• Started a career-high 6 games in 2018, leading Minnesota with 10 PBUs.
• Registered 4.0 sacks in 2018 to lead all NFL CBs and tied Robert Griffith for the most in a single season by a Vikings DB.
OFF THE FIELD Honored by Collier County, Fla, when June 28, 2016, was recognized as Mackensie Alexander Day to honor his success and charitable works...Helped host Special Olympics MN athletes for an evening of flag football at TCO Performance Center...Spoke to the Vikings’ 2017 rookie class during the team’s Rookie Success Program in the offseason...Twin brother, Mackenro, played at Auburn and Northeast Mississippi Community College before transferring to Iowa State, where he finished his collegiate career...Born to Haitian immigrants in South Florida who picked tomatoes and oranges to provide for the family...Spoke at a migrant workers conference in Pennsylvania during the 2017 offseason...Friends with Raiders’ 2016 1st-round selection S Karl Joseph and his family, who also share Haitian heritage...Teamed up with Adidas to donate $10,000 worth of shoes to the Collier County Boys and Girls Clubs in his hometown just days after being drafted...Majored in parks, recreation and tourism...Frequently visits Haiti, including a trip after the team’s Thanksgiving game in 2017.
PRO Appeared in a career-high 15 games in 2018, making 6 starts...Appeared in 14 games in 2017, helping the Vikings defense rank #1 in scoring and yardage...Made his NFL debut at Tennessee (9/11/16)...Selected with the 54th overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft...Teammates at Clemson in the defensive backfield with Vikings 7th-rounder Jayron Kearse...Was the 2nd of 9 Clemson Tigers to be picked in the 2016 draft, and 7 of the 9 Clemson selections were on the defensive side of the ball, including 3 DBs.
2018 Started a career-high 6 games in 2018, playing primarily as the nickel corner...Led all NFL CBs with 4.0 sacks in 2018, tying Robert Griffith’s franchise record for most single-season sacks by a DB...Led the team with 10 PBUs on the season...Recorded his 7th TFL of the season at Detroit (12/23)...Wrapped up his 4th sack of the season vs. Miami, ending the day with 3 solo tackles, 2 TFL, 1.0 sacks, 1 QBH and 2 PBUs....Made 4 tackles (3 solo) and 1 PBU at New England (12/2)...Logged 4 total tackles (2 solo) vs. Green Bay (11/25)...Recorded 2 solo tackles and 2 PBUs at Chicago (11/18)...Sacked Matthew Stafford 1.0 time as the team set a record with 10 sacks vs. Detroit (11/4)......Was all over the field vs. Arizona (10/14), totaling 5 tackles (4 solo), 2 TFL, 1 sack, 1 QBH, and 1 PBU......Made his first career start at Green Bay (9/16), recording 7 tackles (7 solo) and coming up with a key sack, the first of his career, to halt an overtime drive.
2017 Appeared in 14 games and helped the Vikings defense rank #1 in points allowed and yards allowed...Posted 2 tackles (1 solo) at Philadelphia (1/21/18) in the Vikings’ NFC Championship game loss...Tallied 2 tackles (1 solo) and a PD vs. New Orleans (1/14/18) in his first career playoff game...Played on defense and special teams vs. Chicago (12/31)...Made 1 solo tackle and his 2nd career TFL at Green Bay (12/23)...Inactive vs. Cincinnati (12/17) as the Vikings clinched the 2017 NFC North title...Tallied 2 tackles (1 solo) at Carolina (12/10)...Registered a PD at Atlanta (12/3)...Recorded the 2nd QBH of his career in as many weeks and a PD at Detroit (11/23)...Tallied his 1st career TFL vs. Los Angeles (11/19) along with 2 solo tackles and a PD...Snagged his 1st career INT, and 1st since his HS days, at Washington (11/12) on his 24th birthday, also adding a solo tackle and 2 PD...Totaled 3 tackles (2 solo) vs. Cleveland (10/29) at Twickenham Stadium in London, England, as a part of the NFL’s International Series...Inactive vs. Baltimore (10/22) due to a hip injury...Posted 3 total tackles (2 solo) and a PD vs. Green Bay (10/15)...Tallied a solo tackle at Chicago (10/9)...Contributed 2 tackles (1 solo) and a PD vs. Detroit (10/1)...Totaled 3 tackles (1 solo) and a PD vs. Tampa Bay (9/24)...Posted 1 solo tackle at Pittsburgh (9/17)...Played on both defense and special teams vs. New Orleans (9/11), credited with 1 PD.
