James Ester
IDL·
Green Bay Packers
Green Bay PackersUndrafted in 2025
Updated November 12, 2026
James Ester is an IDL for the Green Bay Packers (updated November 12, 2026).
James Ester Injury StatusNot listed
James Ester is not on the injury report as of Nov 11. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.
Draft & College
Undrafted in 2025, out of Northern Illinois (Mid-American).
In college, 2020-2023, 45 games: 9.0 sacks, 14 TFL, 21 pressures, 105 tackles. (partial record)
Contract2026 cap
2025 Cap Hit
$885K
APY
$0.9M/yr
Years on Deal
0
Signed
2026
Est. Value
$3.2M/yr
underpaid by $2.3M/yr
Every year of the deal, the dead money and what a cut or trade saves on the Contract tab.
Recruited
Class of 2019 · Edge rusher · High school: Cass Technical, Detroit, MI
Recruiting sites
★★★★★
No. 3,462 in the nation. Composite 0.7744, the recruiting sites' average
Offers
Partial list
None on record beyond his commitment
Committed to
Partial offer list. Offer lists for the 2019 class are partial everywhere we can read them: we hold 3 or more offers for 67 of 4,453 recruits, and we grade only those boards.
College: Northern Illinois 2019-23