Adonis Alexander: CB · Virginia Tech · #36.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Adonis Alexander
Jams receivers off their route at the line. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Virginia Tech. One game to point at: 9 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against West Virginia — Week 1, 2017.
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 4 passes defended. 1 interception. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Roanoke Times Oct 23
TigerNet Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Virginia Tech | 27 | 23 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2016 | Virginia Tech | 43 | 31 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 2 |
| 2015 | Virginia Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 |
| Career | 70 | 54 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 11 | 7 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-24vs No. 22 West Virginia | 9 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 2 | W 27-0vs Delaware | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-31vs No. 2 Clemson | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 23-10@ Boston College | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-3vs Duke | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-28@ No. 9 Miami | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 10-0@ Virginia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 21-30vs No. 17 Oklahoma State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 23 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 |
Week 1 · 2017
W 31-24
vs West Virginia · neutral site
1 tackle for loss · 9 tackles · 3 pass breakups
A close one, won by 7 at a neutral site.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
15%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
27tackles this season27 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack · 4 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Justin Fuente
Pass share
41.7%
410 pass / 573 run
Plays / game
75.6
13 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
438 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Virginia Tech, 70 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Frank Beamer → Justin Fuente. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
