Jaire Island claimed another castaway on Sunday in Houston.
Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander shut down Texans receiver Will Fuller during Sunday’s 35-20 victory at RNG Stadium.
According to Next Gen Stats, Alexander covered Fuller – who was coming off back-to-back 100-yard receiving games for the Texans – on 28 of 41 of his routes but allowed no catches on just one target.
Fuller finished with three catches and a touchdown, but Alexander wasn’t in coverage on any of the three receptions.
The performance followed a trend of Alexander completely shutting down an opponent’s No. 1 receiver. Fuller joins Mike Evans and Calvin Ridley as receivers held without a catch in Alexander’s coverage over the last three games.
The Packers’ shutdown cornerback received well-earned praise from quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who said no one on the defense is playing better than No. 23.
“I think he deserves a lot of respect and appreciation for how he’s played against some very talented receivers these last few weeks,” Rodgers said.
Alexander came into Week 7 as the highest-graded cornerback in the NFL at Pro Football Focus. Next week, he’ll get another crack at Vikings receiver Adam Thielen, who beat him for a late touchdown in the season opener.
Jaire Alexander in coverage last three games, via Next Gen Stats
| Week | WR | Coverage snaps | Catches/targets |
| 4 | Calvin Ridley | 23/27 | 0/5 |
| 6 | Mike Evans | 19/24 | 0/1 |
| 7 | Will Fuller | 28/41 | 0/1 |
| Totals | 70/92 | 0/7 |
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