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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Wisconsin
Alec James
DE • 6'3" • 272 lbs • Brookfield, WI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Alec James shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Wisconsin
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Wisconsin
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Player Story
Alec James built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a defensive end from Brookfield, WI wearing No. 57, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of Alec James' career was his defensive production: 75...
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- Committed To
- Wisconsin
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Alec James, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Wisconsin. Alec James shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 75
- TFL
- 12
- Sacks
- 10
- QB hurries
- 7
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Alec James quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Wisconsin · DE
- Career Tackles
- 75
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Wisconsin
- Top game
- Illinois
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Brookfield East · Wisconsin
- High school pipeline
- Brookfield East · 10 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 57 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 52 tackles · DE 33rd (top 10%) · Big Ten 68th (top 11%) · National 647th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Wisconsin | 12 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 44.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 12 | 23 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 44.3 |
| 2017 Postseason | Wisconsin | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 66.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 14 | 47 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 66.7 |
Related Context
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Alec James played DE for Wisconsin. Across 5 tracked seasons, Alec James recorded 75 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Wisconsin.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Wisconsin paired 22 primary output with 31.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 31.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Wisconsin
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
1.6
Efficiency
31.2
Usage
10.1
Consistency
51.1
Best Game by takeover score
Illinois
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Game by game trend chart. Miami: 2. Utah State: 1. Florida Atlantic: 0. BYU: 0. Northwestern: 2. Nebraska: 1. Purdue: 3. Maryland: 0. Illinois: 4. Indiana: 4. Iowa: 2. Michigan: 0. Minnesota: 0. Ohio State: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami: 5 by 40.8. Utah State: 2 by 18.3. Florida Atlantic: 2 by 8.3. BYU: 6 by 25. Northwestern: 4 by 36.7. Nebraska: 5 by 30.8. Purdue: 5 by 50.8. Maryland: 6 by 25. Illinois: 4 by 56.7. Indiana: 3 by 52.5. Iowa: 2 by 28.3. Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Minnesota: 1 by 4.2. Ohio State: 5 by 50.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.5 · Games = 13 · -1.5 vs Losses
Losses3 · Games = 1 · +1.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Illinois
Best efficiency game
56.7 vs Illinois
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/31 | @ MiamiSplash game | W 34-24 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/3 | vs Ohio StateSplash game | L 21-27 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Minnesota | W 31-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Michigan | W 24-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs IowaSplash game | W 38-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ IndianaSplash game | W 45-17 | 3 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Illinois2+ sacks · Splash game | W 24-10 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Maryland | W 38-13 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs PurdueSplash game | W 17-9 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/8 | @ Nebraska | W 38-17 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs NorthwesternSplash game | W 33-24 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ BYU | W 40-6 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Florida Atlantic | W 31-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Utah State | W 59-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Alec James story
Alec James built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a defensive end from Brookfield, WI wearing No. 57, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of Alec James' career was his defensive production: 75 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, and 5 passes defended across 26 career games in the available record. That gives Alec James' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Wisconsin
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Wisconsin | 12 | 18 | 5.2 | 12 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 12 | 18 | 5.2 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Wisconsin | 22 | 31.2 | 10.1 | 10 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 22 | 31.2 | 10.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Illinois
Week 9 · W 24-10 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#2
@ Indiana
Week 10 · W 45-17 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#3
vs LSU
Week 1 · W 16-14
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Ohio State
Week 14 · L 21-27 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Purdue
Week 7 · W 17-9 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Wisconsin
22 primary output · 31.2 efficiency · 10.1 usage
66.7
#2
2017 Regular Season · Wisconsin
66.7
22 primary · 31.2 efficiency · 10.1 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Wisconsin
44.3
12 primary · 18 efficiency · 5.2 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
11
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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