Green Bay Packers safety Jaire Alexander leaps for an interception against Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence and returns it to the end zone in the Pro Bowl Games. He's welcomed that pressure since the Packers drafted him 18th overall out of Louisville in 2018. And the times that we haven't this year, I mean, it's definitely had an effect on our play.". "Jaire always has it," defensive coordinator Mike Pettine responded. Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander intercepts a pass thrown by Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff. Justin Jefferson vs Jaire Alexander FULL MATCHUP! Take a look at the defensive backs who were named to the AFC and NFC rosters for the 2023 Pro Bowl Games in Las Vegas, Nevada. I take a cautious approach to injured players who I expect to be questionable or out. 3) in his coverage, while he logged 17 (No. You probably don't need me to tell you, but Thielen faces Alexander this weekend. In fact,. "I feel like he should've been first team but that's another discussion. Which quarterbacks keep defensive coordinators up at night? 2023 Minute Media - All Rights Reserved. "My swagger just comes from knowing myself, loving myself and having confidence," said Alexander last month. Ward finished the season with a +72.0 Coverage Rating, No. He had one of the game's best, Darrelle Revis, for four seasons with the New York Jets. "That's what's always nice about Jaire, where you know you always feel good about his area of the field," Pettine said. No joke. That was my time to shine.. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). 1 at the position with a 90.6 Pro Football Focus (PFF) coverage grade and has just 5.1 yards per target allowed on four targets per game. It is highly recommended that you use the latest versions of a supported browser in order to receive an optimal viewing experience. Sneed got off to something of a hot start, allowing just seven receptions on 14 targets in his first three games. Alexander is a different type of corner playing in a different era, but his level of play has enabled Pettine to be more flexible with how he utilizes safeties Adrian Amos and Darnell Savage on the back end, especially with Amos playing closer to the line of scrimmage to aid the run defense as of late. 3 cornerbackand since joining the Chargers in 2016, he has allowed a catch rate of just 53.0%. [3] During his career, he had 77 tackles and seven interceptions. That was the lowest in the NFL among starters, according to SIS. He had streaks of four and five consecutive games with an interception during the season. Ryan Tannehill is having another great season with the Titans having thrown for 3,482 yards, 31 touchdowns, and only five interceptions. Justin Jefferson now has 15 career games with 100-plus receiving yards, tied with Cooper Kupp for second-most since 2020. Not too many visitors.". This was No.1 among all cornerbacks. In 2019, the Rhodes had been wide open in Minnesota. In four games of action, Jackson has allowed 16-149-2 on 21 targets. Watch the best plays by Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander from the 2022 NFL season. The only thing missing on Jimmys season-stat line is an interception. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? 72). Howard took the term coverage to bold extremes, allowing (if thats the right word) 0.68 (No. 1 on the team with market shares of 19% and 28% of targets and air yards. Rob-Rob has played just three games for the Cowboys and that small sample hasnt been very encouraging for the corner. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Removing all filters from the 2020 season cornerback data, Hall still ranks ninth in routes covered per game (38.5) and hes been targeted on 18.8 percent of those routes, a relatively high percentage in which hes getting cooked. The second best result is James W Alexander age 80+ in Ogden, UT in the Lynn neighborhood. 1 option, nor Seattles No. Howard also didnt exactly enjoy his two games against the Bills last season. Take a look back at photos of Green Bay Packers RB Aaron Jones during the 2021 season. Weight 196. Jaire Alexander has never won a Super Bowl. Bryce Hall has only played from Week 9 on (included) and while that first game wasnt that bad2/2-40 covering mostly Jakobi Meyersit is also true that the last three games (W11-to-W13) have been as bad as they can get for the cornerback. Alexander has maintained tunnel vision throughout. Packers CB Jaire Alexander named second-team All-Pro in 2020 Podcast Teams AFC East Bills Dolphins Jets Patriots AFC North Bengals Browns Ravens Steelers AFC South Colts Jaguars Texans Titans. His first shadow assignment ever was against Thielen in Week 12 of 2018. "GMFB" share the most impressive plays from Week 16 on You Gotta Rewind That! It's also available for basketball, baseball and hockey. When you consider that Bashaud Breelands Best Comparable Playeris Xavien Howard, it should come as little surprise that the former also features among our top corners for 2020. 1 receivers, so he has tailed Evans four times in the past two years. 76) of the passes sent his way to be caught, and these catches earned an average of 12.8 (No. Brown was named to the Pro Bowl this season. 