2016 Finished his rookie campaign with 6 tackles (5 solo), 1 PD and 1 special teams stop after being placed on injured reserve on 12/23 with an abdominal injury...Backed up veteran nickel back Captain Munnerlyn...Inactive (groin) vs. Dallas (12/1)...Set a career high with 3 tackles (all solo) while seeing extended action in the absence of Munnerlyn at Washington (11/13)...Tallied 1 solo tackle and his 1st career PD vs. Houston (10/9)...Posted his 1st career tackle at Carolina (9/25)...Notched 1 special teams tackle in his NFL debut at Tennessee (9/11).
COLLEGE Declared for the NFL Draft following his redshirt sophomore season...Allowed only 2 TDs in his collegiate career and none in his final 23 games...Key cog on the back end of 2 nationally ranked defenses in 2014 and ‘15...Named a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award as well as selected 2nd-team All-American by the AP in his final season at Clemson...Recorded 4 tackles in the National Championship game against Alabama (1/11/16) before leaving the game with a hamstring injury...Had 30 tackles and 6 PD in his redshirt sophomore season in 2015...Was selected 1st-team Freshman All-American by FWAA and Honorable Mention All-ACC by both the media and coaches in 2014...Had 22 tackles, 2 TFL, 6 PD and 1 FR in 13 games as a redshirt freshman...Redshirted in 2013 after suffering an injury in the preseason.
PREP Was rated the #4 overall player in the nation and #2 player in Florida by ESPN...Played in the U.S. Army All-American game...1st-Team All-State selection as a senior...Helped his Immokalee HS team to an 11-4 record and a berth in 5A title game in 2012...Totaled 139 tackles and 10 INTs in his HS career...Also ran track and wrestled...Rated in the top-15 wrestlers in Florida in his weight class. 2018 GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS
• Moved to the United States in 2010 from Nigeria to play basketball.
• Competed in soccer, judo and gymnastics in Nigeria before coming to America.
OFF THE FIELD Full name is Adetarami Aruna...Earned degree in homeland security studies and seeking 2nd degree in public health...Trained with Vikings Legend Keith Millard in California prior to the draft...Enjoys cooking, especially Nigerian food...Bakes his own bread...Is a big fan of action movies.
PRO Spent the 2018 season recovering from a preseason injury...Placed on Injured Reserve on 8/2/18...Selected in the 6th round (#218 overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.
2018 Placed on the injured reserve list to start the regular season after sustaining an injury in the preseason vs. Jacksonville (8/18).
COLLEGE 3-year starter at Tulane appearing in 44 games with 34 starts in his career....Had his best season as a junior, wrapping up 43 total tackles, 5.0 sacks and 10 TFL...Compiled 25 tackles, 3.0 sacks and 3 TFL as a senior after a defensive scheme switch...Totaled 3.0 sacks and 5 TFL as a sophomore in his 1st season as a starter....Invited to the 2018 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl...As a freshman, recorded 4 kickoffs...Named to the 2015-16 and 2016-17 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Teams...Redshirted as a true freshman in 2013...Enjoyed visiting children’s hospitals while at Tulane.
PREP Attended La Lumiere HS in La Porte, IN, where he helped the Lakers to their 1st winning season in over a decade with a 5-4 record in his lone prep season playing football...Attended 3 high schools in 3 different states to play basketball before settling in Indiana as a senior...Also competed in track and field while in high school, competing in the 400 meters, discus, shotput and high jump...He guarded Minnesota Timberwolves star Andrew Wiggins while in high school.
