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Funches' Career Game Highs
Tackles: 6 (vs. Colorado, 2018)
Tackles For Loss: 2.5 (vs. Colorado, 2018)
Tackle For Loss Yards: 23 (at UCLA, 2017)
Sacks: 2.0 (at UCLA, 2017)
Sack Yards: 23 (at UCLA, 2017)
Forced Fumble: 1 (at BYU, 2018)
Quarterback Hurries: 1 (five times, last vs. Colorado, 2018)
Pass Breakups: 1 (vs. Colorado, 2018)
Cal Career (2017-18)
• Played in all 25 games possible with 20 starts and posted career totals of 74 tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss (-109 yards), 9.0 sacks (-72 yards), one pass breakup, one forced fumble and five quarterback hurries
• Registered career highs of 38 tackles and 5.0 sacks as a 2018 senior
• Picked up career highs of 10.5 tackles for loss (-61 yards) and 4.0 sacks (-41 yards) as a 2017 junior with the tackles for loss and tackle for loss yards leading the team while the sacks and sack yards ranked second
• Had a career-high three quarterback hurries as a senior
• Recorded a career-high six tackles and the lone pass breakup of his career as a senior against Colorado
• Registered a career-high 2.0 sacks for a career-high 23 sack and tackle for loss yards in the final game of his junior campaign against UCLA
• Had a career-high 2.5 tackles for loss, his lone career pass breakup and a career-high-tying one quarterback hurry as a senior against Colorado
• Had his lone career forced fumble at BYU as a senior
• Also had a career-high-tying one quarterback hurry on four other occasions, twice as a sophomore vs. Ole Miss and Washington State and twice in his senior campaign against North Carolina and Washington
Senior (2018)
• Earned Cal's Ken Cotton Award as the Golden Bears' Most Courageous Player
• One of 10 players including six on the defensive side of the ball to start all 13 games
• Recorded a career-high 38 tackles, 8.0 tackles for loss (-48 yards), a career-high 5.0 sacks (-31 yards), his lone career pass breakup and forced fumble, and a career-high three quarterback hurries
• Registered career highs of six tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss (-12 yards), as well as a season-high-tying 1.0 sack (-5 yards), a career-high-tying one quarterback hurry and the lone pass breakup of his career vs. Colorado
• Had five tackles against UCLA
• Had four tackles against North Carolina, Washington and vs. TCU in Cheez-It Bowl, adding 1.0 sack (-4 yards), 2.0 tackles for loss (season-high -13 yards) and a career-high-tying single quarterback hurry against the Huskies and 0.5 tackles for loss (-1 yard) and one quarterback hurry against the Tar Heels
• Had three tackles, 1.0 sack (-7 yards) and 1.0 sack (-7 yards) against Stanford
• Recorded two tackles against Idaho State and Oregon as well as at Arizona, adding 1.0 tackle for loss (-4 yards) and 1.0 sack (-4 yards) against the Bengals
• Also had two tackles at Washington State and at USC
• Had an 11-yard sack and a forced fumble on his lone tackle at BYU
• Had one tackle at Oregon State
• Recorded five tackles and 1.0 sack (-8 yards) in the spring game
Junior (2017)
• Played in all 12 games with eight starts and contributed 35 tackles while leading the team with a career-high 10.5 tackles for loss (team-high -61 yards) and ranking second in both sacks (4.0) and sack yards (-41) while adding two quarterback hurries
• Finished the season with a huge game at UCLA by recording a career-high 2.0 sacks and 2.0 tackles for loss for a career-high 23 sack and tackle for loss yards among his three tackles
• Registered a season-high-tying five tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss and 1.0 sack in back-to-back games against Ole Miss and USC, with 13 sack and tackle for loss yards against the Rebels and five against the Trojans when he also had a career-high-tying one quarterback hurry
• Had four tackles at Washington, at North Carolina and at Stanford, adding 1.0 tackle for loss (-6 yards) against the Huskies
• Recorded three tackles and 1.0 tackle for loss (-3 yards) vs. Weber State
• Had two tackles at Oregon, Colorado and Oregon State with a season-high-tying 2.0 tackles for loss (-3 yards) against the Ducks and 0.5 tackles for loss (-1 yard) vs. the Beavers
• Registered a single stop and a career-high-tying one pass breakup vs. Washington State
• Had at least one tackle for loss in eight games including a streak of five in a row (vs. Weber State, vs. Ole Miss, vs. USC, at Oregon, at Washington)
• Recorded one tackle in the spring game
Trinity Valley Community College (Class of 2017)
• Played for a pair teams that compiled an 18-4 overall record, a 12-2 Southwest Junior College Football Conference mark and a pair of league titles, as well as a C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl victory during his 2016 sophomore season with the bowl victory the first junior college bowl game to be televised on ESPN3
• Played in all 22 career games possible as a 2015 freshman and sophomore, registering two-year totals of 86 tackles, 14.0 tackles for loss, 10.5 sacks, one interception that he returned for seven yards, three pass breakups, one fumble recovery and two forced fumbles
• Earned first-team All-SJCFC honors as a sophomore when he was second on his squad with 7.0 sacks for a team-high 32 yards while he also led all TVCC defensive linemen with 64 tackles, co-led his squad with two forced fumbles and added one interception for seven yards and three pass breakups over his 12 games played
• Won a pair of team awards as a sophomore as his squad’s Student-Athlete of the Month in November after earning Defensive and Co-Defensive Player of the Week recognition for his performances vs. Navarro and in the season-opener against Cisco
• Contributed 22 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks and one fumble recovery over 10 games played as a freshman
• Wore No. 33
Ryan HS (Class of 2014)
• Helped lead his squad to the quarterfinals of the 5A D2 playoffs, a 10-3 overall record and a final No. 16 ranking in state of Texas as a 2013 senior
• Played for a squad that was 6-5 overall and reached the second round of the playoffs as a 2012 junior
• Wore No. 18
Other
• Full name is Alexander M. Funches
• Born November 9, 1996
• Son of Artez Funches and Daphne Johnson Fields
• Graduated from Cal in December of 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in American studies
Last Updated
March 17, 2019
