Adonis Alexander

Alexander was taken in the Supplemental Draft in 2018 by Washington and appeared in nine games as a rookie. He hasn't played a snap since, bouncing around the league with the Rams and 49ers the last year-plus. The 24-year-old has good length at 6'3/205 but has yet to do anything with it.

Alexander was waived by the team Saturday and cleared waivers. The 22-year-old struggled with a quad injury early in camp, but he started at corner in Washington's preseason finale against Baltimore on Thursday and seems fully healthy.

Alexander had originally been dealing with a groin injury but will now be forced to miss time due to a hurt quad. The Virginia Tech product was hardly a lock to make the roster, but if the Redskins elect to place him on injured reserve, this news could save him, as the team wouldn't have to make a decision on whether to cut him. The 2018 sixth-round pick totaled just four tackles in nine games during his rookie campaign.

Alexander had been nursing the groin injury through mandatory minicamp, and was expected to be ready for training camp. The good news for the Virginia Tech product is that the injury doesn't seem to be serious enough to keep him out for an extended period of time. Expect the team to keep providing updates on Alexander's health as training camp rolls on.