Alex Bars

BIOGRAPHY

Alex Bars was born on September 8th, 1995, in Nashville, Tennessee. He is a tackle for the Chicago Bears in the NFL. 

Bars is one of several prospects for the 2019 NFL Draft that comes from a family of college football players. He played in six games as a redshirt freshman, starting twice at left guard for injured Quenton Nelson. Bars came back to start all 12 games in 2016 at right tackle, then started all 13 games at right guard in 2017. His senior year came to a halt in the fifth game.

In High school, he was second-team offensive lineman on USA Today All-USA prep All-America squad for 2013 and was ranked as 76th best player nationally by ESPN, 98th by Rivals.com, 99th by Tom Lemming/CBS Sports, 154th by 247Sports and 202nd by Scout.com

Bars won Rotary Lombardi Chip Off the Old Block Award for the South region as the nation’s top high school lineman in seven regions and states. He led Montgomery Bell Academy to Tennessee Division II-AA semifinals in 2013 and 10-2 record.

He was First-team Tennessee Class II-AA all-state pick by Tennessee Sports Writers Association. One of three Division II-AA lineman finalists for Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Awards presented to top 10 backs and linemen in five classifications of Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association. He graduated in May 2018 with a degree in finance from the Mendoza College of Business.

In 2015 he appeared in six games and made two starts at left guard in place of an injured Quenton Nelson before an ankle injury suffered against rival USC ended his season. He was part of an offensive line that helped the Irish average 5.63 rushing yards per carrying (eighth-best in the FBS) -- a modern (post-WWII) school record. Bars helped Notre Dame rank 27th nationally in total offense, averaging 466.4 yards per game, its third-best mark since setting a school record in 1970 by averaging 510.5 yards per game.

In 2016 Bars started all 12 games at right tackle. He helped running back Josh Adams run for over 100 yards four times (Nevada, Syracuse, Virginia Tech and USC), including a career-best 180 yards at rival USC on November 26, 2016. Bars was part of the offensive line that paved the way for 417.6 total yards per game.

In 2017 Bars started all 13 games at the right guard, and in 2018 he started the first five games of the season at left guard.