James Ester
IDL·
Green Bay Packers
Green Bay PackersUndrafted in 2025
Updated November 12, 2026
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
Our College Grade
59.3
MODEL
2020
65.6
2021
63.4
2022
63.9
2023
67.7
Ranked #342 among IDL
How good he was in college at what his position is supposed to do, out of 100. Scored against everyone else at his position, adjusted for the level he played at. This is not his NFL grade.
College Production
Northern Illinois · Mid-American
| Season | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | Pos Rk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 16 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 167 | |
| 2021 | 25 | 4 | 2.0 | 5 | 1 | 203 | |
| 2022 | 20 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 161 |
| 2023 | 44 | 6 | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 50 |
The seasons in our college data. It does not always reach back to a player's first year.