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Jaire Alexander

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Jaire Alexander

Jaire Zakar Alexander (born February 9, 1997) is an American former professional football cornerback who played eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisville Cardinals, and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the first round of the 2018 NFL draft, where he spent seven seasons. He signed with the Baltimore Ravens in 2025 before being traded to the Philadelphia Eagles midseason and announced his retirement from football ten days after being traded.

Infobox

Position
Cornerback
Roster status
Reserve/retired
Born
(1997-02-09) February 9, 1997 (age 28)Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight
196 lb (89 kg)
High school
Rocky River(Mint Hill, North Carolina)
College
Louisville (2015–2017)
NFL draft
2018: 1st round, 18th overall pick
Total tackles
292
Sacks
1.5
Forced fumbles
3
Fumble recoveries
4
Pass deflections
70
Interceptions
12
Defensive touchdowns
1

Tables

· College career › College statistics
Solo
Solo
Season
Solo
GP
Ast
Tackles
Cmb
Tackles
TfL
Tackles
Sck
Tackles
Int
Tackles
Yds
Interceptions
Avg
Interceptions
TD
Interceptions
PD
Interceptions
FR
Interceptions
FF
2015
2015
Season
2015
GP
10
Tackles
14
Tackles
5
Tackles
19
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
5
Interceptions
5.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
2
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2016
2016
Season
2016
GP
13
Tackles
31
Tackles
8
Tackles
39
Tackles
1.0
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
5
Interceptions
37
Interceptions
7.4
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
9
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
1
2017
2017
Season
2017
GP
6
Tackles
30
Tackles
6
Tackles
19
Tackles
1.0
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
4
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Career
Career
Season
Career
GP
29
Tackles
58
Tackles
19
Tackles
77
Tackles
2.0
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
7
Interceptions
42
Interceptions
6.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
15
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
1
Source: sports-reference.com
Source: sports-reference.com
Season
Source: sports-reference.com
Season
GP
Tackles
Interceptions
Fumbles
Solo
Ast
Cmb
TfL
Sck
Int
Yds
Avg
TD
PD
FR
FF
2015
10
14
5
19
0.0
0.0
1
5
5.0
0
2
0
0
2016
13
31
8
39
1.0
0.0
5
37
7.4
0
9
1
1
2017
6
30
6
19
1.0
0.0
1
0
0.0
0
4
0
0
Career
29
58
19
77
2.0
0.0
7
42
6.0
0
15
1
1
Source: sports-reference.com
Pre-draft measurables · Professional career › Pre-draft
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Height
mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- 5 ft 10+1⁄4 in(1.78 m)
Weight
196 lb(89 kg)
Arm length
31+1⁄8 in(0.79 m)
Hand span
9+1⁄2 in(0.24 m)
40-yard dash
4.38 s
10-yard split
1.52 s
20-yard split
2.55 s
20-yard shuttle
3.98 s
Three-cone drill
6.71 s
Vertical jump
35 in(0.89 m)
Broad jump
10 ft 7 in(3.23 m)
Bench press
14 reps
All values are from NFL Combine
All values are from NFL Combine
Height
All values are from NFL Combine
Height
Weight
Arm length
Hand span
40-yard dash
10-yard split
20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
Three-cone drill
Vertical jump
Broad jump
Bench press
mw- .mw- 5 ft 10+1⁄4 in(1.78 m)
196 lb(89 kg)
31+1⁄8 in(0.79 m)
9+1⁄2 in(0.24 m)
4.38 s
1.52 s
2.55 s
3.98 s
6.71 s
35 in(0.89 m)
10 ft 7 in(3.23 m)
14 reps
All values are from NFL Combine
· NFL career statistics › Regular season
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Cmb
Games
Solo
Tackles
Ast
Tackles
Sck
Tackles
Sfty
Tackles
PD
Tackles
Int
Interceptions
Yds
Interceptions
Avg
Interceptions
Lng
Interceptions
TD
Interceptions
FF
Interceptions
FR
2018
2018
Year
2018
Team
GB
Games
13
Games
11
Tackles
66
Tackles
61
Tackles
5
Tackles
0.5
Tackles
0
Interceptions
11
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
27
Interceptions
27.0
Interceptions
27
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
2
2019
2019
Year
2019
Team
GB
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
58
Tackles
50
Tackles
8
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
17
Interceptions
2
Interceptions
37
Interceptions
18.5
Interceptions
37
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
1
2020
2020
Year
2020
Team
GB
Games
15
Games
15
Tackles
51
Tackles
40
Tackles
11
Tackles
1.0
Tackles
1
Interceptions
13
