Petrino, who is known to recruit to what he feels is a good fit for his style of play
rather than “expert” rankings or star ratings. Petrino knows talent when he
sees it, and so Louisville was the first school to offer Alexander a scholarship
Alexander committed to Charlotte but soon changed his mind when
South Carolina came calling.
Alexander comes from a tight family, and they were heavily involved in
his college decisions. It was said that Alexander and his parents felt like
South Carolina didn’t give Alexander the love he deserved and the coaches
couldn’t exactly tell them where their son fit into their plans.
It was time to move on, so they moved on to the University of Louisville
where Alexander was only promised a chance to compete for the starting
job. He had to earn it.
Alexander enrolled early in January of 2015. In his freshman year, he
played in 10 games and recorded 19 total tackles, one interception, and
two passes defended He also had 23 punt returns for 223 yards (9.7 yard
per return average).
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While those statistics are good, they were not good enough for Alexander. He
worked very hard in the offseason in the weight room as well as the film room.
In his sophomore season, he burst onto the national scene when he
returned a punt for a touchdown versus second-ranked Florida State with
ESPN Gameday in the house. He nearly broke off a second touchdown but
was tripped up short in his attempt. He told his father, Landis, that “his
body locked up preventing him from scoring” on that second punt return.
He later had two amazing interceptions and a forced fumble in another
nationally-televised game in Death Valley versus fifth-ranked Clemson. He
also had a two interception game vs Virginia. He finished his sophomore
season with a team leading five interceptions, nine pass breakups, 39 tackles,
one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. Pro Football Focus (a website
that focuses on a thorough analysis to grade every player both college and the
NFL) graded Alexander as the No. 1 Power-5 cornerback for the 2016 season.
Entering this season as a junior, expectations of his performance have been
raised by everyone, including Alexander himself. He again has worked hard
in the off-season and has become faster. He was clocked with a 4.32-second
40-yard dash.
Along with those expectations come talk of skipping his senior year and
entering the NFL draft. Alexander is ranked as the No. 19 draft prospect
in 2018 by ESPN’s Mel Kiper. Landis praised his son and said that he has
remained grounded and focused despite all the awards and attention. He
also said if his son is not projected as a first- or second-round pick at the end
of the 2017 season, he’ll return to Louisville for his senior year.
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