2023 Football Roster
Roster
Hogan, Alex

Jersey Number 1
Alex Hogan
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Lamar HS
- Prev School:
- Texas Tech
Bio
As a Senior (2023)
- Appeared in seven games and made three starts
- 261 snaps including 139 at wide corner
- 16 tackles including 14 solo stops
- Three pass breakups
- Season-best seven tackles (all solo) at Rice (Sept. 9)
- 15 tackles over his first three contests
- 5.0 tackles and 1.0 TFL against UTSA (Sept. 2)
As a Junior (2022)
- Appeared in six games at defensive back (383 snaps)
- Made five starts at cornerback
- Missed final seven games (knee injury suffered at Memphis on Oct. 7)
- 10 passes defended in six games
- 10 passes defended matched national lead through six games
- Most passes defended through UH’s first six games since William Jackson III in 2015 (12)
- 20 tackles including 15 solo stops
- Five career multi-passes defended games is eighth most by a Cougar since 2000
- One pass defended in all six games during 2022
- Seven tackles and three passes defended vs. Tulane (Sept. 30)
- Five tackles vs. Kansas (Sept. 17)
- Four tackles, 0.5 TFLs and a pass breakup at Texas Tech (Sept. 10)
As a Sophomore (2021)
- Appeared in all 14 games as a defensive back
- Scored first touchdown of career on a 91-yard INT return vs. Rice (Sept. 11)
- Second interception of his season against Tulsa (Oct. 1)
- Season-high eight tackles and two passes defended vs. SMU (Oct. 30)
- Season-high two passes defended vs. Memphis (Nov. 19)
Prior to Houston
- Spent two seasons (2019-20) at Texas Tech
- Appeared in 18 games as Red Raider
- Appeared in all 10 games with three starts at cornerback in 2020
- Eight tackles, one interception and four passes defended in 2020
- One of two Red Raiders with an interception in 2020
- Chipped in on special teams at kick return
- Averaged 16.0 yards per return over seven attempts
- Appeared in eight Big 12 games either on special teams or in secondary
- One of four true freshmen on defensive side of ball to appear in 5+ games
- Eight tackles on season (seven solo) with two passes defended
High School
- Attended Lamar High School in Houston
- Six-time Max Preps Player of the Game
- Played both defense and special teams
- Scored five times on special teams (kickoff and punt return specialist)
- 1,013 kickoff return yards and 516 punt return yards in three seasons
- Three interceptions as a senior at defensive back
- Finished career with 1,283 all-purpose yards and 10 touchdowns
- Three-star prospect according 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals
- Ranked as the No. 58 defensive back in the 2019 class by Rivals
- Offers from Texas Tech, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa State, Louisville, Minnesota and Utah among others
- Nickname: Peabody
- Played against teammates Hassan Hypolite, Nelson Caesar
- Hobbies: being with his daughter and hanging with his childhood friends
- Dream job outside football: fire fighter
- Eats purple bag of Skittles before every game
- Hidden talent: good at swimming
- Chose UH because it is home and he loves Houston
- Fears skydiving
- One word to describe himself on the field: “ooooooooooh!!!”
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: hamburgers
- His motivation for working hard: his daughter
- Best advice: patience is the key
- Highlight of his life thus far: July 8th, 2022 when his daughter was born
- Memorable athlete feat: being notice as one of the best high school football players
- Unique fact: loves all his shoes
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Colorado
Friday, September 12
Postgame Press Conference: Football at Rice
Saturday, September 06
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Stephen F. Austin
Friday, August 29
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews SFA
Monday, August 25