Gerald Alexander (born June 28, 1984) is a former American football safety.
He was selected by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft.
He played college football at Boise State.
In the NFL, he played for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Carolina Panthers, Miami Dolphins, and New York Jets.
Alexander was a former Graduate Assistant with Arkansas State University and the University of Washington.
In July 2015, he became the defensive backs coach at Indiana State University.
In December 2015, he accepted the position of defensive backs coach at Montana State University, working under Head Coach Jeff Choate.
In 2017, he became the Defensive Backs coach at California under then-new Head Coach Justin Wilcox.