5′11″ · 180 lb · Columbus, OH
Alonzo Saxton II: S · Duke · #21.
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Alonzo Saxton II
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. He has spent three seasons in the Duke secondary. A game that shows it: 14 tackles against Florida State — Week 7, 2017.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
90 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
The Daily Progress Oct 23
Yahoo Sports Oct 19
Heavy Oct 18Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 60-7vs North Carolina Central | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-17vs Northwestern | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-20vs Baylor | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-17@ North Carolina | 9 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | L 6-31vs No. 14 Miami | 9 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-28@ Virginia | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-17vs Florida State | 14 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 17-24vs Pittsburgh | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 3-24@ No. 13 Virginia Tech | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 16-21@ Army | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 43-20vs Georgia Tech | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-23@ Wake Forest | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 36-14@ Northern Illinois | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 90 | 48 | 5.5 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Week 2 · 2017
W 41-17
vs Northwestern
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 7 tackles
Dominant 24-point win at home against Northwestern.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
90tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%6 TFL90 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 1 sack · 2 pass breakups.
3 seasons under David Cutcliffe — 19-19 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 7.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 7.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 6.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 7.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Cutcliffe
Pass share
46.7%
468 pass / 534 run
Plays / game
77.1
13 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
498 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2017
90 tackles in 13 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Duke, 137 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under David Cutcliffe.
