{"id":4180,"date":"2020-12-16T18:26:45","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T23:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gridironstuds.com\/blog\/?p=4180"},"modified":"2020-12-16T18:26:45","modified_gmt":"2020-12-16T23:26:45","slug":"underrated-stud-tendaji-alexander-22-wr-db-clawson-hs-mi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gridironstuds.com\/blog\/underrated-stud-tendaji-alexander-22-wr-db-clawson-hs-mi\/","title":{"rendered":"Underrated Stud: Tendaji Alexander – ’22 WR \/ DB – Clawson HS, MI"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chad Wilson – GridironStuds<\/strong>
\nTwitter: @GridironStuds<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

We all love playmakers and boy do we have one here with 2022 DB \/ WR Tendaji Alexander.\u00a0 The Clawson High School junior can bust out a highlight on you any minute.\u00a0 While some high school football players will have to search far and wide through their game footage to get a clip,\u00a0 Alexander has to decide what to leave out.<\/p>\n

Alexander stands 5’11” and 165 lbs.\u00a0 His biggest asset are his ball skills.\u00a0 On offense he’ll make the difficult catch in traffic,\u00a0 win a 50 \/ 50 ball or redirect himself on an errant throw to haul it in.\u00a0 On film,\u00a0 he does not look to be a blazer but he is very crafty after the catch.\u00a0 This quite often leads to big gains after short catches that terrorizes the defense.\u00a0 He’s strong vs. press defenders when he gets them and at the point of attack on thrown balls,\u00a0 he shines.\u00a0 This past season,\u00a0 he amassed over 700 yards of offense with many of them being highlight type plays.\u00a0 He certainly looks like a guy who should’ve handled the ball more.<\/p>\n

Defensively he is also a problem.\u00a0 His sophomore campaign saw him nab 9 interceptions.\u00a0 This no doubt put a big beware sign on his helmet for opposing quarterbacks.\u00a0 Despite that,\u00a0 he still finds ways to get in on the action whether its a big hit,\u00a0 a forced fumble or jumping on a loose football.\u00a0 His outstanding ball skills are definitely a big asset to him on the defensive side as he goes up to grab balls away from intended receivers.\u00a0 He also seems to be johnny on the spot too on errant throws by quarterbacks.\u00a0 Remember how I said he’s nifty after the catch,\u00a0 this applies to defense too when he hauls in the interceptions.\u00a0 All around he’s a solid player with the playmaking gene that will only get better this offseason and make himself a prized recruiting option for many schools.<\/p>\n