Alex Carder

Alex Carder
No. 14 – West Michigan Ironmen
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1989-10-22) October 22, 1989 (age 35)
Springfield, Missouri, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:Shawnee Mission (KS) Northwest
College:Western Michigan
Undrafted:2013
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team CIF Northern Conference (2017)
Career Arena League statistics
Comp. / Att.:23 / 42
Passing yards:324
TD–INT:6–4
QB rating:75.99
Rushing yards:56
Stats at ArenaFan.com
Stats at CFL.ca (archive)

Alex Carder (born October 22, 1989) is an American professional football quarterback for the West Michigan Ironmen of American Arena League (AAL). He was signed as a free agent by the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He was formerly the starting quarterback at Western Michigan University.

Early years

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Carder was born in Springfield, Missouri in 1989. He attended Shawnee Mission Northwest High School in Shawnee, Kansas where he was selected as an All-Sunflower League player three consecutive seasons. He passed for 3,457 yards and rushed for another 524 yards as the quarterback for SMNW's football team. He also received two varsity letters in baseball and one in basketball.[1]

College career

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Carder was the backup quarterback as a redshirt freshman in 2009 and the starting quarterback in the 2010 through 2012 seasons.[1][2][3][4][5] As a sophomore in 2010, Carder completed 289 of 458 passes for 3,334 yards, 30 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.[1]

As a junior in 2011, he gained 3,940 yards of total offense on 3,434 passing yards and 253 rushing yards. He ranked eighth among all players in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision with 335.18 yards of total offense per game.[6] In November 2011, Carder was responsible for eight touchdowns (seven passing and one rushing) in a 66–63 loss to the Toledo Rockets.[7] His seven passing touchdowns against Toledo set a new Mid-American Conference (MAC) record, and his 548 passing yards in the game set a new Western Michigan record.[8] He was selected as a finalist for the 2011 FRS QB Performance of the Year.[9]

Carder's senior season was derailed when he sustained an injury in his throwing hand against Connecticut, though he was able to come back to play the final two games of the season.

Statistics

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Year Team Passing Rushing
Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD
2009 Western Michigan 5 7 71.4 27 3.9 0 0 103.8 8 16 2.0 0
2010 Western Michigan 289 458 63.1 3,334 7.3 30 12 140.6 109 226 2.1 6
2011 Western Michigan 330 502 65.7 3,873 7.7 31 14 145.3 128 270 2.1 4
2012 Western Michigan 145 248 58.5 1,652 6.7 13 10 123.7 40 88 2.2 0
Career 769 1,215 63.3 8,886 7.3 74 36 138.9 285 600 2.1 10

Source:[10]

Professional career

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Carder was rated the 20th best quarterback in the 2013 NFL draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[11] His NFL.com Draft profile states that "If teams are willing to look past his senior season, and if Carder performs well enough in the postseason process, he could be a late-round pick."[12]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 2 in
(1.88 m) 		221 lb
(100 kg) 		4.92 s 1.77 s 2.81 s 4.32 s 7.17 s 33 in
(0.84 m)		 9 ft 5 in
(2.87 m)
All values from Pro Day[11]

Detroit Lions

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After going undrafted in the 2013 NFL draft, Carder was signed on April 27 as an unrestricted free agent by the Detroit Lions.[13] He was released May 29.[14]

Iowa Barnstormers

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On February 5, 2014, Carder was assigned to the Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League.[15] Carder was placed on league suspension on March 12, 2014.[16]

Nashville Venom

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Carder was allowed to sign with the Nashville Venom of the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL) on March 12, 2014, when the Barnstormers placed him on league suspension.[17][18] After leading the Venom to a 3–0 start, Carder was placed on the AFL-Exempt list by the Venom.

Jacksonville Sharks

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On April 24, 2014, Carder was assigned to the Jacksonville Sharks.[19] After playing in parts of 3 games, and completing 2 of 3 passes for 19 yards, Carder was placed on other league exempt on June 9, 2014.

Ottawa Redblacks

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Once placed on the other league exempt list by the Sharks, Carder signed with the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[20] Carder did not see any playing time in his first season in the CFL. Carder was released on May 1, 2015.[21]

Portland Thunder

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On May 25, 2015, Carder was traded to the Portland Thunder for claim order positioning.

