Alacce O'Brien Schofield (born April 3, 1987) is a former American football linebacker. He was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL draft and played for them for three seasons. He was also a member of the Seattle Seahawks during their Super Bowl XLVIII championship season and the Atlanta Falcons. He played college football at Wisconsin.

As a fifth year redshirt senior defensive end for the 2009 Wisconsin Badgers he ranked second in the nation in tackles for a loss (TFLs) and second in the Big Ten Conference in quarterback sacks. For the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season, he earned several second-team and honorable mention All-American recognitions by various publications. He was a first-team 2009 All-Big Ten Conference selection. He earned the defensive MVP award at the 2010 East–West Shrine Game, but was injured during practice for the 2010 Senior Bowl the subsequent week.

Schofield attended North Chicago Community High School.^[1] In high school, Schofield was a Lake County, Illinois 2003 All-county second-team selection and 2004 first-team selection in football.^[2][3] He was also a special mention All-state selection in 2004.^[4] In basketball, he was an All-county honorable mention for 2004–05.^[5] In high school, he played wide receiver as a sophomore, defensive end as a junior and end, linebacker, receiver, fullback, placekicker, kick returner and punt returner as a senior. He also ran track.^[6] Scout.com rated him as the 55th best high school football linebacker in the country.^[6] Rivals.com ranked him as the 24th best defensive end in the country and the 24th best football prospect in Illinois.^[7]

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Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
O'Brien Schofield DE	Great Lakes, Illinois	North Chicago (IL)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	4.66	Jan 28, 2005
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 55 (LB)   Rivals: 24 Weakside (DE)
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Wisconsin Football Commitment List 2005". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 5, 2014. "Wisconsin Football Recruiting Commits 2005". Scout.com. Retrieved May 5, 2014. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved May 5, 2014. "2005 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 5, 2014.

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Schofield did not appear in any games for the 2005 Badgers and recorded no statistics although he appeared in five games for the 2006 Badgers. He recorded his first tackle on September 15 for the 2007 Badgers against The Citadel Bulldogs and his first sack and TFL on August 30 for the 2008 team against the Akron Zips. He concluded his career with a total of 17 sacks and 33 TFLs. He also accumulated 4 forced fumbles.^[8] On June 7, 2007, 20-year-old Schofield lost his 19-year-old brother, Joshua, who drowned on a beach in Zion, IL.^[9]

He was the 2009 Big Ten Conference runner-up in sacks with 12 to Ryan Kerrigan and runner-up in TFLs with 24.5 to Brandon Graham.^[10] He ranked second in the nation in TFLs/game.^[11] At the conclusion of the 2009 Big Ten Conference football season he was a 2009 First-team All-Big Ten selection by the coaches and media.^[12]

He concluded his career for Wisconsin Badgers football with the 2009 team in the December 29, 2009 Champs Sports Bowl. For the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season, he was a second-team All-American selection by Scout.com and an honorable mention by College Football News, Sports Illustrated, and Pro Football Weekly.^[13][14][15] During the season, he was the October 4, 2009, Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for his performance of October 3 against the Minnesota Golden Gophers.^[16] He was selected as a midseason semifinalists for the Bednarik Award.^[17]

The January 23, 2010, East–West Shrine Game, in which he earned defensive MVP, was his last game. He recorded an interception on a Max Hall pass and made three solo tackles in the game.^[18] Schofield was projected to play linebacker in the NFL.^[19][20] During the week of practice at the Shrine Game, he performed with the linebackers in order to demonstrate his NFL potential for scouts. However, in the subsequent week of practice for the January 30, 2010, Senior Bowl, Schofield tore his anterior cruciate ligament.^[21][22]

Schofield is the eldest of five children of Anthony and Dawn Schofield.^[9] Schofield's younger brother, Admiral, played basketball at the University of Tennessee and was drafted 42nd overall in the 2019 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers and later traded to the Washington Wizards.^[46] His uncle Andre Carter played safety at Clemson.^[6] Schofield is a cousin of both Vonnie Holliday and Bobby Engram who both have had long National Football League careers.