Big-bodied Elon LB with two-sport upside and developmental intrigue
Alex Olander is a 6-foot-4, 235-pound linebacker from Raleigh who arrived at Elon as a freshman in 2024, but the clearest current signal is that his football profile is still developmental—ESPN listed no available college football stats for him in the latest season data. He stands out more for size, athletic versatility, and upside than a long stat trail, and Elon’s own roster history shows he later shifted to basketball after his first football season, which adds a unique multi-sport wrinkle to his value. If a team wants raw tools and frame-first upside, he’s interesting; if it wants immediate production, the sample size is still thin.
