The contrast between the last two players to wear the No. 23 uniform for the Green Bay Packers is nothing if not stark.

Jaire Alexander might be the antithesis of Damarious Randall.

New general manager Brian Gutekunst shipped away Randall, a former first-round pick and the previous owner of the number, in a surprising trade right before the start of free agency. Randall was talented, but he also clashed with coaches, had a progressively immature personality and eventually lost the respect of some teammates.

Rob Demovsky of ESPN reported the Packers’ veteran council pushed for Randall’s release following a benching episode in September. He survived, but only temporarily.

Gutekunst replaced Randall with Alexander, a confident, energetic rookie who has already earned the respect of the elder members in his own position group.

“Everyone likes him; very likable kid,” cornerback Davon House told Demovsky. “He’s eager, very coachable. We feed off of him. The energy he brings to the locker room, to the field when he makes plays, it’s always positive.”

Alexander is undoubtedly confident. But there’s an important difference between cocky and self-assured, and it’s increasingly clear Alexander trends toward the right side of the personality spectrum.

Randall, for all his individual talent, probably trended toward the destructive side, especially when things weren’t going right. The Packers removed him completely from the field after he argued with coaches during a Week 4 win over the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field last season.

Coach Mike McCarthy has always valued consistency in personality. Randall was a rollercoaster.

Gutekunst made it clear during his first draft that character and mental makeup would be important factors in finding and acquiring players. It was hardly surprising, then, that he traded away Randall, signed veteran Tramon Williams, re-signed House and drafted Alexander and Josh Jackson. The entire cornerback room was transformed, both in talent and personality.

Alexander’s NFL career is still in its infant stages, so it’s hard to know exactly how he’ll respond to a given situation. Early signs suggest he’ll bring all the talent and none of the negative baggage that plagued the last player to wear his uniform number in Green Bay.