Memphis Defensive Back Alex Dale Commits to the Bearcats; Updated with Junior Film

by Matt Opper on Jun 16, 2025 1:20 AM EDT in Bearcats Football Recruiting

For those that have been following the recruiting efforts of Butch Jones and his staff for the 2012 there has been a A lot of talk about their collective efforts in and around Memphis. This is an area where UC has heretofore had no presence what so ever, since 2002 UC has not landed a single Memphis area prospect. While UC is still in play, or at the very least reported to be in play with some highly regarded prospects from Memphis like Brian Kimbrow, Nathan Gross, Sheldon Dawson, Will Redmond ect. Still for all the talk Jones had yet to manage a breakthrough, he had yet to land one of those kids. That changed tonight when Alex Dale cast his lot with the Bearcats.

Dale attends Memphis University School which typically has a strong team, if not always a ton of BCS caliber talent. That being said the have had some highly regarded prospects on the roster before, most notably Barry Brunetti who signed with West Virginia, and has subsequently transferred to Ole' Miss. Speaking of Ole' Miss they were one of the schools who offered Dale. Here are some Junior Year highlights for your viewing pleasure.

Alex Dale (Football Recruiting Video) (via NCSAfootball)

Dale played safety for the Owls but I am not sure that he has the size to play this scheme at that position. That being said I like quite a lot of things about Dale, most notably his short area quickness, willingness to hit and the way he recognized routes and drives on the Football. If he is to play corner I would have a concern about his hip flexibility, primarily because with the film that's available I can't make a determination about it. Either way I am happy about adding Dale to the Bearcats commitments. Hopefully Dale will be the player who opens up the Memphis pipeline.

Update:

Thanks to reader Aduc12 for pointing out that the highlights above are from Dale's Sophmore season. Junior highlights are posted below for your viewing pleasure.

Alex Dale #21 DB 2010 MUS Football Season Highlights (via MrFldale1)

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I'm with you on Dale's potential position change once he gets to UC

His size seems to dictate a move to CB, but like you said there isn’t much tape showing his hip flexibility. All of his highlights show him as S, which from a pass coverage perspective, is a different skillset from CB. I hope the UC coaches know this and understand that they will have to teach him the fundamentals of man coverage if he’s to play CB.

by Chris Bains on Jun 16, 2025 1:18 PM EDT reply actions

In many respects

he’s like Drake Bruns who I believe played safety for the highlanders but doesn’t have the physicality required to play that position at this level. That being said Dale is by all indications a couple of notches higher on the athletic scale than Bruns

by Matt Opper on Jun 16, 2025 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions

OK, upon seeing about two minutes of his Junior tape

I want to amend my opinion about Dale’s ability as a corner. Let’s just say that it’s not a concern anymore, and his recovery speed is outstanding as well.

by Matt Opper on Jun 16, 2025 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions

WRONG FILM

Disregard this fim. These are Dale’s SOPHOMORE year highlights. If you search for his highlight, the most recent film is the videos with the LEAST amount of views. That should give you a BETTER look at him as he has multiple plays as a CB.

NOTE THE FIRST PLAY OF THE JUNIOR YEAR HIGHLIGHTS IS EITHER A PICK SIX OR A INTERCEPTION IN THE ENDZONE

by ADuc12 on Jun 16, 2025 7:36 PM EDT reply actions