West Michigan Ironmen

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In 2016, Carder signed with the West Michigan Ironmen.[22] On February 23, 2017, he re-signed with the Ironmen. He played in 12 games for the Ironmen in 2017, completing 169 of 282 passes for 1,845 yards, 30 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.[23] He earned First-team All-Northern Conference honors.[24] As of 2024, Carder has been the starting quarterback for the Ironmen for every season since 2016 except the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season.[25]

Guangzhou Power

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Carder was selected by the Guangzhou Power in the nineteenth round of the 2016 CAFL Draft and was the backup to J. J. Raterink during the 2016 season.[26][27] Carder also served as the team's placekicker.[28]

AFL statistics

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Year Team Passing Rushing
Cmp Att Pct Yds TD Int Rtg Att Yds TD
2014 Jacksonville 2 3 66.7 19 0 0 84.03 1 1 0
2015 Portland 21 39 53.8 305 6 4 78.42 4 33 0
Career 23 42 54.8 324 6 4 75.99 5 34 0

Stats from ArenaFan:[29]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Alex Carder bio". Western Michigan University. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
  2. ^ Graham Couch (September 4, 2010). "WMU's Alex Carder reckless, oblivious and productive in QB debut". Kalamazoo Gazette.
  3. ^ Jayson Bussa (September 12, 2010). "Alex Carder receives high marks for five-touchdown second act". Kalamazoo Gazette.
  4. ^ Graham Couch (October 18, 2010). "Alex Carder is reason to believe in Broncos". Kalamazoo Gazette.
  5. ^ Graham Couch (November 7, 2011). "Alex Carder's sign language: Western Michigan quarterback's pre-snap mannerisms are often frenzied, sometimes fake, but always fruitful". Kalamazoo Gazette.
  6. ^ "Statistics - Individual (Total Offense)". ncaa.com. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
  7. ^ "Wow! Alex Carder throws seven TD passes, but WMU loses to Toledo, 66-63". Detroit Free Press. November 9, 2011.
  8. ^ Graham Couch (November 10, 2011). "WMU quarterback Alex Carder: 'You do what you can control at this point'". Kalamazoo Gazette.
  9. ^ "Carder Named Finalist for FRS QB Performance of the Year". Western Michigan University. November 20, 2011.
  10. ^ "Alex Carder". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  11. ^ a b "Alex Carder". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  12. ^ "Alex Carder". nfl.com. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  13. ^ Goricki, David (April 27, 2013). "Western Michigan's Alex Carder signs deal with Lions; Packers draft GVSU receiver". Detroit News. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
  14. ^ Richardson, Andrew S. (May 29, 2013). "Detroit Lions release former Western Michigan QB Alex Carder". mlive.com. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  15. ^ "Barnstormers Assigned QB Alex Carder, Three Others". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. February 5, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
  16. ^ "ARENAFOOTBALL.COM - Arena Football". Archived from the original on July 27, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  17. ^ "March 2014". www.proifl.com. Professional Indoor Football League. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  18. ^ "Alex Carder signs with Nashville Venom". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. March 18, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  19. ^ "Sharks Shuffle Roster on Thursday". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. April 24, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  20. ^ Don Coble (June 9, 2014). "Sharks' backup QB Alex Carder headed to CFL". www.jacksonville.com. The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  21. ^ AJ Mazzolini (May 1, 2015). "Former Griz QB Jordan Johnson released by CFL's Ottawa Redblacks". www.missoulian.com. missouliana.com. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  22. ^ Mark Opfermann (March 16, 2016). "Former Western Michigan quarterback right at home with new arena team in Muskegon". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  23. ^ "Alex Carder". gocifstats.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  24. ^ "The CIF is proud to announce the 1st and 2nd team all-conference teams". gocif.net. Archived from the original on July 17, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  25. ^ Gunn, Steve (March 6, 2024). "Despite the emotional challenge of helping his wife battle breast cancer, Ironmen QB Alex Carder is back under center this season". muskegonsports.com. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  26. ^ "CAFL DRAFT RESULTS – SEE IT AGAIN – FULL RESULTS HERE". caflfootball.com. June 11, 2016. Archived from the original on October 17, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  27. ^ Moninghoff, Mick (October 30, 2016). "Beijing Proves Its Number One". caflfootball.com. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  28. ^ Moninghoff, Mick (November 1, 2016). "CAFL Kickers Dance with the Devil". caflfootball.com. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  29. ^ "Alex Carder". arenafan.com. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
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