Alexander, just 18, enrolled early to the University of Pittsburgh after being a four-star 2025 recruit out of Hamilton Southeastern High School in Indiana. On Saturday, March 1, Alexander was involved in a fatal car crash on Florida Road near Interstate 69 in the state of Indiana.

A student-athlete who committed to the University of Pittsburgh's football program died on Saturday in a car crash in the state of Indiana. He was identified as Mason Alexander. Alexander was the passenger in a car that attempted to pass another vehicle just before the top of a hill when another vehicle came the opposite way and struck the car that Alexander was in.

The 18-year-old graduated early from high school and enrolled at Pittsburgh in December, with an eye on joining spring practice later this month.