30 Facts About Jaire Alexander

Jaire Zakar Alexander was born on February 9,1997 and is an American professional football cornerback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League.

Jaire Alexander played college football for the Louisville Cardinals, and was selected by the Packers in the first round of the 2018 NFL draft.

Jaire Alexander attended Rocky River High School in Mint Hill, North Carolina.

Jaire Alexander originally committed to the University of South Carolina to play college football but changed his commitment to the University of Louisville.

Jaire Alexander played at Louisville from 2015 to 2017 under head coach Bobby Petrino.

Jaire Alexander decided not to play in the 2017 TaxSlayer Bowl with the rest of the Louisville team due to persistent injury issues during the season.

On December 22,2017, Jaire Alexander announced his decision to forgo his remaining eligibility and enter the 2018 NFL Draft.

Jaire Alexander attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis and completed all of the combine and positional drills.

On March 29,2018, Jaire Alexander participated at Louisville's pro day, but opted to stand on his combine numbers and only performed positional drills.

The Green Bay Packers decided to orchestrate a trade in order to acquire the 18th overall pick from the Seattle Seahawks, and agreed to trade their 2018 first, third, and sixth round picks to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for the first round pick the Packers used to draft Jaire Alexander and received a seventh round pick.

Jaire Alexander was diagnosed with a groin injury and was inactive for two games.

Jaire Alexander was inactive for the Packers' Week 17 loss to the Detroit Lions after reaggravating his groin injury.

Jaire Alexander finished with a total 66 combined tackles, 11 pass deflections, one interception, and was credited with half a sack in 13 games and 11 starts.

Jaire Alexander started in all 16 regular season games and recorded 51 combined tackles, 17 passes defended, two interceptions, and one forced fumble.

Jaire Alexander returned as the Packers' No 1 starting cornerback in 2020 and was again paired with Kevin King.

Jaire Alexander finished the season with 51 combined tackles, 13 passes defended, one interception, one sack, a forced fumble, and a safety in 15 games and 15 starts.

Jaire Alexander received an overall grade of 90.5 from Pro Football Focus in 2020, which ranked first amongst all qualifying cornerbacks.

Jaire Alexander was ranked 41st by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2021.

On December 8,2021, the Packers announced that Jaire Alexander would be designated to return to practice.

Jaire Alexander was limited to 13 combined tackles, three pass deflections, and one interception in four games and four starts.

Jaire Alexander entered training camp slated as the No 1 cornerback.

Jaire Alexander was ranked 26th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2023.

Jaire Alexander injured his shoulder and was sidelined for six consecutive games.

On December 24,2023, Jaire Alexander, who was not designated as a team captain during their Week 16 matchup against the Carolina Panthers, participated in the coin toss, called the toss, and incorrectly told the referee he elected for the Packers to be on defense, potentially forcing Green Bay to kick off.

Jaire Alexander finished the season with only 27 combined tackles and five pass deflections in seven games and seven starts.

Jaire Alexander injured his quadriceps and missed two games.

Jaire Alexander would go on to play 10 snaps in their Week 11 matchup against the Chicago Bears but exited and would not return for the rest of the game.

On January 1,2025, it was announced that Jaire Alexander had undergone an arthroscopic surgery on his knee, likely ending his season.

Jaire Alexander finished the 2024 NFL season with only 16 combined tackles, seven pass deflections, two interceptions, a fumble recovery, and a touchdown in seven games and seven starts.

Jaire Alexander received an overall grade of 75.2 from Pro Football Focus, which ranked 24th among 223 qualifying cornerbacks in 2024.