Kiko Alonso

Kiko Alonso

34-Year-Old LinebackerLB
 Free Agent  
2024 Fantasy Outlook
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$Signed a contract with the Saints in August of 2022.
Wraps up NFL career
LBFree Agent
August 6, 2022
Alonso announced his decision to retire Saturday, Brooke Kirchhofer of WWL-TV reports.
ANALYSIS
Alonso signed with the Saints on Friday, but he second-guessed his decision just a day later. The 31-year-old linebacker hadn't played in the league since 2019, and he wraps up his career having suited up for five NFL teams. In six seasons (86 games), Alonso recorded 588 tackles, three sacks, 10 interceptions, 18 passes defensed, seven forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries.
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How do Kiko Alonso's measurables compare to other linebackers?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
6' 3"
 
Weight
239 lbs
 
40-Yard Dash
4.74 sec
 
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After three consecutive seasons with at least 15 starts and 115 combined tackles with Miami, Alonso took a drastic reduction in workload in his first season with New Orleans in 2019. He finished the year with a career-low 31 combined tackles and just one pass defended while failing to record an interception or a sack in just four starts. Alonso suffered a torn ACL in the 2019 playoffs, and his health is up in the air for the 2020 season. The offseason signing of Nigel Bradham is a likely indicator that Alonso may miss time or at least be limited for the coming campaign.
Alonso led the Dolphins' defense with 125 tackles in 2018 and has logged at least 115 tackles in each the past three seasons with the team. Alonso played 100 percent of defensive snaps last season before being ejected during the third quarter of a season-finale loss to the Bills. Despite his overall versatility, Alonso's occasional errors in pass coverage could prompt new defensive coordinator Patrick Graham to position the 28-year-old up and down the line of scrimmage in an attempt to push him to the next level.
2017 was Alonso's first year transitioning to outside linebacker, and he struggled in pass coverage at times -- particularly against tight ends -- contributing to the Dolphins allowing the second most passing yards to the position. Alonso's struggles can also be partially attributed to being stretched thin with MLB Raekwon McMillan having missed the season and Lawrence Timmons under-performing. Nonetheless, Alonso managed to record 115 tackles for the second year in a row. With another offseason at OLB under his belt and 2018 first-round pick Minkah Fitzpatrick to assist in tight-end coverage, the 27-year-old seems poised for a bounce-back performance in 2018.
Alonso hasn't regained the form he showed during his remarkable 2013 rookie season when he totaled 159 tackles, two sacks and four interceptions, but at least he appears to be over the knee injuries that all but wiped out his 2014 and 2015 seasons. Playing 1,050 defensive snaps in his first year with Miami, Alonso averaged just less than eight tackles per game with his new team and remained a factor in coverage with two interceptions, returning one for his first career touchdown. He should hold down a three-down role in 2017.
Miami will be the third team Alonso has been on in three seasons. He was once considered to be one of the better young linebackers in the game but injuries over the past two campaigns have taken some of the bloom off that rose. That being said, with defenses constantly double-teaming Ndamukong Suh, Alonso won't have to shed as many blocks, so he might be able to return to being a high-volume tackler if he can stay healthy.
If a full-time three-down role was guaranteed, Alonso would rank much higher. Traded by the Bills for LeSean McCoy, Alonso likely will become the leader of the Philadelphia defense, though things are a bit uncertain at press time. Inside linebacker is crowded, and Mychal Kendricks and DeMeco Ryans could eat into Alonso's workload. If those two don't get in his way, though, Alonso should pick up where he left off in 2013 (159 tackles, two sacks, four interceptions) before an ACL tear sidelined him last July. With plenty of time to recover, only Alonso's playing time can limit his IDP upside.
The Bills obviously had high hopes for Alonso when they selected him 46th overall in the 2013 draft, but no one could have foreseen the truly enormous rookie season ahead. Alonso finished the year as one of the three best IDP linebackers, piling up 159 tackles (87 solo) while adding two sacks and making a huge impact in coverage, intercepting four passes. He posted double-digit tackles eight times, including one 22-tackle effort. Alonso has good speed and elite quickness for his size, and his huge tackle total from last year indicates he's quick to recognize plays. Unfortunately, his 2014 season came to a grinding halt, when it was revealed in early July that Alonso had suffered a torn ACL, leaving Nigel Bradham, Keith Rivers and Preston Brown as the top candidates to handle the team's weak side linebacker duties.
Alonso might be the rawest out of the rookie group of Brown, Ogletree, Minter, Manti Te'o and Gerald Hodges, but he's probably one of the three most naturally talented players of the group, too. Despite starting just one year at Oregon, Alonso showed enough upside on tape for the Bills to select him in the second round. With Nick Barnett and Kelvin Sheppard no longer in Buffalo, Alonso should find himself a Week 1 starter. Alonso's athleticism and motor allowed him to make big plays at Oregon, and he's especially intriguing for his sack and interception potential after posting 14 tackles for loss and four interceptions in 12 games last year.
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Re-joins New Orleans
LBNew Orleans Saints
August 4, 2022
Alonso signed a one-year contract with the Saints on Thursday after a successful workout with the team earlier in the day, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.
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Cut loose by Niners
LBFree Agent
Knee - ACL
November 23, 2020
The 49ers waived Alonso (knee) with a failed physical designation Monday, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports.
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Won't return from PUP list
LBSan Francisco 49ers
Knee - ACL
November 14, 2020
Alonso (knee) had his practice period expire Saturday and will remain on the PUP list for the rest of the season, per the NFL's official transaction log.
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Shipped to San Fran
LBSan Francisco 49ers
Knee - ACL
November 2, 2020
Alonso (knee) and a conditional fifth-round pick were traded from the Saints to the 49ers in exchange for linebacker Kwon Alexander (ankle) on Monday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
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Returns to practice
LBNew Orleans Saints
Knee - ACL
October 19, 2020
Alonso (knee) received the return designation and should practice this week, Field Yates of ESPN reports.
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Suffers third torn ACL
LBNew Orleans Saints
January 6, 2020
Alonso suffered a torn ACL for the third time in his career in Sunday's wild-card loss to the Vikings, Mike Triplett of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Alonso now has torn the ACL in his right knee twice and the one in his left knee once, dating back to his college days at Oregon. The 29-year-old served as the team's primary middle linebacker in base formations after the loss of Alex Anzalone in Week 2 to a shoulder injury and averaged 33 snaps a game over the second half of the campaign. Alonso is signed through 2020, but with a salary of $7.85 million next season, Triplett speculates the linebacker likely will have to take a pay cut to remain on the roster.
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