Player Career

Alex Carder Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Alex Carder story

Alex Carder built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a quarterback from Shawnee, KS wearing No. 14, spending time with Western Michigan. The clearest part of Alex Carder's career was his passing role: 8,703 passing yards, 74 touchdown passes, 1,184 attempts, and 600 rushing yards across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2011 with Western Michigan. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 600 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Western Michigan.

The arc is straightforward: Alex Carder moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Western Michigan

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20092010201120112012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan4349.84.6
2010 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan3,56059.430.63,517
2011 PostseasonWestern Michigan3,9606038.2400
2011 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan3,9606038.20
2012 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan1,74057.623.9-2,220

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Eastern Michigan

Week 12 · L 23-29 · Conference game

Loss with 370 yards of offense and 62.8 efficiency.

370

Total Offense

87.2 takeover

370 total offense with 62.8 efficiency.

#2

vs Toledo

Week 3 · L 24-37 · Conference game

401

Total Offense

82.9 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

401 total offense with 48.7 efficiency.

#3

@ UConn

Week 5 · W 38-31

478

Total Offense

82.5 takeover

Win with 478 yards of offense and 62.7 efficiency.

478 total offense with 62.7 efficiency.

#4

@ Toledo

Week 11 · L 63-66 · Conference game

564

Total Offense

80.9 takeover

Loss with 564 yards of offense and 65.5 efficiency.

564 total offense with 65.5 efficiency.

#5

vs Eastern Michigan

Week 11 · W 45-30 · Conference game

383

Total Offense

80 takeover

Win with 383 yards of offense and 82.4 efficiency.

383 total offense with 82.4 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2011 Postseason · Western Michigan

3,960 primary output · 60 efficiency · 38.2 usage

81.1

#2

2011 Regular Season · Western Michigan

81.1

3,960 primary · 60 efficiency · 38.2 usage

#3

2010 Regular Season · Western Michigan

75.7

3,560 primary · 59.4 efficiency · 30.6 usage

Milestones

19

250+ passing yards

18

300+ total offense

16

3+ TD games

19

Above avg efficiency