BENCH PRESS: 17 REPS
VERTICAL JUMP: 28.5 INCH
BROAD JUMP: 104.0 INCH
Pros
- Natural man coverage
- 32% of his tackles were on gains of two yards or less
- Can sift through the garbage
- Downhill tackler
- Has the speed to chance nearly anyone
- Smooth with his drops
- Looks to make tacklers before runs really get started
- Excellent change of pace and direction
- Lateral quickness
- Agile
- Can shoot the gap with surprising burst
- Can climb the ladder on stretch plays
- Willing to sacrifice his body to cut down offensive linemen
- Stacks pretty well for his size
Cons
- Undersized
- Not the best person to have taking on blocks
- Can be blasted on initial contact
- Bigger power running backs will take little notice to him
- Needs to be more consistent with his tackling
- Easily fooled by play-fakes
- Over pursues
- Lacks natural instincts
- Many see him as a Will in a 4-3 front, so some concerns with his versatility in scheme & play
Overall Thoughts
There were a couple linebackers I scouted from a few years ago and Alexander has a lot of their qualities.