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Jersey Number 0
Austin Alexander
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- High School:
- Marian Catholic HS
- Hometown:
- Hazel Crest, Ill.
NAME PRONUNCIATION
Get to Know Austin ...
- At what age did you start playing football and how did you get into football?
- I started playing when I was 5.
- Who is your biggest role model?
- My dad because he taught me how to hustle.
- Who was your favorite player growing up and who do you model your game after?
- My favorite player growing up was Charles "Peanut" Tillman.
- Tell us about your hometown/where you're from?
- I'm from Chicago but moved to the suburbs when I was 10.
- How would you describe your game to someone who hasn't seen you play?
- Smooth, quick, and make things look easy.
- What is one thing that someone wouldn't know about you?
- My first sport was swimming.
2025: Played in all 12 games, starting 11 at cornerback... Recorded 46 total tackles (34 solo, 12 assist), 3.5 tackles-for-loss, two pass breakups and one fumble recovery, which he returned for a touchdown (at Missouri)... Fresno State: Had four tackles and 1.5 tackles-for-loss in the season-opener vs. Fresno State...at Missouri: Recorded a season-high six tackles and a fumble recovery, which he returned 28 yards for a touchdown, the first of his career...Cincinnati: Had five tackles and one pass breakup...at UCF: Made five solo tackles, including 1.0 tackle-for-loss. Had one pass breakup for the second consecutive game...at Texas Tech: Recorded five solo tackles for a second consecutive game...Kansas State: Recorded three solo tackles, including 1.0 tackles-for-loss that resulted in a 6-yard loss...Oklahoma State: Collected four solo tackles...at Arizona: Matched his career high with six total tackles...at Iowa State: Made five total tackles (four solo, one assisted)... Utah: Recorded two tackles in the season-finale vs. Utah.
2024: Did not see game action in his first season at KU.
High School: Rated a four-star prospect by Rivals and ESPN…Has a 5.8 rating from Rivals, which ranks him as the No. 11 prospect in Illinois and the No. 37 cornerback in the country…Named to the 5A Illinois High School Football Coaches Association (IHSFCA) All-State Team…Had 70 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss and 2 interceptions as a senior…Also contributed offensively with one rushing touchdown…Has a 3.6 GPA…Played for coach Nick Lopez at Marian Catholic HS.
Personal: Son of Ashira & Chris Alexander…Chose Kansas over offers from Illinois, Purdue, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa and others.
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