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Adonis Alexander Season 2017

PositionCB
Weight197 lbs
Height6-3
ClassJunior
HometownCharlotte, N.C.
High SchoolIndependence

2015 Second Team Freshman All-American, S (College Football News, College Insider, Pro Football Focus)

2017-2018: Played in nine games with two starts … Made 27 tackles including one sack, one interception, four pass break ups and one forced fumble … Recorded nine tackles and three pass break ups against vs. West Virginia (9/3) … Made five stops vs. Delaware (9/9) … Had two tackles including one sack vs. Clemson (9/30) … Recorded two tackles at Boston College (10/7) … Had one tackle and one pass break up vs. Duke (10/28) … Made three stops including one forced fumble and one interception at Miami (11/4) … Had one tackle at Virginia (11/24) … Recorded four tackles against Oklahoma State in the Camping World Bowl (12/28).

2016-17: Honorable Mention, Sophonmore All-American (Campus Insiders) ... Played in 13 games, making five starts ... Made 44 tackles including 2.0 for loss ... Recorded two interceptions and defended nine passes ... Made two tackles against Tennessee ... Had four tackles and an interception versus Boston College ... Had three tackles against ECU ... Made one stop against North Carolina ... Had three tackles against Syracuse ... Made a tackle against Miami ... Recorded four stops versus Pittsburgh ... Had three tackles against Duke and returned a blocked field goal for a touchdown ... Was in on one stop against Georgia Tech ... Recorded nine tackles against Notre Dame ... Had four tackles and an interception against Virginia ... Tallied seven tackles against Clemson ... Had two tackles against Arkansas in the Belk Bowl.

2015-16: Made seven starts appearing in 11 total games … Logged 530 plays, including 459 as rover and 71 on special teams … Made 51 total tackles with four interceptions … Made three solo tackles against No. 1 Ohio State … Caught first career interception vs. Furman … Started at Purdue making seven tackles and an interception … Started at East Carolina and registered a career-high of nine total tackles … Started versus Pittsburgh recording eight tackles … Started versus NC State making seven tackles with one interception … Recorded six tackles after starting at Miami … Tied a career-high of nine tackles with a half tackle for loss after starting versus No. 23 Duke … Made one tackle at Georgia Tech … Appeared in the game at Virginia.

2014-15: Enrolled at Tech in January after graduating high school early … Earned Iron Hokie honors in spring max testing … Posted a 41-inch vertical jump to go along with a 375-pound squat and a 315-pound power clean.

High School: Played football at Independence High for Coach Joe Evans … A first-team all-state selection by The Associated Press … Named to the Charlotte Observer’s All-Mecklenburg second-team football as a junior and the third-team as a senior … Finished with 105 tackles and two interceptions as a senior … Was an all-conference safety as both a junior and senior … Rated as the No. 28 player in the state of North Carolina by Rivals … Listed as the No. 65 safety in the country and the No. 27 player in the state of North Carolina by 247Sports … Ranked as the No. 107 safety in the country and the No. 48 player in the state by ESPN Recruiting Nation … Rated as the No. 84 safety in the country by Scout.

Personal: Adonis K. Alexander … Born November 7, 1996 in Charlotte, N.C. … Son of Debra Alexander and Harry Seymour … Has two younger brothers … Majoring in real estate.