Mackensie Alexander

FINAL BIO

Shutdown cornerback who declared for the NFL Draft following his redshirt sophomore season … major factor on the back end of two nationally-ranked defenses in his career … had 52 tackles, four tackles for loss and 12 pass breakups in 1,499 snaps over 27 career games … drafted in the second round (54th overall) by the Minnesota Vikings.

2015: Member of the Bednarik and Thorpe. Award preseason watch lists … preseason third-team All-American by Athlon…semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award … second-team All-American by the Associated Press … honorable mention All-American by Sports Illustrated … first-team All-ACC (media) … had 30 tackles, six pass breakups and two tackles for loss in 733 snaps over 14 games … allowed just 12 completions in 47 attempts in coverage all year … big reason Notre Dame wideout Will Fuller was limited in the October 3 matchup; held Fuller to only one catch when lined up against him; Clemson and Wake Forest were the only teams to keep Fuller out of the endzone … posted a tackle for loss and PBU in the win over Georgia Tech … tallied two breakups at NC State … sat out the Wake Forest win (knee), but returned at South Carolina and posted a pass breakup in 69 snaps … part of Tiger defense that limited North Carolina star quarterback Marquise Williams to just 11 completions in 33 attempts in the ACC Championship Game … had four tackles and was having an outstanding National Championship Game against Alabama, but suffered a hamstring injury late in the second quarter and did not return.

2014: First-team freshman All-American by FWAA … second-team freshman All-American by Athlon … Honorable Mention All-ACC selection (media, coaches) … had 22 tackles, two tackles for loss, six pass breakups and one recovered fumble in 766 snaps over 13 games (13 starts) … first in school history in snaps by a freshman … 10th in school history in snaps by a cornerback … opponents threw 57 passes at his man and completed just 20, with two touchdowns … did not allow a touchdown the final nine games … first freshman corner to start 13 games in a season … had three tackles in 60 snaps at No. 12 Georgia on Aug. 30 … had two tackles and a pass breakup in 66 snaps at No. 1 Florida State on Sept. 20 … had one tackle and a pass breakup in 81 snaps against North Carolina on Sept. 27 … had two tackles and one tackle for loss in 54 snaps at Boston College on Oct. 18 … had a pass breakup and recovered fumble in 62 snaps against Syracuse on Oct. 25 … had two tackles and a pass breakup in 49 snaps at No. 23 Georgia Tech on Nov. 15 … had five tackles in 74 snaps against South Carolina on Nov. 29 … had four tackles and two pass breakups in 45 snaps against No. 24 Oklahoma on Dec. 29.

2013: Redshirted … was slated to be in the mix, but suffered an injury in the preseason.

Before Clemson: Rated the No. 4 overall player in the nation by ESPN, the highest rating by a Tiger signee since Da’Quan Bowers was No. 1 in the class of 2008 … No. 2 defensive back in the nation and No. 2 player in Florida by ESPN … No. 34 player in the nation by 247Sports.com, No. 42 by Rivals.com and No. 71 by Scout.com … No. 4 cornerback in the nation by 247Sports.com … consensus top-10 player in Florida … played in the U.S. Army All-American game … first-team all-state selection … helped his Immokalee High School team to an 11-4 record and a berth in the AAAAA title game in 2012 … had 51 tackles, four interceptions, two caused fumbles and one recovered fumble as a senior … had 42 tackles and three interceptions as a junior … had 139 tackles and 10 interceptions in his career … ran track and rated among the top-15 wrestlers in Florida in his weight class … from same high school that produced former Miami (Fla.) All-American Edgerrin James … coached by Jerrod Ackley at Immokalee High School … twin brother, Mackenro, signed with Auburn … recruited by Tony Elliott.

Personal: Majoring in parks, recreation & tourism management … born Nov. 12, 1993.