Alex Boone

Alexander Boone (born May 4, 1987) is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL).

He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Boone committed to Ohio State University on January 8, 2003, during his junior year.

Coming out of high school, Boone was considered one of the nation's top offensive line prospects and a Top-20 recruit by Rivals.com.

Boone enrolled at Ohio State early (the start of Winter Quarter 2005) to get a head start.

A two-time All-Big Ten selection during his 4-year career at Ohio

State, Boone played college football at Ohio State University, appearing in 46 games with 35 starts (22 of them at left tackle) for the Buckeyes.

A four-year starter from 2005 to 2008, Boone was a two-time All-Big Ten selection (second-team in 2007 and first-team in 2008).

In his four years with the Buckeyes, Ohio State compiled a 41–8 record and captured four Big Ten Conference titles and played in four BCS Bowl appearances.

As a freshman, Boone played in 11 of the Buckeyes' 12 games for a total of 126 minutes.

In his second season, Boone started the first nine games at left tackle, but missed the next two (Illinois in Week 10 and Northwestern in Week 11) before returning as a reserve against Michigan on November 18.

He was back in the starting lineup in the national championship game.

Boone was part of an offensive line that allowed just 12 sacks in the regular season and helped the Buckeyes average 229.7 yards passing per game and ran for 180.1 yards per game for an average of 409.8 total yards per game.

He was named team's offensive lineman of the game against Penn State in Week 4.

The Buckeyes' offense racked up a season-high 540 yards against Indiana and 503 yards against Michigan while also bettering 400 yards or more eight times.

In his third-year as a starter at the left tackle position, Boone was named a second-team All-Big Ten by the media, coaches and Rivals.

He was named offensive player of week following his performance in the game against Purdue in week 6.

He was also named Jim Parker offensive lineman of the week for the Northwestern (week 4) and Penn State (week 9) games.

As a senior in 2008, Boone was named first-team All-Big Ten and second-team Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America.

In week 7, he suffered a stinger in the Purdue game.

He was named Jim Parker offensive lineman of the week for the Youngstown State, Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan State, Penn State and Illinois games.

He was also recipient of the Jim Parker Award from Ohio State coaches.

Following his senior season, Boone was invited to play in the East-West Shrine Game.

He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2009.

He also played in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings and Arizona Cardinals.

Boone played high school football at St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio, where he was a three-year starter and earned USA Today and Parade All-American honors in his senior year.

He was also a first-team All-Ohio selection in both his junior season in which St. Edward lost in the state championship game, and senior season.

Following his high school career, Boone was invited to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in December, and the following month he enrolled at Ohio State.

In addition to football, Boone also lettered in track & field for two years at St. Edward, throwing the shot put (personal-best of 46'1" or 14.05m) and the discus and also played basketball for a year.

Boone went undrafted in the 2009 NFL Draft, at least partially due to concerns about alcohol abuse.

Boone played under head coach Jim Harbaugh during his tenure with the 49ers.

After being signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent following the 2009 NFL Draft, Boone was released on the final day of roster cuts.

He was subsequently signed to the practice squad.

On January 6, 2010, he was signed to the active roster and spent the entire season on the 49ers practice squad.

In the offseason following his rookie season, Boone returned home to Lakewood, Ohio, where he began working out with former NFL Pro Bowl center LeCharles Bentley.

With Bentley's help and guidance, Boone returned for training in the best shape of his life.

He dropped 40 pounds of fat before putting 25 pounds of muscle back on.

When rumors of dysfunction in the locker room were spreading in 2014 during Harbaugh's last year with the 49ers, Boone was one of his biggest supporters.

However, that all changed once his coach had moved to Michigan.

He was seen on HBO's "Real Sports" saying that Harbaugh "wore out his welcome" and that he might be "clinically insane".