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
−4
Interceptions
−4.0
Interceptions
−4
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
2021
2021
Year
2021
Team
GB
Games
4
Games
4
Tackles
13
Tackles
9
Tackles
4
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
3
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
30
Interceptions
30.0
Interceptions
30
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2022
2022
Year
2022
Team
GB
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
56
Tackles
43
Tackles
13
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
14
Interceptions
5
Interceptions
59
Interceptions
11.8
Interceptions
29
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2023
2023
Year
2023
Team
GB
Games
7
Games
7
Tackles
27
Tackles
23
Tackles
4
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
5
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
Interceptions
Interceptions
Interceptions
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
2024
2024
Year
2024
Team
GB
Games
7
Games
7
Tackles
16
Tackles
15
Tackles
1
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
7
Interceptions
2
Interceptions
52
Interceptions
26.0
Interceptions
35
Interceptions
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
1
2025
2025
Year
2025
Team
BAL
Games
2
Games
0
Tackles
5
Tackles
4
Tackles
1
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
Interceptions
Interceptions
Interceptions
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
PHI
PHI
Year
PHI
Team
0
Games
0
Games
DNP
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
80
Games
76
Games
292
Tackles
245
Tackles
47
Tackles
1.5
Tackles
1
Tackles
70
Interceptions
12
Interceptions
201
Interceptions
16.8
Interceptions
37
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
3
Fumbles
4
Year
Team
Games
Tackles
Interceptions
Fumbles
GP
GS
Cmb
Solo
Ast
Sck
Sfty
PD
Int
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
FF
FR
2018
GB
13
11
66
61
5
0.5
0
11
1
27
27.0
27
0
0
2
2019
GB
16
16
58
50
8
0.0
0
17
2
37
18.5
37
0
1
1
2020
GB
15
15
51
40
11
1.0
1
13
1
−4
−4.0
−4
0
1
0
2021
GB
4
4
13
9
4
0.0
0
3
1
30
30.0
30
0
0
0
2022
GB
16
16
56
43
13
0.0
0
14
5
59
11.8
29
0
0
0
2023
GB
7
7
27
23
4
0.0
0
5
0
1
0
2024
GB
7
7
16
15
1
0.0
0
7
2
52
26.0
35
1
0
1
2025
BAL
2
0
5
4
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
PHI
0
0
DNP
Career
80
76
292
245
47
1.5
1
70
12
201
16.8
37
1
3
4
· NFL career statistics › Postseason
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Cmb
Games
Solo
Tackles
Ast
Tackles
Sck
Tackles
PD
Tackles
Int
Interceptions
Yds
Interceptions
Avg
Interceptions
Lng
Interceptions
TDs
Interceptions
FF
Interceptions
FR
2019
2019
Year
2019
Team
GB
Games
2
Games
2
Tackles
12
Tackles
10
Tackles
2
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
Interceptions
Interceptions
Interceptions
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2020
2020
Year
2020
Team
GB
Games
2
Games
2
Tackles
4
Tackles
3
Tackles
1
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
3
Interceptions
2
Interceptions
16
Interceptions
8.0
Interceptions
16
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2021
2021
Year
2021
Team
GB
Games
1
Games
0
Tackles
0
Tackles
Tackles
Tackles
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
Interceptions
Interceptions
Interceptions
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2023
2023
Year
2023
Team
GB
Games
2
Games
2
Tackles
12
Tackles
7
Tackles
5
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2024
2024
Year
2024
Team
GB
Games
0
Games
0
Tackles
Did not play due to injury
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
7
Games
6
Games
28
Tackles
20
Tackles
8
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
5
Interceptions
3
Interceptions
16
Interceptions
5.3
Interceptions
16
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Year
Team
Games
Tackles
Interceptions
Fumbles
GP
GS
Cmb
Solo
Ast
Sck
PD
Int
Yds
Avg
Lng
TDs
FF
FR
2019
GB
2
2
12
10
2
0.0
1
0
0
0
2020
GB
2
2
4
3
1
0.0
3
2
16
8.0
16
0
0
0
2021
GB
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2023
GB
2
2
12
7
5
0.0
1
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
2024
GB
0
0
Did not play due to injury
Career
7
6
28
20
8
0.0
5
3
16
5.3
16
0
0
0

References

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    https://jaire-alexander.com/about/
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    http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/article163608033.html
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