For the New York Jets of the National Football League, American football player Kwon Alexander plays linebacker. He is 1.85 m tall and 103 kg in weight. In Oxford, Alabama, he was both born and raised. He played football at Oxford High School when he was a student there. For the black team, he took part in the Under Armour All-American Game.
The High School Butkus Award, which is given each year to the finest linebacker in the country, selected him as a finalist. Along with being mentioned on the Class 6A All-State Football Team, he was also named to the 2011 ESPN All-Alabama Football Team. For Louisiana State University’s LSU Tigers, he participated in collegiate football.
As a true freshman, he participated in seven games, started two of them, and recorded 12 tackles. As a sophomore, he started nine of the 13 games. He led the team with 92 tackles as a junior and has 1.5 sacks. After finishing his junior year, he entered the 2015 NFL Draft. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected him in the fourth round of the 2015 NFL Draft.
He agreed to a four-year, $2.75 million contract with the Buccaneers in May 2015 in exchange for a $478,322 signing bonus. In March 2019, he and the San Francisco 49ers agreed to a $44 million, four-year deal with a $27 million guarantee. In November 2020, he was traded to the New Orleans Saints. In July 2022, the New York Jets signed him into their team.
Where did Kwon Alexander go to College?
Kwon Alexander attended Louisiana State University where he played college football for the Louisiana State Tigers.