Kwon Alexander

Kwon Alexander

28-Year-Old LinebackerLB
 Free Agent  
Free Agent
2022 Fantasy Outlook
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$Signed a contract with the Jets in July of 2022.
Double-digit tackle total in Week 5
LBNew York Jets
October 9, 2022
Alexander had 10 tackles (six solo), including one tackle for loss, in Sunday's 40-17 win over the Dolphins.
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Alexander tied for the team lead in tackles with C.J. Mosley. His most important tackle brought down Raheem Mostert for a loss of four yards on 4th-and-1 in the fourth quarter to give the Jets the ball back in a two-possession game.
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Measurables Review
How do Kwon Alexander's measurables compare to other linebackers?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
6' 1"
 
Weight
227 lbs
 
40-Yard Dash
4.55 sec
 
Shuttle Time
4.20 sec
 
Cone Drill
7.14 sec
 
Vertical Jump
36.0 in
 
Broad Jump
121 in
 
Bench Press
24 reps
 
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February 17, 2022
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November 2, 2021
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September 15, 2021
Erik Siegrist previews the Monday Night Football matchup as Aaron Rodgers and the Packers look to bounce back against the Lions.
Weekly Rankings: Week 2 Value Meter
September 14, 2021
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NFL: 2021 Free Agent Grid
NFL: 2021 Free Agent Grid
January 19, 2021
January 19, 2021
Chris Godwin, Aaron Jones, Dak Prescott and numerous other fantasy standouts are lined up for unrestricted free agency, setting the stage for many high-stakes negotiations.
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Alexander has top-12 linebacker IDP upside when healthy, but he's had tremendously bad injury luck the past couple years, to the point that it's casting doubt over his long-term durability. He missed four games with a hamstring injury in 2017, tore an ACL in 2018 and suffered a pectoral tear in October 2019. Upon his return last year, he then suffered a biceps injury that required offseason surgical repair. Those injuries are numerous but also all over the place, perhaps offering some reassurance that he's avoided any chronic conditions. Dre Greenlaw played reasonably well in Alexander's place as a 2019 fifth-round pick, however, so there's a non-zero risk that Alexander loses some share of the snap workload if he continues to miss practice reps.
Alexander piled up empty-calorie tackles in Tampa Bay, but IDP owners get the same exchange rate on those as they do the more meaningful production from Luke Kuechly and Bobby Wagner. Numbers are numbers, and Alexander piles them up better than most. He posted 145 stops in 2016, his only 16-game season, while in 2017 he was on a 134-tackle pace per 1,000 snaps. His mammoth contract with the 49ers now dictates a workload as high as 1,100 snaps. Alexander's skill set might be rough, but he's athletic if nothing else, affording him upside as a blitzer and in coverage.
Aside from a four-game PED suspension in 2015 and a four-week absence due to a hamstring injury last year, Alexander has been wildly productive in each NFL season. He posted 145 tackles in 2016, the only year he played all 16 games, while in his other 24 games he’s produced at a pace of more than 125 tackles per 16. Alexander has conclusively pushed aside the still-great Lavonte David as the lead tackle hog in the Tampa defense, and he has so far supplemented his top-grade tackle production with six interceptions and six sacks in 40 career games.
Alexander could rank ahead of teammate Lavonte David in fantasy football, even if David clearly is the superior player in real life. For whatever schematic changes might have factored into David's career-low tackle totals last year, Alexander's role in the defense remained tackle-friendly. Indeed, with 248 tackles in 28 career games, Alexander is locked in as one of the best IDP linebackers. He's not just a tackle source, though -- he also has six sacks and three interceptions in his young career. He turns just 23 in August and could keep improving.
Alexander began wowing Bucs coaches at around this time last year and never looked back, starting at middle linebacker for the first 12 games of 2015 before serving a four-game suspension for PED use. Despite his rookie campaign being curtailed, the LSU standout was an IDP superstar, notching 93 tackles (59 solo), three sacks, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery, two interceptions and nine passes defensed. With new defensive coordinator Mike Smith's scheme reported to be even more aggressive than the one deployed by former head coach Lovie Smith in 2015, Alexander could be primed to offer outstanding fantasy returns in the coming season.
Alexander will battle Danny Lansanah, who had a career year last season, for one of the team's starting linebacker positions. Given the advantage Lansanah has in terms of proven production, Alexander could benefit from a year of taking snaps as backup to the veteran.
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Signs with Jets
LBNew York Jets
July 28, 2022
Alexander signed a contract with the Jets on Thursday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
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Back from COVID list
LBNew Orleans Saints
December 29, 2021
Alexander (illness) was activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list Wednesday, Amie Just of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
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Headed to COVID list
LBNew Orleans Saints
Illness
December 26, 2021
Alexander tested positive for the coronavirus Sunday and will be placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list prior to Monday's game against the Dolphins, Jeff Duncan of The Athletic reports.
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Racks up two sacks
LBNew Orleans Saints
December 13, 2021
Alexander had four tackles (four solo) and two sacks in Sunday's win over the Jets.
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Gets sack in win
LBNew Orleans Saints
November 4, 2021
Alexander notched four tackles (three solo) and a sack in a 36-27 win over the Buccaneers on Sunday.
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