Adonis Alexander

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American football player (born 1996)

PositionCornerback

Roster statusActive

CFL statusAmerican

Born (1996-11-07) November 7, 1996 (age 29)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.

Adonis Alexander

Alexander with the Washington Redskins in 2019

BC Lions

Position

Cornerback

Roster status

Active

CFL status

American

Personal information

Born

(1996-11-07) November 7, 1996 (age 29)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.

Listed height

6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)

Listed weight

205 lb (93 kg)

Career information

High school

Independence (Charlotte)

College

Virginia Tech (2015–2017)

Supplemental draft

2018: 6th round

Career history

Washington Redskins (2018–2019)
Los Angeles Rams (2019–2020)*
San Francisco 49ers (2021)*
New Orleans Saints (2021)*
New Orleans Breakers (2022–2023)
Michigan Panthers (2024–2025)
BC Lions (2026–present)

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Career NFL statistics

Total tackles	4
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Adonis K. Alexander (born November 7, 1996) is an American professional football cornerback for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies and was selected by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round of the 2018 NFL supplemental draft.

Alexander attended Independence High School in Charlotte, North Carolina. He then attended Virginia Tech, and was ruled academically ineligible for his final year, preventing him from entering the 2018 NFL draft.^[1] However, he entered in to the 2018 NFL supplemental draft.

Professional career

Washington Redskins

Alexander was selected by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round of the 2018 supplemental draft.^[2]

Alexander was waived by Washington on August 31, 2019, but was re-signed to the practice squad the following day.^[3]^[4] He was released on October 1.^[5]

Los Angeles Rams

On November 14, 2019, Alexander was signed to the Los Angeles Rams' practice squad.^[6] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Rams on December 31.

Alexander was waived on September 4, 2020.^[7]

San Francisco 49ers

On January 4, 2021, Alexander signed a reserve/future contract with the San Francisco 49ers.^[8] Alexander was waived San Francisco on May 4.^[9]

New Orleans Saints

On August 4, 2021, Alexander signed with the New Orleans Saints.^[10] He was waived/injured and placed on injured reserve on August 18.^[11] Alexander was waived New Orleans on August 21.

New Orleans Breakers

Alexander was selected in the 8th round of the 2022 USFL draft by the New Orleans Breakers.^[12] He was transferred to the inactive roster on April 22, 2022.^[13] He was transferred to the active roster on April 30.^[14]

Alexander re-signed with the Breakers on October 3, 2023.^[15] The Breakers folded when the XFL and USFL merged to create the United Football League (UFL).^[16]

Michigan Panthers

On January 5, 2024, Alexander was selected by the Michigan Panthers during the 2024 UFL dispersal draft.^[17] He re-signed with the team on August 19, 2024.^[18]

BC Lions

On November 5, 2025, Alexander signed a futures contract with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).^[19]^[20]

References

↑ Paylor, Terez (July 10, 2018). "The Story of Adonis: This NFL supplemental draft candidate offers loads of intrigue". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
↑ "Redskins Select Adonis Alexander In Sixth Round Of Supplemental Draft, Waive Sam Irwin-Hill". Redskins.com. July 11, 2018.
↑ "Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. August 31, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ "Redskins Sign Nine Players To Practice Squad". Redskins.com. September 1, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
↑ "Redskins Waive WR Robert Davis, Release CB Adonis Alexander From Practice Squad". Redskins.com. October 1, 2019.
↑ "Rams sign second-year DB Adonis Alexander to practice squad". The Rams Wire. USA Today. November 14, 2019.
↑ "Rams waive 17 players ahead of 53-man roster deadline". TheRams.com. September 4, 2020.
↑ "49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. January 4, 2021. Archived from the original on October 9, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
↑ "49ers Waive Three Players". 49ers.com. May 4, 2021. Archived from the original on May 19, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
↑ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. August 4, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
↑ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
↑ Camenker, Jacob (February 23, 2022). "USFL Draft tracker: Complete results, rosters for new football league". Sporting News.
↑ @USFLBreakers (April 22, 2022). "Roster Updates" (Tweet). Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Twitter.
↑ @USFLBreakers (April 30, 2022). "Roster Updates" (Tweet). Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Twitter.
↑ @USFLBreakers (October 3, 2023). "Free Agent Signings" (Tweet). Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via X (formerly Twitter).
↑ Seifert, Kevin (January 1, 2024). "Newly formed United Football League sets 8 markets, tabs coaches". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
↑ "UFL - Team Rosters". www.theufl.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2024. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
↑ @UFL_PR (August 19, 2024). "The #UFL has announced the following transactions" (Tweet). Retrieved August 20, 2024 – via X (formerly Twitter).
↑ https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/
↑ Heilman, Michael (November 6, 2025). "B.C. Lions sign WR Jared Gipson and DB Adonis Alexander to future contracts". BGMSportsTrax. Retrieved April 28, 2026.

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