Mackenro Alexander

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
5-11
Weight:
192
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Immokalee, Fla.
High School:
Immokalee
Prev School:
NE Mississippi C.C.

Awards and Honors
Second Team Academic All-Big 12 (2017)
College Gridiron Showcase All-Star Game (2018)

2017
Invited to the College Gridiron Showcase All-Star game … Second Team Academic All-Big 12 … a key reserve at the linebacker/star position, playing in 10 games …. Recorded 24 tackles, including 16 solo stops … credited with 0.5 TFL … posted four tackles vs. Oklahoma, West Virginia and Baylor … had four solo stops vs. West Virginia and Baylor … notched three tackles and 0.5 TFL vs. Texas Tech.

2016
Played in four games, primarily on special teams … ended year with two tackles.

2015 at Northeast Mississippi C.C.
Tallied 29 tackles, 2.5 TFL and three pass breakups in seven games … coached by Greg Davis.

2014 at Auburn
Redshirted

2013 at Auburn
Lettered as a true freshman, playing in eight games for the SEC champions … tallied four tackles and 1.5 TFL.

High School
A three-star recruit by Rivals, Scout and 247Sports … originally chose Auburn over offers from Florida State, Clemson and Mississippi State … rated as the No. 43 defensive back by Rivals and No. 91 by Scout … ranked as the 50th-best defensive back, and No. 96 prospect from Florida, by 247Sports … named Naples Daily News Defensive Player of the Year as a senior … posted 154 tackles, 4.5 sacks and two forced fumbles at linebacker in his senior campaign … also picked off five passes, returning four for a school-record four touchdowns … had a season-high 18 stops in the Florida Class 5A state championship game … also has the school mark for career tackles, racking up over 350 … coached by Jerrod Ackley.

Personal
Born Nov. 12, 1993 … son of Marie and Jean Alexander … liberal studies major ... twin brother, Mackensie, was a standout defensive back at Clemson and the 54th pick (second round) in the 2016 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings … Mackensie was a third team All-American and all-ACC pick in 2015.