Mackenro Alexander: LB · Iowa State · #37.
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Mackenro Alexander
Ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle. Second year in the same linebacker corps at Iowa State. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Baylor — Week 12, 2017.
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
24 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0.5 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.
FOX61 Oct 28
The Des Moines Register Oct 23
Arizona Daily Star Oct 22
Wide Right & Natty Lite Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Iowa State | 24 | 16 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | Iowa State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 26 | 17 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 6 | W 38-31@ No. 3 Oklahoma | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 45-0vs Kansas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-13@ Texas Tech | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 14-7vs No. 4 TCU | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 16-20@ West Virginia | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 42-49vs No. 12 Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 23-13@ Baylor | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 19-20@ Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 21-20@ No. 19 Memphis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 16 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 6 · 2017
W 38-31
at Oklahoma
4 tackles · 1 solo tackle
Edged out Oklahoma on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
24tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups24 tackles · 0.5 for loss.
2 seasons under Matt Campbell — 11-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Campbell
Pass share
53.5%
477 pass / 414 run
Plays / game
68.5
13 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
508 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Iowa State, 26 tackles — the college career is complete.
