As an NFL player, Braxton Berrios has shown some fancy footwork on the football field.
His girlfriend, TikTok star and social media influencer Alix Earle, has shown some fancy footwork of her own — on the ballroom dance floor.
The celebrity couple consisting of It Girl Alix Earle and the Houston Texans wide receiver has gotten some internet props since Earle’s successful turn on season 34 of ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars.” Both graduates of the University of Miami, Berrios and Earle are making waves in their respective careers — and occasionally using social media to promote each other.
Below is information about Braxton Berrios, formerly a kick returner for the Miami Dolphins, and “Dancing With the Stars” finalist Alix Earle.
Who is football player Braxton Berrios?
Braxton Berrios is a 30-year-old football player who graduated from the University of Miami in Florida and is currently dating social media influencer Alix Earle. Earle currently is on TV for ABC’s long-running reality TV show competition.
Berrios, a former Miami Dolphins wide receiver signed with the Houston Texans in March 2025, after his contract with the Dolphins expired. Braxton Berrios, who formerly went by @HYNUT_Berrios (get it?) on social media platform X, previously played for the New York Jets and New England Patriots.
He is a North Carolina native.
The pair have made several appearances on the red carpet, particularly the Kentucky Derby, Super Bowl parties and various events.
Who is Alix Earle? Is she a finalist on ‘Dancing With the Stars?’
New Jersey-born Alix Earle isn’t from Florida, but she did go to college here. The first-ever Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue digital cover star graduated from the University of Miami in May 2023, with a bachelor’s degree in marketing. Earle is 24 years old, born on Dec. 16, 2000.
Her primary residence is still in Miami, but she is temporarily living in Los Angeles, California, while filming ABC’s hit reality TV competition “Dancing with the Stars” season 34.
Earle’s degree certainly helped her market herself as an influencer when she started posting to TikTok in 2020. Two years later, in 2022, she had more than a million TikTok followers.
Now, on “Dancing with the Stars,” she dances weekly to the tune of more than 6 million viewers on average.
Photos of ‘DWTS’ star Alix Earle and former Miami Dolphins player Braxton Berrios
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Reporting by Jennifer Sangalang and Lianna Norman, USA TODAY NETWORK – Florida / Palm Beach Post
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