Recruiting-rankings ghost story with a grown-up ending. Alexander arrived as the No. 50 overall recruit, bounced from Georgia to USC to Oregon, and finally strung together a full, stable season in 2025: 50 tackles as a 12-game starter on a Playoff defense and second-team All-Big Ten at 6-3, 302. The value now is early-down dependability — he holds his ground, stacks tackles, and stopped generating headlines, which for this career arc counts as progress. However, one sack in 12 starts is the number that caps everything: interior linemen without pass-rush impact get drafted on Day 3 and have to earn their nickel snaps later, and reported figures of two sacks on 18 pressures at Oregon say the rush plan has not materialized across three schools. Day 3 track in the 2027 class — a dependable rotational tackle whose slot depends on a team believing the blue-chip flashes are still in there.