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LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va.- The Washington Redskins selected
cornerback Adonis Alexander in the sixth round of the 2018 NFL Supplemental
Draft, held earlier this afternoon, and waived punter Sam Irwin-Hill.
The Redskins used their sixth-round draft choice to pick the
6’3, 197-pound Alexander, making him the first player drafted in the
supplemental draft since the organization selected Jeremy Jarmon out of the
University of Kentucky in 2009.
Alexander appeared in 34 games in which he played at Virginia
Tech. In three seasons, he collected 91 tackles (56 solo), 17 passes defensed,
seven interceptions, a sack and a forced fumble.
In 2017, Alexander appeared in nine games in which he played
registering 27 tackles (23 solo) a sack, a forced fumble and one interception.
He recorded a season high nine tackles versus West Virginia.
Alexander was born on Nov. 7, 1996 and attended Independence
High School in Charlotte, N.C.