4 in Coverage Rating with a +52.3 mark. Jaire Alexander Green Bay Packers Age 26 DOB February 9, 1997 College Louisville Drafted RD 1, PK 18 (0) Height 5-10 Weight 192 Main Career Stats Game Logs Split Stats Play-By-Play Inseason Login Continue reading this content with a PRO subscription. Enter the ultimate combination, Browns WR Rashard Higgins. Critically, it was total domination down the stretch. Alexander has kept a number of top receivers quiet this year including Calvin Ridley, Mike Evans, and Will Fuller. But I still expect Bradberry to be on Evans, with whom he has a long-held rivalry from their days together in the NFC South with the now Giants corner having spent the first four years of his career with the Panthers. All told, Sneed finished his first year in the league with a +47.6 Coverage Rating, four Pass Break-ups, and two interceptions, while giving up only 5.1 Yards per Target. . Cooper is without starting quarterback Dak Prescott (ankle, IR), and backup quarterback Andy Dalton (concussion) is uncertain for this one. Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander joins NFL Network. Take a look back at photos of Green Bay Packers G Jon Runyan during the 2021 season. Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander breaks up a pass intended for Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson and then uses Jefferson's signature dance celebration after the play. 1 cornerback Adoree Jackson (knee, IR) and slot starter Kristian Fulton (knee). 1 seed as early as this week, he has six touchdowns inside the 20-yard line, Packers have struggled in most recent meetings against Titans, Santa's Reindeer As College Football Players, Packers: Three teams to root for in Week 16 to secure top seed, Packers: 3 biggest Pro Bowl snubs in 2020 season. Other than that, he cant look much better in any of the other tracked stats for corners. Kickoff: 8:20 p.m. Take a look at photos at Green Bay Packers LB Eric Wilson during the 2022 NFL season. Ronald Darby spent most of the 2019 season decidedly not at the races. DOB 1997-02-09 ( 26.0) Height 5' 10". It was a callback to the 2020 season opener at U.S. Bank Stadium where Alexander sacked Cousins on a corner blitz in the end zone, resulting in a safety that sparked a 12-point swing that gave the Packers a lead they never relinquished in a 43-34 victory on the road. Youve said before you always want to be on the guy thats getting the ball the most is that your attitude then for this week, a Packers reporter asked in a September 9 interview, referring to the possibility Alexander shadows Justin Jefferson in Week 1. Smith-Schuster had a season-high 14 targets last week, and he could see significant volume once again if perimeter receiver Diontae Johnson (leg/ankle) misses Week 8. Jaire Alexander was born in Charlotte, NC. Plus, why competition is key for the Packers and where Rob Gronkowski ranks among the top tight ends of all time. Is it more important for a team to harass the passer, making the coverage an easier assignment? It was a surprising decision for the defense to make. "It's something I really appreciate.". -3: Large downgrade. Boyd is pacing toward his third consecutive 1,000-yard season, and he has a team-high 21% target share. His cap number for the upcoming season of $3.834 million ranks just 38th in the NFL at the position. "Alexander allowed just 337 yards in coverage in 2020 while earning the fourth. Kenny Golladay is questionable for this weekends game, and if he plays Jones upside should be even lower. And that means, Can I go out there and do it again? Then people will say its not luck; he actually knows how to become an All-Pro football player and do it more than one time., Feature: Bronson Kaufusi's position change, 30 Days Until Training Camp: Potential cuts, 29 Days Until Training Camp: First-year starting QBs, 28 Days: Aaron Jones, AJ Dillon and top running back tandems, 27 Days: Record-setting red-zone dominance, 26 Days: In Wisconsin sports, misery loves company, 25 Days: Matt LaFleur's record-setting start, 24 Days: The triumph of turnovers and the one that got away, Nos. Join our linker program. NFL footage NFL Productions LLC. Howard did have three absolute stinkers in 2020, which we have to acknowledge. All other NFL-related trademarks are trademarks of the National Football League. Alexander missed the majority of the 2021 season with a shoulder injury and has only faced Jefferson as a starter in Week 8 of the 2020 season. 6 with 10.3 targets per game, and he has had seven-plus targets and 75-plus yards in every week but one. Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander ranked 10th. Even more, are we sure it is even doable against Jimmy Smith on coverage? Indeed, Breeland is the second member of the Chiefs defensive backfield to earn our praise for his work last year. According to PFF, 78 corners played at least half of the passing snaps. But only 21 of these were completed, an impressive Catch Rate of 46.7-percent. You just have to go with your best players no matter what. That was a good-not-great performance, but enough for Jones to reach 12.3 PPR points on the day. Great players play great in big games. Early in the season, there were primetime masterpieces against the New Orleans Saints (1-of-2 passing for minus-2 yards, according to Pro Football Focus) and Atlanta Falcons (zero catches allowed in 23 individual matchups against Calvin Ridley, who entered the game tied for the NFL lead in touchdown receptions and receptions on passes thrown 20-plus yards downfield). Since Week 8 (included), Alexander has not allowed a touchdown, has 7 broken passes and has allowed a paltry 26 percent completion-rate for 148 combined yards (30 yards per game, 5.7 yards per reception). 