Alex Carder

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

Alex Carder
No. 14 – West Michigan Ironmen
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1989-10-22) October 22, 1989
Springfield, Missouri
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 NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Career Arena statistics
Comp. / Att.:23 / 42
Passing yards:324
TD–INT:6–4
QB rating:75.99
Rushing yards:56
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Early years

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

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
YearTeamPassingRushing
CmpAttPctYdsY/ATDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
2009Western Michigan5771.4273.900103.88162.00
2010Western Michigan28945863.13,3347.33012140.61092262.16
2011Western Michigan33050265.73,8737.73114145.31282702.14
2012Western Michigan14524858.51,6526.71310123.740882.20
Career7691,21563.38,8867.37436138.92856002.110

Source:[10]

Professional career

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
HeightWeight40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jump
6 ft 2 in
(1.88 m)		 221 lb
(100 kg)		 4.92 s1.77 s2.81 s4.32 s7.17 s33 in
(0.84 m)		9 ft 5 in
(2.87 m)
All values from Pro Day[11]

Detroit Lions

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

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

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

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

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

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

West Michigan Ironmen

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]

Guangzhou Power

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.[25][26] Carder also served as the team's placekicker.[27]

AFL statistics
YearTeamPassingRushing
CmpAttPctYdsTDIntRtgAttYdsTD
2014Jacksonville2366.7190084.03110
2015Portland213953.83056478.424330
Career234254.83246475.995340

Stats from ArenaFan:[28]

References
  1. "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.
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  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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-07-27. Retrieved 2016-07-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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. "CAFL DRAFT RESULTS – SEE IT AGAIN – FULL RESULTS HERE". caflfootball.com. June 11, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  26. Moninghoff, Mick (October 30, 2016). "Beijing Proves Its Number One". caflfootball.com. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  27. Moninghoff, Mick (November 1, 2016). "CAFL Kickers Dance with the Devil". caflfootball.com. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  28. "Alex Carder". arenafan.com. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
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