Alex Wacha

Height:
6-0
Weight:
183
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Sugar Land, Texas
High School:
Clements

Career Note: Fifth-year senior has 117 tackles (73 solo, 44 assists), five pass break-ups, three tackles for loss, three forced fumbles and a sack for his career...opens the fall as the team[apos]s starting strong safety. 2009: Played in 11 games as a junior, including 10 starts at free safety...finished second on the team in forced fumbles (2) while ranking tied for second in pass break-ups (4) while ranking third in tackles with 77 (47 solo, 30 assists), tied for fourth in sacks (1) and tied for 10th in tackles for loss (1.5)...posted a pair of double-digit tackle outings: tallying a career-high 14 (9 solo, 5 assists) vs Houston (10/17) and 10 (4 solo, 6 assists) vs UTEP (11/7)...had a game-clinching 21-yard sack in Tulane[apos]s 45-38 overtime win over the Miners...had a half tackle for loss among eight stops (3 solo, 5 assists) at Rice...also had eight-tackle games vs BYU (9/12), Marshall (10/10) and Southern Miss (10/24)...broke up passes vs BYU, Marshall, UTEP and Rice...forced a pair of fumbles and tallied six tackles vs McNeese State (9/26)...missed LSU game (10/31) due to injury. 2008: Saw action in all 12 games as a redshirt-sophomore, including starts at nickelback against Rice (10/25), LSU (11/1), Houston (11/8) and UAB (11/15)...tied for fourth on the team in forced fumbles (1) while finishing tied for eighth in pass break-ups (1) and 17th in tackles with 19 (11 solo, 8 assists)...tallied a season-best five tackles (3 solo, 2 assists) with a pass break-up vs UAB...posted four tackles (1 solo, 3 assists), including a half tackle for loss, at Houston and had three-tackle performances at UTEP (10/11) and vs Rice. 2007: Did not play as a sophomore after suffering a shoulder injury during the preseason...received a medical hardship for the season. 2006: Played in 10 games as a true freshman, including a start at cornerback vs Southern Miss (11/11)...finished 16th on team with 21 tackles (15 solo, 6 assists)...tallied a season-best seven tackles (6 solo, 1 assist) vs Southern Miss...recorded four-tackle outings vs Rice (10/7) and at Marshall (11/4)...posted first career tackle for loss in season opener at Houston (9/9)...missed final two games due to injury. High School: Three-year letterman at Clements High where he saw action at wide receiver, running back, kick returner and defensive back...tabbed TexasHSFootball.com Texas Top 200 player and Rivals[apos] TexasPrepxtra.com Houston Top 150 recruit...for his career, scored 16 touchdowns while tallying 137 tackles, including 84 solo stops, and eight interceptions...named the District 20-5A Utility Player of the Year, first-team all-district, team MVP, team Secondary Player of the Year as a senior when he posted 70 tackles, including 42 solo stops, five interceptions, and returned two punts for touchdowns...credited with 41 tackles and two picks as a junior, and 26 tackles and an interception as a sophomore...also lettered in track and field, basketball, and played club soccer...received Clements High[apos]s Excellence in Math Award. Personal: Born February 16, 1988, in Simi Valley, Calif...one of three children of Dallas and Shelly Wacha...has twin brother, Ben...majoring in finance. Wacha[apos]s Career Defensive Statistics

Year	GP-GS	UT-AT-TT	TFL-Yds	SACK-Yds	FF	FR-Yds	PBU	INT-Yds	Blk
2006	10-1	15-6-21	1.0-5	0.0-0	0	0-0	0	0-0	0
2007	DNP-Medical Redshirt
2008	12-4	11-8-19	0.5-1	0.0-0	1	0-0	1	0-0	0
2009	11-10	47-30-77	1.5-22	1.0-21	2	0-0	4	0-0	0
Career	34-15	73-44-117	3.0-28	1.0-21	3	0-0	5	0-0	0