7) Pass Break-ups in 2020, with three in Week 6 against the Browns and another three against the Bengals in Week 10. 1 at the position with a 90.6 Pro Football Focus (PFF) coverage grade and has just 5.1 yards per target allowed on four targets per game. He bounced back though, with nine combined receptions allowed in his four games for a total of 52 yards. Draft Year 2018. Barnwell's 50-man All-Pro roster: The NFL's real best players, and which positions are up for debate, Alexander: WR Jefferson's Week 1 game 'a fluke', They said it! Getty College Louisville Cardinals. He allowed less than 30 yards receiving in seven games last season and no more than 69 in any one contest. See the highest graded players from Week 8 of the NFL season, according to Pro Football Focus. After moving to the slot in the middle of last year, Humphrey faced Smith-Schuster in Week 17 and shut him down. Alexander is No. 2) yards of average Target Separation. CB Jaire Alexander. All betting content is intended for an audience ages 21+. Before that happens, Alexander will face quite a gauntlet of receivers in 2021. Moore is not Seattles No. In his most recent group interview on Christmas Eve, he talked openly about not being the tallest or biggest player on the field but he has one superpower few others can match: swagger. Tag: J Alexander Bennett. Presumably, the team will want to work out a lucrative long-term extension sometime before next season to lessen that cap charge while locking up one of the NFLs best defenders for the long haul. Consider 2020, albeit when Jefferson was a. "GMFB" shares the players' performance they will be watching closely in Week 18. Jaire Alexander Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College | Pro-Football-Reference.com Jaire Alexander Jaire Zakar Alexander Position: CB 5-10 , 196lb (178cm, 88kg) Team: Green Bay Packers More bio, uniform, draft, salary info 2x Pro Bowl 23 SUMMARY 2022 Career G 16 64 AV 9 32 Int 5 10 Yds 59 149 TD 0 0 He returned to play between Weeks 11 and 16, but he played more than 48.4-percent of the snaps in a single game just once. Only three players allowed a lower Yard per Target average than Breelands 5.7 mark, and he boasted a 71.2 (No. Adam Schein spotlights nine young stars who deserve a big-money extension this offseason. The 2021 season is the final year of his four-year rookie deal. . Round 1. He surrendered more than 50 yards in a game just three times all season, with no more than 61 in a single game. In fact, only five other cornerbacks are currently giving up more PPR/Target than Alexander while having at least 69 targets to their name. When Darby was in an Eagles uniform, a matchup against a player like Diontae Johnson would have had fans of the Eagles sitting up at night in the week leading up to the game, fearful of the approaching storm. 7 among qualified cornerbacks with a mere 6.0 Yards per Target allowed, while his 10.1 Yards per Reception Allowed was the eighth-best mark. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. After a down 2019 season perhaps because of head coach Matt Patricias defense Slay has rebounded in his first year with the Eagles. The Burn Rate fizzled down to 1.8-percent (No. In that case, Jones might be in for a tough one. These marks made him a destroyer of fantasy production. Given that the Bucs pair of strong receivers in Evans and Chris Godwin, the Giants might choose simply to park Bradberry at left corner, where he has lined up most throughout his career, and let him face on any given snap whoever happens to line up across from him. Alexander is playing like one of the leagues best corners right now. Even in allowing seven catches for 76 yards against the Colts, he had three pass breakups. WOPR (Weighted Opportunity Rating) is a stat created byJosh Hermsmeyer. And when it comes to which member of Green Bay's roster personifies that ideal more than anyone, it's a fairly easy answer whenever players and coaches are surveyed for their opinion. 1 receiver. Although these cornerbacks shadow periodically, I cannot say with confidence that they will follow opposing No. Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander intercepts Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields in crunch time. Born: While Jefferson has been a force in the league for the past three seasons, Alexander has yet to face Jefferson when hes been the focal point of the offense. I have become enamored with Davis this year. WR Exp = Wide Receiver Expectation: I rank from 3 to -3 how much I think we should adjust expectations for wide receivers based on matchups. Here are a couple of disadvantageous matchups to keep in mind. 2) Fantasy Points Allowed per Target. CB Jaire Alexander. 1 among qualified cornerbacks last year. 42) yards. Jalen Ramsey Advanced Stats & Metrics Profile. Swagger and Jaire Alexander are synonymous with one another. Keelan Cole, playing for a Trevor-Lawrence-seeking Jags, had his moments early in the season and a few other good games here and there, but hes not been otherworldly. And it hasn't come against nobodies, either. 1 receivers, but who is the true top pass-game option for the Giants? Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander playfully breaks down INT vs. Dolphins on Christmas. In Weeks 1-2, he allowed 8-148-1 receiving on 12 targets, and then he missed Week 5 after testing positive for COVID-19. -1: Small downgrade. 