Alex Christian Delton (born October 23, 1996) is an American

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who played for the

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Early years

Delton was born October 23, 1996 in

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, where he grew up to become a football and track & field star at

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. Playing quarterback for the Indians, Delton amassed over 6,700 total yards and 75 touchdowns in his high school career. He committed to play college football at

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in February 2014.

College career

Kansas State

2015–2018

After enrolling at Kansas State in 2015, Delton played in the Wildcats' first two games that fall before being injured and taking a redshirt season. He returned to action as a backup in 2016, and as a redshirt sophomore in 2017 earned the first four starts of his college career. He came off the bench in the

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against

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, earning game MVP honors by rushing for 158 yards and three touchdowns en route to a 35-17 victory. He was named a

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for his junior season in 2018, but made just two starts as the Wildcats failed to make a bowl game.

TCU

2019

After initially deciding to transfer to join former Kansas State offensive coordinator

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, Delton changed his mind in January 2019 - instead enrolling at TCU, where he'll be eligible to play immediately as a graduate transfer. Delton was named starting quarterback for the 2019 TCU Horned Frogs.

References

External links

TCU Horned Frogs bioKansas State Wildcats bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Delton, Alex 1996 births Living people American football quarterbacks TCU Horned Frogs football players Kansas State Wildcats football players People from Hays, Kansas Players of American football from Kansas