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Wayland Baptist University Athletics

2016 Football Roster

44 Alden Mann

  • Class Senior
  • Position LB
  • Height 5-10
  • Hometown Wimberley, TX
  • Prev School Wimberley HS

Biography

2016 at WBU: Was named AFCA NAIA All-American First Team for the second straight season...Named Associated Press Little All-American Second Team...Finished 2nd in the NAIA with 17 tackles per game...Set school record for most tackles in a career (403) and, for third straight season, for most tackles in a season (136) and game (25)...CSFL Defensive Player of the Year...Named All-CSFL for third time and second straight year on 1st Team...CSFL Defensive Player of the Week 10 times over the last two seasons, including NAIA National Player of the Week once...Finalist for the Cliff Harris Award recognizing the nation's top small college defensive player...Champions of Character representative for his team...NAIA Scholar-Athlete and CoSIDA Academic All-American...Earned WBU's Roscoe Snyder Award as top male senior athlete...

2015 at WBU: Was named the first football all-American since WBU restarted its program in 2012, named to the American Football Coaches Association NAIA Coaches' All-America First Team...While appearing in nine games, he finished third in the NAIA in tackles per game (13.8), fifth in tackles for loss per game (2.1), and 12th in sacks per game (0.8) while recording a school-record 124 tackles (57 solo, 67 assists), 19 tackles for loss, seven sacks and two interceptions...Forced two fumbles and recovered one...Named All-Central States Football League First Team and CSFL Defensive Player of the Week six times...

2014 at WBU: Played in all 11 games for the Pioneers...recorded 114 tackles, 10.5 for loss, 1.5 sacks and three interceptions...Named All-CSFL Second Team...Named to the CSFL All-Academic Team...

2013 at WBU: Played in all 10 games for the Pioneers…recorded 29 tackles…had ½ tackle for a loss

High school awards/honors: Member of 2011 state championship team...Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine Preseason Defensive MVP...Austin American Statesman’s All-Central Texas Preseason Team...Padilla Pole All-State First Team Offense and Defense...Texas Sports Writers & All-Central Texas All-State Third Team Defense...district MVP...all-state honorable mention linebacker...first team all-district linebacker...all-state academic honorable mention...three time academic all-district.
Why did you choose to come to Wayland and represent the Pioneers? I chose to come to Wayland because I felt like it was the path God led me to.
How did you get started playing football and how old were you? I started to play football when we moved to Texas when I was 10 years old.
What has been your proudest athletic achievement to date? Winning a state championship.
What do you feel like you bring to your team, both athletically and personally? I feel like I bring a good work ethic to this team.
What are your goals for the future after college? Right now I’m planning to become a game warden, but that’s not set in stone.
Nickname: Aldenmerican
Favorite Teammate: Brenner Barnett
Favorite Athlete: Luke Kuechly
Hobbies: Fishing and herping
Proudest Moment: Getting named to the AFCA All-American team.
Favorite Food: Ice Cream
Favorite Actor: Jessica Alba
Favorite Musician: Chance the Rapper
Career Plans: I plan on going to physical therapy school after I receive my undergraduate degree from Wayland.

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Historical Player Information

  • 44

    2013Freshman

    Linebacker
    5'10" 200 lbs
    44
  • 44

    2014Sophomore

    Linebacker
    5'10" 200 lbs
    44
  • 44

    2015Junior

    LB
    5'10" 200 lbs
    44
  • 44

    2016Senior

    LB
    5'10" 200 lbs
    44

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