Jalen Alexander

Jalen Alexander and teammates celebrate after the Duke defense forces a turnover

Position:
Safety
Height:
5-11
Weight:
160
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Loganville, Ga.
High School:
Grayson

DUKE CAREER: In 35 career games (nine starts), amassed 84 tackles, 4.0 TFL, two INTs, seven PBUs and three QB pressures ... earned 3+ tackles on 14 different occasions, including a career-best nine tackles against Charlotte and Miami in 2021 ... garnered one INT in contests with Virginia and North Carolina in 2019 ... tallied a career-best two PBUs against Georgia Tech in 2021 … registered a career-high 1.5 TFL in a contest with Miami in 2021 … on the field for 1,189 career snaps.

2021: Played in all 12 games, making five starts against North Carolina A&T, Kansas, Virginia, Pittsburgh, and Virginia Tech ... was tied for sixth on the team in tackles with 42 … added 2.0 TFL, five PBUs, and one QB pressure ... posted at least 3+ tackles in eight games … registered a season-high nine tackles against Charlotte and Miami … posted a season-high 1.5 TFL against the Hurricanes … tallied a season-best two PBUs in a contest with Georgia Tech … lone QB pressure came against Charlotte ... on the field for 505 snaps.

2020: Played in all 11 games, making two starts against Charlotte and North Carolina ... compiled 25 tackles, 1.0 TFL, two PBUs, and one QB hurry ... registered a season-high six tackles and lone TFL against Charlotte ... earned a PBU versus Virginia and North Carolina ... posted at least one tackle in nine games ... lone QB pressure came versus Virginia Tech ... on the field for 373 snaps.

2019: Played in all 12 games with two starting assignments against North Carolina and Syracuse ... compiled 17 tackles, 1.0 TFL, two INTs and one QB pressure ... posted a season-best six tackles at North Carolina ... posted three tackles against Pittsburgh ... had at least one tackle in 10-of-12 games ... recorded INTs in back-to-back contests against Virginia and North Carolina ... in the ACC, ranked tied for 10th in total INT yards (42) ... notched lone QB pressure at Middle Tennessee ... on the field for 311 snaps.

PRIOR TO DUKE: Three-year letterman at Grayson High School under coach Christian Hunnicutt ... consensus three-star prospect by ESPN.com, 247Sports.com and Rivals.com ... listed as the No. 77 cornerback nationally by 247Sports.com and No. 94 by ESPN.com ... all-region first team honoree at defensive back following junior and senior seasons ... second team Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAAAAA pick as a senior ... two-time first team all-county selection ... helped Grayson to the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) AAAAAAA quarterfinals as a senior, when Rams went 10-3 overall and 5-0 in Region 8-AAAAAAA action ... finished final season with 141 tackles, four INTs, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries ... as a junior, booked 110 tackles, four INTs and one forced fumble ... won a GHSA state championship with Grayson as a sophomore in 2016 ... tallied 97 tackles, three INTs, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery during sophomore season.

PERSONAL: Born August 20, 2000 ... will graduate from Duke in Sept. 2022 with a degree in African & African American studies ... son of Cassandra Dixon.