Jaire Alexander
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Jaire Zakar Alexander (born February 9, 1997) is an American football cornerback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL).
He played college football at Louisville, and was drafted by the Packers in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft.
Early years
Alexander attended Rocky River High School in Mint Hill, North Carolina. While there, he played high school football for the Ravens. He originally committed to the University of South Carolina to play college football but changed his commitment to the University of Louisville.
College career
Alexander was a footballer for Louisville from 2015 to 2017, under head coach Bobby Petrino. He had 77 tackles and seven interceptions during his career. He was selected second-team All-ACC for the 2016 season. After his junior season in 2017, he decided to forego his senior year and go straight for the draft. He decided not to participate in the 2017 TaxSlayer Bowl with the rest of the Louisville team due to continuing injuries throughout the season.
Professional career
Alexander announced on December 22, 2017, that he did not complete eligibility and entered the 2018 NFL Draft. He did not play in the TaxSlayer Bowl as a result of his decision. He completed all of the combine and positional drills at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. Alexander placed third in the short shuttle, finished fifth in the three-cone drill, and tied for fourth in the broad jump, despite cornerbacks. Alexander appeared at Louisville's pro day on March 29, 2018, but decided to remain on his combine numbers and only did positional drills. Alexander was expected to be a first round pick by NFL draft specialists and scouts at the conclusion of the pre-draft process. NFL analyst Mike Mayock ranked him as the top cornerback prospect in the draft and was rated as the third best cornerback by DraftScout.com.
Alexander was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the first round (18th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. In order to draft Alexander 18th overall), the Packers traded their first (27th overall), third (76th overall), and sixth round picks (186th overall) to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for their first (18th overall) and seventh round picks (248th overall).
Alexander was signed by the Green Bay Packers to a fully guaranteed four-year, $12.05 million deal, with a signing bonus of $6.84 million.
Alexander tried to be a starting cornerback against Davon House, Tramon Williams, Kevin King, and Josh Jackson during training camp. Alexander is the fourth cornerback on the depth chart to start the regular season, behind House, King, and Williams.
During the 24–23 victory over the Chicago Bears, he made his professional debut in the Green Bay Packers' season-opener against the Chicago Bears and made three solo tackles. During a 29–29 match with the Minnesota Vikings on September 16, 2018, Alexander had eight combined tackles and was credited with half a sack. Alexander intercepted a pass by Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins in the fourth quarter, but the play was suspended due to a roughing the passer call on teammate Clay Matthews III. During a 22-0 victory over the Buffalo Bills in Week 4, Alexander made one tackle, broke up a pass, and made his first career interception. During the second quarter, Bills quarterback Josh Allen intercepted a pass attempt, but it was intended for wide receiver Zay Jones. Due to a groin injury, Alexander was inactive for two games (Weeks 5–6).
Alexander converted his first interception of the season off Dak Prescott's 37 yards in a 34-24 victory over the Dallas Cowboys in week 5. Alexander was intercepted by Mitch Trubisky during week 15 against the Chicago Bears, who won by 8 tackles and intercepted a pass.
Alexander sacked quarterback Kirk Cousins in the endzone for a safety and intercepted a pass by Cousins during the 43–34 victory. He made his first Pro Bowl appearance for the NFC during the 2020-21 season. He made the 2020 All-Pro Team second team on January 8, 2021, on January 8, 2021. He ranked No. 2 in the NFL after the 2020 season as the highest-ranked No. 1. Pro Football Focus named 1 cornerback as the highest in the nation.
Alexander was the only cornerback in a playoff game since 2006 to have negative yards (3 yards). Alexander intercepted two passes passed by Tom Brady during the 31-26 loss in the NFC Championship against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The Packers tried Alexander's contract for the fifth time on April 26, 2021, the Packers' fifth-year contract, worth a guaranteed $13.3 million for the 2022 season. Alexander was placed on injured reserve on October 9, 2021, after suffering a shoulder injury in Week 4 against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Packers' medical staff held off on a potential season-ending surgery to fix the sprain, and after 2 months on the IR list, Alexander was back to practice on December 8, 2021. He was born on December 29 and was activated on December 29. Alexander was placed on the COVID-19/Reserve list by the Packers on January 2, 2022. He was activated off the list on January 7, but the Packers' final regular season game against the Detroit Lions was postponed due to a lack of conditioning. He had been officially rated as ineffective for the Packers' Divisional Round playoff match against the San Francisco 49ers. In the 10–13 loss, he would play but didn't have a statistic.
Alexander signed a four-year, $84 million contract extension with the Packers through the 2026 season on May 18, 2022.