3) in 2020. Green Bay Packers news fromFanSided Daily, Packers: Three standout performances from Week 15 win vs. Panthers, Packers can clinch the No. The heiress to the 11.6 billion Hilton hotels empire writes in her memoir . Teams couldnt find a way to beat him deep, but they also discovered that he wasnt in the mood to give up much in the short to intermediate areas of the field either. Weekly check-in on future All-Pro CB Carlton Davis: 5.2 yards per target, 50% catch rate allowed. In Week 1 of this season, Alexander once again shadowed Thielen, who was 6-110-2 on eight targets. Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander nearly intercepts a pass from Washington Commanders quarterback Taylor Heinicke. He was released by the Vikings and signed a one-year pact with the Indianapolis Colts, where the Rhodes to redemption began. As well as needing to be strong up front to limit Henry on the ground, the combination of Alexander and Kevin King will both need to be on top of their games to stop Tannehill connecting with Brown and Davis for big plays. When it comes to season-long leagues, your lineup will always feature your top wideouts. Powered by. For Sunday Night Football, he might be stuck with small-school, seventh-round rookie Ben DiNucci. Hall has finished those games with lines of 5/9-32, 6/10-68, and 6/9-104-1. Brown this week. Theres going to be steps that you have to take to get back there. David Carr constructs his own ranking of the top 10 cornerbacks, but All-Pro Jalen Ramsey isn't No. Packers Experiences powered by QuintEvents. (College Stats), Weighted Career AV (100-95-): 30 (3755th overall since 1960). Call 1-800-GAMBLER. Alexander has toed the line against Mike Evans, Adam Thielen, Justin Jefferson, Calvin Ridley, Allen Robinson, A.J. He can do a lot of things really well., Packers Star Trashes Vikings QB Kirk Cousins: Im Putting Him in the Ground, Please review our privacy policy here: https://heavy.com/privacy-policy/, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. Kickoff: 8:20 p.m. Im here to highlight three of the best WR/CB matchups to target, and three of the worst WR/CB matchups to avoid for the Week 14 slate of games. Texans WR Will Fuller vs. Packers CB Jaire Alexander. The Packers have flipped the switch on the fifth-year team option for 2022, which is a guaranteed sum of almost $13.3 million. Money has been flying around the NFL in recent weeks, but a host of high-profile players still need to get PAID. Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander sniffs out third-down screen pass for TFL. Over that time, Bradberry has allowed just 20-186-0 and 5.5 yards per target while breaking up six passes and grabbing three interceptions. Despite that tease, I am not here to answer, nor even lend my opinion one way or the other, to this quandary. Brown is Tennessees best receiver, so Pettine should put Green Bays top cornerback on him as often as possible. Against the Cowboys in Week 1, Ramsey had a tough matchup and allowed a line of 8-81-0 receiving on nine targets. If theres one receiver who can make Alexander revert back to his pre-Weeks 4-7 shadow form, its probably Thielen but his matchup with Alexander must be respected. Brown. In Week 7, the Bucs gave Evans a season-high 32 snaps in the slot, where Bradberry rarely travels. Coach and player worked ad nauseum this summer to round out Alexander's game, pushing the 5-foot-10, 196-pound corner past specializing in press-man coverage and learning how to integrate off-coverage into his game when the situation warrants it. Identifying the best and worst DFS plays at the WR position based on CB matchups for Week 14. Pretty much as Jimmy Smith (read above), the only thing King has missed is intercepting a pass through the year. He allowed just 30 of the 59 passes sent his way to be completed, a rate of 50.8-percent that was bettered by only two players. He allowed a single touchdown (No. 87) fantasy points. The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. As a bigger cornerback, Gilmore normally shadows prototypical No. According to Pro Football Focus, Alexander conceded just 35 catches (on 69 targets) for 337 yards and two touchdowns . His 29.9 PFF coverage grade suggests the extent to which he is overmatched. Action:Large downgrade for Smith-Schuster, Kickoff: 4:05 p.m. On November 11, 2019 November 11, 2019 By fron2177. Brown is having an impressive second season in the league after his breakout rookie year. Vikings WR Justin Jefferson scorched the Packers in Week 1, generating nine catches for 184 yards and two TDs in the 23-7 season-opening trouncing. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Copyright: ESPN Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. The Packers might finally get two of their best defenders back this week. 78-80: Delontae Scott, Carlo Kemp, Bronson Kaufusi, Nos. (WR vs CB) 2020 Vikings vs Packers highlights 9,510 views Premiered Jul 17, 2022 Justin Jefferson and the Minnesota Vikings match up. In his first two seasons, Bradberry played mostly at left corner but in 2018-19, the Panthers used him to shadow big-bodied No. In this piece, I leverage snap data fromPro Football Focus to project NFL Week 8 WR/CB matchups, especially shadow situations.

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