James Ester

DT • 6'3" • 298 lbs • Detroit, MI, USA

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James Ester shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.3 disruption score.

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Northern Illinois

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Career Teams: 1
Unique Seasons: 5
Program Path: Northern Illinois
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan

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James Ester built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive tackle from Detroit, MI wearing No. 1, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of James Ester's career was his defensive...

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Class 2019 · Rating 0.7744

Cass Technical · Detroit, MI

Committed To: Northern Illinois
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2019

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Latest team and position: Northern Illinois · DT
Career Tackles: 107
Tracked sample: 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 43 games
Best season: 2023 Postseason · Northern Illinois
Top game: Central Michigan
Recruit profile: 2-star · Cass Technical · Northern Illinois
High school pipeline: Cass Technical · 77 FBS recruits · 10 drafted players
Latest roster: No. 1 · Senior
2023 Tackles rank: 44 tackles · DT 5th (top 3%) · Mid-American 67th (top 13%) · National 759th (top 13%)

James Ester played DT for Northern Illinois. Across 5 tracked seasons, James Ester recorded 107 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Northern Illinois.

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