Alex WesleyNorth Team

SENIOR (2018): Played in 10 of the team’s 11 games, starting in all 10 he played in…Became the second player in program history with two 1,000 yards receiving seasons finishing with 1,050…Led team with 57 receptions and tied for team lead with four touchdowns…Had six 100 yards receiving games…He finished eighth in the FCS and second in the Big Sky averaging 105.0 yards per game…Ranked 25th in the FCS and third in the Big Sky with 5.7 receptions a game… Named second team All-Big Sky, First Team Phil Steele All-Big Sky, Invited to Reese’s Senior Bowl and NFL Combine.

 

JUNIOR (2017): Wesley put together one of the best receiving seasons in program history during the 2017 season. He finished the year with 1,010 yards on 55 receptions averaging an impressive 18.4 yards per catch. With all of the yardage adding up he scored six touchdowns for UNC as well. The effort earned him second team All-Big Sky honors. Wesley had four games of over 100 yards receiving including a 10 catches 193 yards game against Southern Utah. By surpassing the 1,000 yards mark, he became just the ninth player in program history to do so and the 10th occurrence overall, Vincent Jackson did it twice. Wesley also competed on Northern Colorado's track and field team and had a successful year with them. He won the Big Sky Outdoor Championship for the 400m dash and qualified for the NCAA Regionals. There he finished in the top 12 to advance to Nationals where he became a second team All-American with his time of 45.91.

SOPHOMORE (2016): Appeared in 10 of 11 games for the Bears as a wide receiver, Finished with 374 total yards receiving and 15 yards rushing on the year including 5 touchdowns, tied for second most among Bears receivers. Longest reception (59 yards) came against Abilene Christian where he finished with 112 yards receiving and 2 touchdowns, a season high. 

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2015): Earned his way to a starting spot at wide out... Finished with 17 catches for 282 yards and 2 TDs... Longest reception of 40 yards came against #9/10 Portland State University on 11/7/15... Was also used on kickoff and punt return teams due to his speed... Also participated in track and field... Qualified for the NCAA West Regionals in the 400m dash for the second season in a row and repeated as the 400m outdoor Big Sky champion... Finished second place in the 400m at the Big Sky Indoor Championships.

REDSHIRT (2014): Redshirted his freshman season... also participated in track and field for the Bears...qualified for the NCAA West Regionals in the 400m dash... Ran a 47.14 second time at the Big Sky Championships, winning the event and setting a new track record at Roos Field in Eastern Washington.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned All-State honorable mention honors as a senior. Caught 96 passes for 1,086 yards and 10 touchdowns. Helped the Pirates to the District, Area and Regional Championships in 2013. Also named to the All-District team in 2013.