Elery Alexander: S · Arkansas State · #10.
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Elery Alexander
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for two head coaches at Arkansas State: Blake Anderson and Butch Jones. One game to point at: 14 tackles against Tulsa — Week 4, 2021.
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
85 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 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 this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Arkansas State | 85 | 54 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020 | Arkansas State | 54 | 42 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 5 | -- |
| 2019 | Arkansas State | 11 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 150 | 103 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 8 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 40-21vs Central Arkansas | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 50-55vs Memphis | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 3-52@ Washington | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 34-41@ Tulsa | 14 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 33-59@ Georgia Southern | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-52vs No. 15 Coastal Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-28vs Louisiana | 12 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-31@ South Alabama | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-48vs App State | 11 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-24@ UL Monroe | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 20-28@ Georgia State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 22-24vs Texas State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 85 | 54 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
85tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%1 TFL85 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 sack · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 7.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 7.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Pass share
65.3%
525 pass / 279 run
Plays / game
67.0
12 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
575 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
85 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #50 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Arkansas State, 150 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 29 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Blake Anderson → Butch Jones. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
