Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 21-38vs Missouri | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Austin Alexander
Sophomore cornerback on Kansas's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 190 lb · Hazel Crest, IL · Marian Catholic HS
CFB Index 42 · #344 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceReturning to Kansas for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
4★
CB recruit
No. 357 nationally · Signed with Kansas
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 cornerback on Kansas's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Kansas in 2024.
Austin Alexander
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. He has spent two seasons in the Kansas secondary. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against Missouri, Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Kansas4-star out of Marian Catholic
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Kansas
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Lance Leipold — 6-8 over that span.
2025Kansas5-7HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning
2026Kansas1-1HC: Lance Leipold · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 4.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
42 · #344 of 544 safeties
Former four-star. Now #344 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #28 of 42 Big 12 DBs
How the All-Big 12 estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kansas
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Kansas
Returning around him
- 2 Kansas players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +5 net (31 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kansas · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #62 · 2026 recruiting class #61
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jacquez Warren’s 2021 season.
81%match
Matches Jacquez on
Weight
Tackle volume
Class year
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Aiden Manutai's freshman season at California (2025).
84%match
Matches Aiden on
PD rate
Tackle volume
Weight
Background
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...
The secondary · Kansas
- #3Corey Gordon53 tackles · 2025
- Austin Alexander46 tackles · 2025
- #1Jalen Todd44 tackles · 2025
- #27Taylor Davis41 tackles · 2025
- #5Roman Pearson27 tackles · 2025
15 more on the roster · Kansas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology