2021 Football Roster
Jersey Number 4
Alonzo Addae
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Pickering, Ontario
- High School:
- St. Mary's
- Played in 23 career games at WVU, all of them in a starting role
2021 (Super Sr.)
- All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches)
- Made four tackles against Minnesota in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl
- Had five tackles - all solos- at Kansas, his fifth straight performance of five tackles or more
- Finished with five stops against Texas
- Tied for the team lead in tackles (8) at Kansas State
- Tallied six tackles against Oklahoma State, including five solos
- Had six tackles to go along with his first career fumble recovery against Iowa State
- Finished with five tackles - all solos - at Baylor
- Made eight total tackles against Texas Tech, including the 100th of his Mountaineer career
- Totaled nine tackles at Oklahoma
- Lott IMPACT Trophy National Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 21)
- Totaled 10 tackles against Virginia Tech, including his first career sack
- Had four solo tackles, including a TFL, against LIU
- Finished with three tackles, including a TFL, in the season opener at Maryland
- Playing in his sixth season, an NCAA COVID-19 eligible season
- Preseason Lott Impact Trophy Watch List
- Preseason All-Big 12 Second Team (Athlon Sports)
- Preseason All-Big 12 Third Team (Phil Steele)
- No. 13 pick of the 2021 CFL Draft (Ottawa Redbirds)
- 2021 Canadian Cornish Trophy Finalist (Top Canadian Player in the NCAA)
2020 (r-Sr.)
- Started all 10 games
- All-Big 12 Second Team (Coaches, Pro Football Focus)
- All-Big 12 Third Team (Phil Steele)
- Tied for No. 8 in the Big 12 in interceptions (2)
- Also sat No. 12 in the Big 12 in tackles per game (6.6)
- Compiled five tackles - all solos - against Army in the Liberty Bowl; also recovered key, fourth-quarter onside kick
- Totaled six tackles at Iowa State
- Finished with eight tackles and a pair of pass breakups against TCU
- Had four tackles - all solo - at Texas, as well as a forced fumble and pass breakup
- Finished with eight tackles (five solos) against Kansas State
- Made seven tackles at Texas Tech
- Tallied three tackles against Kansas, as well as an interception
- Finished with nine tackles and a pass breakup against Baylor
- Totaled nine tackles and shared a TFL at Oklahoma State
- Began his WVU career with seven tackles (three solos) and an interception against Eastern Kentucky
- His diving interception grab vs. EKU was featured on ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays
- WVU Special Teams Player of the Week: Eastern Kentucky
2019 (r-Jr.)
- Redshirted
- Sat out to fulfill NCAA transfer eligibility requirements
- Transferred to West Virginia during the summer
2018 (r-So.) - New Hampshire
- Played in all 11 games for coach Sean McDonnell at New Hampshire in 2018
- Recorded 18 solo tackles and 25 total tackles
- Tallied six pass breakups
- Recorded season high four solo tackles at Colorado (9/15) and at Villanova (10/27)
2017 (r-Fr.) - New Hampshire
- Played in 13 of 14 games with four starts, including all three NCAA playoff games
- Tallied 36 tackles (24-12-36), six pass breakups, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery
- Recorded season-high seven tackles and forced a fumble in consecutive playoff games: 5-2-7 in the first round vs. Central Connecticut State and 4-3-7 at fourth-ranked Central Arkansas
- Also had a fumble recovery at Central Arkansas
- Season-high two pass breakups at Holy Cross
- Five tackles (3-2-5) and a pass breakup vs. Bryant
- In his collegiate debut, recorded three tackles (2-1-3) vs. Maine
2016 (Fr.) - New Hampshire
- Redshirted
Prep School - Peddie School
- Played one season for coach Chris Malleo at the Peddie School (Highstown, N.J.), for a postgraduate year, finishing with 12 touchdowns and snared four interceptions
- Named to the All-MAPL First Team and NJ.com 2015 All-Prep First Team
High School
- Played at St. Mary's Catholic Secondary School (Toronto, Ontario)
- As a senior at St. Mary's, tallied 10 interceptions and 43 tackles as a defensive back while hauling in 14 touchdowns as a wide receiver
Personal
- Son of Les Addae and Renée Bethea
- One of three children (2 brothers)
- Graduated with a bachelor’s degree in multidisciplinary studies in December 2020
- Working on his master’s degree in sport management
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
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