THIS is a good pickup:
"You can see why the Huskers are interested. He earned first-team freshman All-America honors last season from Phil Steele. Alexander tallied 75 tackles, four tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery in 13 games last season."
"A native of Auburn, Washington, Alexander quickly picked up other offers from Washington, Louisiana Tech, UCF, Minnesota, UConn, Kansas, Montana State, Oregon State and Cal and others since entering the transfer portal."
HS evaluation:
"Alexander is a player who just continues to improve every time we watch him. Whether it is playing running back in spot duty or his more natural linebacker spot, he's always in the right place to make a tackle, does a great job diagnosing plays and shedding blockers and brings backs down. He's really emerged as a good coverage linebacker, he can be a three-down backer in college with improved coverage awareness, lateral agility and athleticism. As he continues to add weight and gets stronger, he could be an early impact guy in college."
Per Stephen Leonard, "Xe’Ree Alexander becomes imo the second biggest pickup for UCF only behind KJ Jefferson."Between Alexander, Carter, Pierre, and Pace (who plays like a LB)......we have really strengthened our options at LB
I asked, "Can you explain why you rank him that highly?"
Leonard: "A linebacker that on my eye test is above what Jason Johnson’s level was already and has 3 years of eligibility left."
Signing this kid is big news. A MAJOR coup for Ernie Sims. I will give a guy credit when it is due.