Charles Alexander: Pick #12 in the 1979 NFL Draft

Charles Alexander is a former running back out of LSU, selected by the Cincinnati Bengals with the 12th overall pick (round 1) in the 1979 NFL Draft.

Draft Details

Year

Round

Round 1

Pick

12th overall

Team

Position

College

Charles Alexander was the 12th overall pick in the 1979 NFL Draft, selected by the Cincinnati Bengals.

Pick	Player	Pos	Team	College
9	Al Harris	LB	Chicago Bears	Arizona State
10	Keith Dorney	G	Detroit Lions	Penn State
11	Russell Erxleben	P	New Orleans Saints	Texas
14	Marty Lyons	DE	New York Jets	Alabama
15	Eddie Lee Ivery	RB	Green Bay Packers	Georgia Tech

Other Cincinnati Bengals picks in 1979 include Jack Thompson (QB, round 1), Dan Ross (TE, round 2), Barney Cotton (G, round 3), Mike White (DT, round 4), Vaughn Lusby (CB, round 4), Casey Merrill (DE, round 5), Steve Kreider (WR, round 6), Max Montoya (G, round 7), Howie Kurnick (LB, round 8), Scott Burk (DB, round 9), Nathan Poole (RB, round 10), Ken Bungarda (OT, round 11).

Other LSU players drafted in 1979 include Clinton Burrell.

No NFL career statistics are available for Charles Alexander in our sources (nflverse, Wikipedia).

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	BUF	Tom Cousineau	LB	Ohio State
1	2	KC	Mike Bell	DE	Colorado State
1	3	CIN	Jack Thompson	QB	Washington State
1	4	CHI	Dan Hampton	DT	Arkansas
1	5	BUF	Jerry Butler	WR	Clemson
1	6	BAL	Barry Krauss	LB	Alabama
1	7	NYG	Phil Simms	QB	Morehead State University
1	8	LA	Ottis Anderson	RB	Miami
1	9	CHI	Al Harris	LB	Arizona State
1	10	DET	Keith Dorney	G	Penn State