2021 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Donnell Alexander, DB, Saginaw Valley State University

• Name: Donnell Alexander
• Height: 5’9
• Weight: 175
• Position: CB/FS 
• College: Saginaw Valley State University
• Twitter: @nelldwa 

What is the best restaurant in your hometown city?

• Detroit One Coney Island

When breaking down your film what will stick out?

• My effort and competitiveness all throughout plays

If you won the lotto, what is the first thing you would do with the money?

• Put all of it in the bank 

What has been your biggest failure?

• Not being able to provide for my parents as much as they provide for me

What do your teammates say is your best quality? 

• My competitiveness

Who is the hardest working teammate on your team?

• Sicelo Robinson

Have you ever had a nickname? What is it?

• Nell

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What is your degree in, if you do not make it as a football player, what is your dream job?

• Engineering Technology Management, if I don’t make it as a football player I want to be a mechanical engineer at an automotive firm

What is your coolest life moment?

• Playing at Ford Field in the city championship in high school against one of the best high school teams in the nation.

What song would you sing at Karaoke night?

• Kasher Quon – A lil bit

If you could pick any actor to play you in a movie, who are you picking?

• Jacob Latimore

Who is your favorite football team?

• New England Patriots

If you had a warning label, what would yours say?

• Caution, Very Sneaky

What is your biggest fear?

• Going to Hell

Who is the most underrated player in the NFL?

• Calvin Ridley

Take us through game day, How do you prepare?

• First I make sure that I pray when I wake up in the morning, then I do my daily hygiene, get all of my gear and clothes ready and packed up, get to the locker room and relax my mind for about an hour, roll/stretch out my muscles, get a few fruits in me and fluids so my body stays fresh, put my equipment and things on and then take the field when it is time, I am a simple guy.

Do you have any hobbies?

• I love to play basketball, and shop

If you had to compare yourself to someone in the NFL, who would that be?

• Vernon Hargreaves

Who has been the biggest influence on your life and explain why?

• My parents, without them I wouldn’t be the man I am today. They really taught me the importance of family and how to manage myself in the real world to become a success.

What motivates you to work hard?

• Money and family! 

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