
led the conference in total defense, holding opponents
to 340.5 yards per game and 23.25 points per game…
tied a Sun Belt game-record with four sacks vs. Western
Kentucky. 2008: Named the Sun Belt Conference
Defensive Player of the Year and College Football News
second-team All-American selection… 10.5 sacks ranked
14th in the nation finished one shy of the conference
record… notched a career-high 53 tackles (36 solo)
with 19.0 tackles for loss with two pass break-ups and
one interception… first defensive lineman to win the
conference Defensive Player of the Year Award since
2005 and the fourth defensive lineman to ever receive
the honor. 2007: Honorable mention All-Sun Belt
Conference selection… made the switch to left defensive
end, starting all 12 games… tallied 38 tackles (20 solo)…
posted a sack of minus eight yards vs. ULL. 2006: Made
six starts in eight games at defensive end, totaling 14
tackles (11 solo)… recorded a sack for minus nine yards
vs. SMU along with a forced fumble. 2005: Redshirt.
p PERSONAL
Graduated with a degree in Psychology… helped lead
Tupelo (Tupelo, MS) High School to the quarterfinals of
the state playoffs as a senior in 2004 while posting 84
tackles, six sacks and three forced fumbles… all-region
selection and recipient of the Coach’s Award… added
team MVP and Daily Journal all-state first-team honors
in 2004.
CARRINGTON’S GAME-BY-GAME STATS
2013 DEFENSIVE STATS
Date Game GP/GS TT UT AT TFL Sacks Hit
9/8 vs. NE 1/1 4 2 2 1 0.0 0
9/15 vs. CAR 1/1 4 1 3 0 0.0 0
9/22 at NYJ 1/1 2 1 1 1 0.0 1
9/29 vs. BAL --
-- -- INJURED RESERVE --
10/3 at CLE --
-- -- INJURED RESERVE --
10/13 vs. CIN --
-- -- INJURED RESERVE --
10/20 at MIA --
-- -- INJURED RESERVE --
10/27 at NO --
-- -- INJURED RESERVE --
11/3 vs. KC --
-- -- INJURED RESERVE --
11/10 at PIT --
-- -- INJURED RESERVE --
11/17 vs. NYJ --
-- -- INJURED RESERVE --
12/1 vs. ATL --
-- -- INJURED RESERVE --
12/8 at TB --
-- -- INJURED RESERVE --
12/15 at JAC --
-- -- INJURED RESERVE --
12/22 vs. MIA --
-- -- INJURED RESERVE --
12/29 at NE --
-- -- INJURED RESERVE --
2013 TOTALS 4/4 10 4 6 2 0.0 1
Int
0
0
0
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
0
2012 DEFENSIVE STATS
Date Game GP/GS TT UT AT TFL Sacks Hit Int
9/9 @ NYJ 1/0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0
9/16 vs. KC 1/0 1 1 0 0 1.0 0 0
9/23 @ Cle 1/0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0
9/30 vs. NE 1/0 3 1 2 1 0
0 0
10/7 @ SF 1/0 1 1 0 0 0
0 0
10/14 @ Ari. 1/0 1 0 1 0 0
0 0
10/21 vs TEN 1/0 1 1 0 1 0
0 0
11/4 @ Hou 1/0 1 0 1 0 0
0 0
11/11 @ NE 1/0 2 2 0 1 0
0 0
11/15 vs. MIA 1/0 1 1 0 0 0
0 0
11/25 @ Ind. 1/0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0
12/2 vs. JAC 1/0 4 3 1 2 1.0 1 0
12/9 vs. STL 1/0 2 1 1 0 0
1 0
12/16 vs. SEA 1/0 1 0 1 0 0
0 0
12/23 @Mia. 1/0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0
12/30 vs. NYJ 1/0 1 1 0 1 0
0 0
2012 TOTALS 16/0 19127 6 2.0 2 0
PD FF
0 0
0 0
0 0
-- --
-- --
-- --
-- --
-- --
-- --
-- --
-- --
-- --
-- --
-- --
-- --
-- --
0 0
FR
0
0
0
-------------0
PD FF FR TD
0 0 0 0
0 1 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
310 0
2011 DEFENSIVE STATS
Date Game GP/GS TT UT AT TFL Sacks Hit Int PD FF FR TD
9/11 @ KC 1/0
0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9/18 vs. OAK 1/0
0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9/25 vs. NE 1/0
2 2 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/2 @ Cin 1/0
0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/9 vs. PHI 1/0
2 2 0 1 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0
10/16 @ NYG 1/0
1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/30 vs. WAS 1/1
2 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/6 vs. NYJ 1/1
3 2 1 2 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 0
11/13 @ Dal 1/1
1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/20 @ Mia 1/0
0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/27 @ NYJ 1/1
1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/4 vs. TEN 1/1
0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/11 @ SD 1/0
1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/18 vs. Mia 1/0
1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/24 vs.DEN 1/1
1 0 1 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1/1 @ NE 1/0
1 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 TOTALS 16/6 1510551.0 20200 0
Date Game GP/GS
9/12 vs. MIA -
9/19 @ GB -
9/26 @ NE -
10/3 vs. NYJ 1/0
10/10vs. JAC 1/0
10/24@ Bal -
10/31@ KC
-
11/7 vs. CHI -
11/14vs. DET -
11/21@ Cin 1/0
11/28vs. PIT 1/0
12/5 @Min 1/0
12/12vs. CLE 1/0
12/19@ Mia 1/0
12/26vs. NE 1/0
1/2 @ NYJ 1/0
2010 TOTALS 9/0
TT
-
-
-
0
1
-
-
-
-
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
8
2010 DEFENSIVE STATS
UT AT TFL Sacks Hit
- - - Inactive -
- - - Inactive -
- - - Inactive -
0 0 0
0 0
1 0 0
0 0
- - - Inactive -
- - - Inactive -
- - - Inactive -
- - - Inactive -
1 0 0
0 0
1 1 1 1.0 1
0 0 0
0 1
1 0 0
0 0
0 1 0
0 0
1 0 0
0 0
1 0 0
0 0
6 2 1 1.0 2
Int PD
- -
- -
- -
0 0
0 0
- -
- -
- -
- -
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 1
0 0
0 0
0 1
FF
-
-
-
0
0
-
-
-
-
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
FR TD
- - - 0 0
0 0
- - - - 0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
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