Final grades: Alexander shows promise at cornerback

By BOB McGINN

Ninth of an 11-part position-by-position series in which the 69 players on the Green Bay Packers’ 53-man roster, reserve/injured and reserve/did not report lists at the end of the season are graded. Playing-time percentages are for offense and defense only.

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Jaire Alexander (71.4%): Alexander started 11 of the 13 games that he played and joined Denzel Ward on the all-rookie team. The only other cornerback from Green Bay to make the all-rookie squad (it was first selected in 1974) was Casey Hayward in 2012. Until Games 14-15, when Alexander elected not to ...