Louisville junior cornerback Jaire Alexander has received his feedback from the NFL Draft Advisory Board and heard a second-round grade, his father, Landis, said Wednesday.

The family submitted paperwork to the board for an evaluation of the promising junior prospect after the Cardinals finished the regular season against Kentucky.

Landis Alexander said the response from the board read, “It is the committee’s estimate that you have the potential to be drafted as high as the second round.”

Alexander said after reading the feedback that the family will “no doubt” wait to make a final decision until after Louisville plays in the TaxSlayer Bowl against Mississippi State.

“There’s no rush,” Landis Alexander said, adding that Jaire and his parents would make a pros and cons list for returning to Louisville versus declaring for the NFL draft. The deadline to decide is Jan. 15.

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Many factors lie at the heart of the decision, Landis Alexander said. Louisville’s defense started several seniors this season, so Jaire would be playing with a largely new cast. Landis said his son likes secondary coach Lorenzo Ward and enjoys the college experience. He must decide, the father said, whether he wants another year or “does he feel like he’s done all he can do?”

Alexander suffered a sprained knee and a broken hand this season. He missed four games after the season opener with the knee and then returned for two games before sitting out again versus Florida State.

A team statement the morning of the Florida State game said Alexander “suffered a setback in practice” that week, but that statement was inaccurate, his father said, and the program confirmed. Alexander did not reinjure the knee. Rather, the injury had lingered, and the school and family made the decision to allow the knee to heal better.

After missing another game with the broken hand, Alexander returned for Louisville’s last three games and dominated against Virginia, Syracuse and Kentucky. Those were the three games the family submitted to the board for feedback, Landis Alexander said last week.

If Jaire returns for his senior season, he could impress scouts with a healthy full year of film, his father reasoned, or he could suffer another injury and fall in the draft.

“We have to figure out if he’s ready to go,” Landis said. Asked if he thought Jaire felt ready, Landis added, “In his mind, he was ready to go as soon as he got out of high school.”

But the decision will be difficult, the father added.

“It’d be a shame to leave Louisville and be in the third round still waiting to get called,” Landis said. “In my mind, that’d be a major failure.”

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