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All football teams have depth. But it’s the quality of depth that separates the good teams from the great ones.
When Dan Lanning was hired, one of his main objectives at Oregon was to improve the quality of depth on the roster and after two seasons, he has succeeded.
His success continues with the Ducks landing former UT-San Antonio corner Kameryn Alexander. He’ll be a graduate senior for Oregon in 2024 and will have just one year of eligibility remaining.
Oregon’s defense just got better as Alexander is a cover corner and he’ll help out a young defensive back room with his knowledge and experience. Alexander also brings a bit of talent as well and will fight for a starting spot at one of the corner positions.
Here are five things to know about Oregon’s new corner.
Third team is the charm
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Alexander will be a sixth-year senior after spending four years at Sam Houston State of the WAC and then UTSA for a year before transferring to Oregon. SHSU followed Alexander to Conference USA in 2023.
In 2022, Alexander redshirted, which gives him this extra year of eligibility.
He was a really good BearKat
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Alexander was one of Sam Houston State’s top defenders. He appeared in 32 career games for the Bearkats where he posted 52 total tackles, 41 solo stops, six tackles for loss, three interceptions, and 16 pass breakups.
That level of production continued at UTSA, where he was one of the top cornerbacks in the nation, graded by Pro Football Focus as the No. 42 CB among all FBS schools.
Bowl MVP
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He was named as the Defensive MVP of the Frisco Bowl where UTSA defeated Marshall 35-17. In that game, Alexander had 34 coverage snaps, zero catches allowed, one interception and two pass breakups. The Roadrunners finished 9-4 in 2023.
