Born: November 24, 1996 – Yazoo City, Mississippi
Entering 2025:  Years as a Lion: 4th   Years in CFL: 4th Status: American
Career Games: 38 Playoffs: 5   Grey Cup: 0

Acquired:

Alexander was originally signed by the Lions in February 2022. On January 17, the receiver inked a two-year extension that keeps him in black and orange through 2025.

Highlights:

2024: Alex enjoyed another productive campaign, finishing second to Justin McInnis in the following categories: 61 catches for 937 yards and six touchdowns while appearing in 16 regular season games. He recorded a career-high 215 receiving yards while scoring two majors in a week three victory at Winnipeg. Alex added two catches for 16 yards in the Western Semi-Final at Saskatchewan.

2023: year two for ‘Batman’ was successful as Hollins led the squad with nine touchdown receptions. His 1,173 receiving yards were second on the squad behind Keon Hatcher while his 78 catches tied him for the team lead. Hollins earned a CFL West Division All-Star selection for his solid campaign.

2022: Hollins proved that depth at the receiver position was valuable in 2022, as he hauled in 13 receptions for 117 yards and a touchdown in four regular season games. He was also a key contributor in the two playoff games, recording eight receptions for 102 yards and a pair of majors.

2021: Alexander spent the majority of the 2021 season on the Cleveland Browns practice roster.

2019-20: Alexander signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2019. He suited up four games for the Vikings and registered two receptions for 46 yards in the season finale against the Chicago Bears. He spent the first half of the 2020 season on the Vikings practice roster before getting picked up by the Cleveland Browns on December 28, 2020.

Kudos:

West Division All-Star: 2023

College:

2018: Alexander enjoyed a stellar senior season at Eastern Illinois University, hauling in 79 catches for 1090 yards and 16 touchdowns. He was amongst the NCAA Division I FCS top wide receivers and earned numerous individual All-American recognitions and finished 21^st in voting for the Walter Payton Award finalists.

2017: Transferred from Copiah-Lincoln Community College to Eastern Illinois University as a junior. He shined as the team top receivers where he registered 47 receptions for 694 yards and seven touchdowns. He was named the All-Ohio Valley Conference Newcomer Team athlete.

2016: Alexander played at Copiah-Lincoln Community in Wesson, Mississippi, where he hauled in 11 receptions for 214 yards and three scores. He also attempted 13 kickoff returns.