Mackensie Alexander’s Recruitment Heats Up As FSU Offers His Brother

One thing nobody is questioning about Mackensie Alexander is his football ability: he’s easily one of the top 10 corners in his class, with tremendous covering ability, and that’s what got the 5’11 Alexander 22 offers from programs across the nation. On National Signing Day he decided to spend his next four years playing for Dabo Swinney at Clemson.

ESPN gives the defensive back five stars, ranking him behind only Florida commit Vernon Hargreaves III amongst cornerbacks. Other services still give him elite rankings, with Rivals and Scout each calling him the No. 7 player at his position.

Despite previous reports, elite cornerback recruit Mackensie Alexander is apparently not committed to Mississippi State. This, as of 4 p.m. Saturday.

First, many Mississippi State players reached out to a Twitter account supposedly belonging to Alexander, congratulating him on choosing the Bulldogs. However, the account was suspicious, as it was started Saturday just hours before players began interacting with it. When asked, Alexander said he had not yet committed to the Bulldogs.

Mississippi State is expecting to welcome a nice group of official visitors this weekend as it tries to wrap up its 2013 recruiting class.

The biggest name on campus this weekend will be MacKensie Alexander, a five-star cornerback from Immokalee (Fla.) High School. Alexander is listed as the No. 2 cornerback in the Class of 2013 by ESPN, 247Sports says he is the No. 4 CB and Rivals ranks him at No. 7 for his position.

According to a report by Woody Womack of Rivals.com, Mackenro Alexander, the brother of five-star cornerback recruit Mackensie Alexander, committed to Florida State Monday.

However, a source tells SB Nation Recruiting that Alexander should not be considered a commitment at this time. It seems there are still some things to be worked out. Those things could include Mackenro’s grades, actually speaking with head coach Jimbo Fisher and his brother’s interest in the Seminoles.

Mackensie Alexander, one of the top cornerbacks in the country, has been a tough recruit to follow. Out of Immokalee, Fla., High School, he rarely does interviews, and when he does, he seems to enjoy playing with reporters and having fun with the recruiting process.

Josh Newberg snapped this photo of Alexander clowning around with Florida State defensive coordinator Mark Stoops:

Every school in the country wants cornerback Mackensie Alexander. Out of Immokalee, Fla., High School, the defensive back is one of the top players in the nation at his position. But not every school has wanted to make an offer to his brother, Mackenro, a safety recruit.

But that seems to be changing, as the Florida St. Seminoles have upped the ante in the Mackensie sweepstakes by offering Mackenro a scholarship even though he is not considered to be a top talent by most analysts:

↵Knoxville is a long way from Immokalee, and the Volunteers are certainly out of sight and out of mind down there. Add that to that the fact that Alexander’s recruitment has really blown up of late, with offers from Alabama, LSU, Florida and Florida State coming, and it’s easy to see why Alexander would want to check out more of his options. Look for Alexander to hit the camp and visit circuit this summer.

↵The 5’11, 175 pound Alexander is widely regarded as one of the top five cornerbacks in the country. He combines good speed with excellent toughness and competitiveness, harassing defensive backs into poor routes and mistakes.