Adonis K. Alexander (born November 7, 1996) is an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wit ...

cornerback A cornerback (CB) is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in gridiron football. Cornerbacks cover receivers most of the time, but also blitz and defend against such offensive running plays as sweeps and reverses. They create turnove ...

for the New Orleans Breakers of the

United States Football League The United States Football League (USFL) was a professional American football league that played for three seasons, 1983 through 1985. The league played a spring/summer schedule in each of its active seasons. The 1986 season was scheduled to be ...

(USFL). He played college football at

Virginia Tech Virginia Tech (formally the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and informally VT, or VPI) is a Public university, public Land-grant college, land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. It also ...

, and was drafted by the

Washington Redskins The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area. The Commanders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) ...

in the sixth round of the 2018

NFL supplemental draft The National Football League Draft, also called the NFL Draft or (officially) the Player Selection Meeting, is an annual event which serves as the league's most common source of player recruitment. Each team is given a position in the drafting o ...

Early years and college career

Alexander attended Independence High School in the city. He then attended

, and was ruled academically ineligible for his final year, preventing him from entering the

2018 NFL Draft The 2018 NFL Draft was the 83rd annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players for the 2018 NFL season. The draft was held on April 26–28 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas; it was the first dra ...

. However, he entered in to the 2018

Professional career

Washington Redskins

Alexander was drafted by the

in the sixth round of the 2018 supplemental draft. Alexander was waived on August 31, 2019, but was signed to the practice squad the following day. He was released on October 1, 2019.

Los Angeles Rams

On November 14, 2019, Alexander was signed to the

Los Angeles Rams The Los Angeles Rams are a professional American football team based in the Greater Los Angeles, Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Rams compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC Wes ...

practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Rams on December 31, 2019. Alexander was waived on September 4, 2020.

San Francisco 49ers

On January 4, 2021, Alexander signed a reserve/future contract with the

San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National ...

. Alexander was waived on May 4, 2021.

New Orleans Saints

On August 4, 2021, Alexander signed with the

New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans. The Saints compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. Since 1975, the te ...

. He was waived/injured and placed on injured reserve on August 18, 2021. He was waived on August 21.

New Orleans Breakers

Alexander was selected in the 8th round of the

2022 USFL Draft The 2022 USFL Draft, also known as the 2022 USFL Player Selection Meeting, was the player selection process to fill the rosters of the eight teams for the 2022 USFL season. The draft was held on February 22–23, 2022, with results released throug ...

by the New Orleans Breakers. He was transferred to the inactive roster on April 22, 2022. He was transferred to the active roster on April 30.

References

External links

*
Virginia Tech bio

Washington Redskins bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Alexander, Adonis 1996 births Living people Players of American football from Charlotte, North Carolina American football cornerbacks Virginia Tech Hokies football players Washington Redskins players Los Angeles Rams players San Francisco 49ers players New Orleans Saints players New Orleans Breakers (2022) players