Alonzo Mayo

Height:
5-11
Weight:
188
Position:
DB
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Baltimore, Md.
High School:
The Gilman School

2018: Appeared in eight contests as a junior, making 21 tackles and breaking up two passes … Made his first three tackles of the season at Iowa, including 0.5 TFL (11/10) … Recorded four tackles at Minnesota (11/17) … Tied his career-high with eight tackles against Illinois and set a career-high with two pass breakups (11/24) … Had three tackles against Ohio State (12/1) … Completed six tackles against Ohio (12/31) ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2017: Appeared in nine games, making four starts at cornerback ... Started four-straight games from Oct. 21 to Nov. 11 ... Made 22 of his 29 tackles on the season during the four-game stretch ... Made seven tackles in his first start of the season versus Iowa ... Posted career highs with seven solo tackles and eight total in the Wildcats' win over Purdue ... Made his only pass breakup of the season in the ’Cats win over Purdue ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2016: Appeared in five games ... Made first career start in the Wildcats’ Homecoming win over Indiana ... Made a season-high five tackles, including three solo stops, in the ’Cats’ 38-31 win at Iowa ... Also had half a tackle for loss versus the Hawkeyes ... Missed a substantial portion of the season due to injury ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2015: Did not see action in his true freshman season.

High School: Rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports ... Garnered recognition as the No. 27 overall recruit in Maryland by Scout ... Three-time letterwinner and team captain at The Gilman School ... Named All-MIAA First Team, Private School All-State First Team and Baltimore Sun All-Metro First Team ... Participated in the Maryland Crab Bowl All-Star Game ... Helped the Greyhounds to become MIAA Co-Champions and an 8-3 record ... Registered 41 tackles, five interceptions and nine pass breakups in 2014 ... Also an important member of the track team, specializing in both sprints and jumps.

Personal: Born Alonzo James T Mayo in Baltimore ... Son of Erika S. Dailey and Orlando J. Mayo ... Father, Orlando, played collegiately at Columbia University ... Brother, Mikal, played cornerback at West Virginia ... Mother, Erika, was a four-year starter at point guard for a nationally-ranked high school basketball team ... Teammates with fellow 2015 signee Jelani Roberts since youth football ... Chose Northwestern over offers from Vanderbilt and Yale ... Majoring in communications studies and philosophy with a minor in business institutions.