Jalen Alexander: S · Duke · #29.
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Jalen Alexander
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Three seasons in the Duke secondary to date. One game to point at: 9 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Miami — Week 13, 2021.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
42 tackles. 5 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 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 Daily Progress Oct 23
Yahoo Sports Oct 19Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 28-31@ Charlotte | 9 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 45-17vs North Carolina A&T | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 30-23vs Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 52-33vs Kansas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-38@ North Carolina | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 27-31vs Georgia Tech | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | L 0-48@ Virginia | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-45@ No. 13 Wake Forest | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 29-54vs Pittsburgh | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-48@ Virginia Tech | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-47vs Miami | 9 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 33 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%5 pass breakupsTackle volume
42tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFL42 tackles · 2 for loss · 5 pass breakups.
3 seasons under David Cutcliffe — 10-25 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 4.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Cutcliffe
Pass share
44.1%
408 pass / 518 run
Plays / game
77.2
12 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
441 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #229 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Duke, 84 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 30 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under David Cutcliffe.
