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According to his agent, Brett Tessler (and later by the Wisconsin State Journal’s Jason Galloway), Wisconsin Badgers defensive lineman Alec James will find a home with the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent.
Tessler confirmed to B5Q on Saturday evening that James is a free agent signing for the NFC West organization.
James was not selected in the 2018 NFL Draft after starting all 14 games in his most productive season in Madison last year. He earned consensus second-team All-Big Ten honors in 2017 after registering 6.5 sacks (tied for second on the team) and eight tackles for loss on one of the best defenses in the nation.
In his career, James played in 53 games, starting 26 of them, and finished his Wisconsin days tallying 100 total tackles, 15 tackles for loss and 11 sacks.
After finishing his career with a 34-24 win over Miami in the Capital One Orange Bowl. James played in the East-West Shrine Game with fellow teammates Natrell Jamerson and Leon Jacobs.
Though not invited to the NFL Combine, James performed extremely well at Wisconsin’s Pro Day on March 14.
Alec James Measurables
| Height | Weight | Arm Length | Hand Size | 40-Yard Dash | Bench Press | Vertical Jump | Broad Jump | 20-Yard Shuttle | 3-Cone Drill | 60-Yard Shuttle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Height | Weight | Arm Length | Hand Size | 40-Yard Dash | Bench Press | Vertical Jump | Broad Jump | 20-Yard Shuttle | 3-Cone Drill | 60-Yard Shuttle |
| 6'3 | 270 pounds | 32 5/8" | 9 1/2" | 4.75 seconds | 26 reps | 32.5" | 119" | 4.39 seconds | 7.00 seconds | N/A |
Height and weight measurements taken from 2018 East-West Shrine Game; All other statistics from Wisconsin Pro Day(courtesy of UW)
He joins former teammate Austin Ramesh as undrafted free agents signing with Arizona.
2018 NFL Draft Badgers tracker
| Player | Position | Team | Draft Selection/UDFA | Draft Pick/Signing Story | Scouting Report | Interview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | Team | Draft Selection/UDFA | Draft Pick/Signing Story | Scouting Report | Interview |
| Nick Nelson | CB | Oakland Raiders | Round 4, Pick 10 (No. 110 overall) | Read Here | Read Here | |
| Troy Fumagalli | TE | Denver Broncos | Round 5, Pick 19 (No. 156 overall) | Read Here | Read Here | |
| Natrell Jamerson | S | New Orleans Saints | Round 5, Pick 27 (No. 164 overall) | Read Here | Read Here | Read Here |
| Jack Cichy | LB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Round 6, Pick 28 (No. 202 overall) | Read Here | Read Here | Read Here |
| Leon Jacobs | LB | Jacksonville Jaguars | Round 7, Pick 12 (No. 230 overall) | Read Here | Read Here | |
| Garret Dooley | LB | Minnesota Vikings | UDFA | Read Here | Read Here | |
| Alec James | DL | Arizona Cardinals | UDFA | Read Here | Read Here | |
| Austin Ramesh | FB | Arizona Cardinals | UDFA | Read Here | Read Here | Read Here |
| Conor Sheehy | DL | Green Bay Packers | UDFA | Read Here | Read Here | |
| Derrick Tindal | CB | Read Here | ||||
| Joe Ferguson | S | Green Bay Packers | Tryout | Read Here | ||
| Lubern Figaro | CB | Cleveland Browns | Tryout | Read Here | Read Here |