2017 Football Roster
Alex Carlton
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Position:
- K
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 187
- Hometown:
- Wilmington, Del.
- High School:
- Newark
At Michigan
• Competed as part of the 2017 roster
Prior to Michigan - at Army
• Three-time letterman
• Started at field goal kicker for the Black Knights for three seasons, and handled extra point duties
• Named second team All-Independent both seasons by Phil Steele's College Football Magazine
• Finished his career ranked seventh on Army's single-season scoring list with 86 points his junior season (2010)
• Tied Army's single-season record for field goals with 18 as a sophomore (2009)
• Finished his career ranked third on Army's all-time field goals list (33)
• Owns the fifth-best career field goal percentage in Army history (71.7 percent)
• Tied for 10th on the career extra point list with 54 successful PATs
Senior (2011)
• Second on the team in scoring with 42 points
• Converted 3-of-6 field goal tries
• Was successful on 33-of-38 PAT attempts
Junior (2010)
• Led the team in scoring with 86 points
• Successful on 41-of-42 PAT attempts
• Converted 15-for-22 on field goals
• Hit 8-of-13 tries from beyond 40 yards, including 8-of-11 attempts between 40-49 yards
• Kicked a career-best six PATs and hit one field goal against Air Force
Sophomore (2009)
• Hit 18-of-24 field goal attempts for season
• Tied the single-season program record for field goals
• Drilled all 13 extra point tries
• Closed the season ranked tied 10th nationally in field goals per game
• Drilled a career-long 51-yard field goal against Vanderbilt
Prep
• Attended Newark High (2008) and was coached by Butch Simpson
Key Statistics
• Set new school record for longest field goal made (47 yards)
• Started all 45 games of high school career
• Averaged 38.5 yards per kick while doubling as the team's punter
Honors and Rankings
• First team All-State as a senior
• Third team All-State as a junior
• Four-time Academic All-State selection
Personal
• Alex Carlton was born on Jan. 19, 1990
• Son of Bruce Carlton and Linda Jones
• Earned his degree degree in Civil Engineering from West Point
• MBA Candidate at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business
