- Originally a 3rd-round (66th pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2018.
- As a rookie in 2018, Carter played in 15 games with 2 starts…Inactive vs. Chicago (12/2) with a hip injury…Finished the season with 39 tackles (28 solo), was 3rd on the team with 4.0 sacks, and had 7 tackles for loss, 10 quarterback hits and 4 passes defensed…Also had 2 special teams tackles…Made his NFL debut with 1 assisted tackle and 1 pass defensed vs. Jacksonville (9/9)…Registered his first sack at Houston (9/23)…Also had sacks at Atlanta (10/22), at Washington (12/9), and vs. Dallas (12/30)…Had a season-high 7 tackles (6 solo) at San Francisco (11/12)…Made his first NFL start vs. Tampa Bay (11/18) and had 1 solo stop…Contributed 4 tackles (3 solo) vs. Tennessee (11/16)…Started the season finale vs. the Cowboys and had 3 tackles (2 solo).
- Played in 54 games with 26 starts at Georgia…Career totals include 165 tackles (82 solo), 14.0 sacks. 20.5 tackles for losses, 7 forced fumbles, 6 fumble recoveries (including 1 he returned for a touchdown), and 54 quarterback pressures…Deflected 1 pass and blocked a kick…Carter's 14.0 sacks tied him with Mo Lewis (1987-90) for 15th place in school history…As a senior, played in all 15 games, with 10 starts… Started at strongside linebacker before moving to the weak side…Recorded a career-high and finished 3rd on the team with 61 tackles (30 solo), including 7.5 stops for losses and 4.5 sacks…Also had 3 forced and 3 recovered fumbles, 1 blocked kick, and was 2nd on the squad with 17 quarterback pressures…Defensive recipient of the Charley Trippi Award, given to the team's most versatile player…Had a career-best 10 tackles and blocked a field goal attempt in the second overtime in the national semifinal vs. Oklahoma (1/1)…As a junior in 2016, played in 13 games with 9 starts and registered 44 tackles (23 solo) and tied for the team lead with 5.0 sacks…Had a season-best 8 tackles vs. Georgia Tech (11/26)…In 2015, played in 13 games with 2 starts...Tallied 19 tackles (11 solo) and 2 forced fumbles...As a freshman in 2014, played in 13 games with 5 starts...Recipient of the UGA Newcomer of the Year Award...Recorded 41 tackles (1 solo), 7 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 1 fumble recovery...Finished with a team-high 8 tackles, including 1.0 sack, vs. Louisville in the Belk Bowl (12/30).
- Hosted a Play 60 event in MetLife Stadium with kids and young adults from Special Olympics New Jersey; played freeze tag, other games, and football activities…Visited the children's hospital with other rookie teammates at Hackensack University Medical Center on Halloween to visit with young patients and their families, wearing fun costumes…Served as a Play 60 Ambassador adopting Lewis F. Cole Middle School in Fort Lee, N.J. motivating the students, every week for a month, to get active and play outside…Attended the 2019 Giants Draft Party, thanking season ticket holders for their support and celebrating the new rookie draft class…Represented Save The Music during Week 13 of the My Cause My Cleats NFL initiative…Served lunch at Eva's Village in Paterson, NJ with fellow rookie teammates as well as set up and cleaned up afterwards… Packed 1,000+ care packages with front office staff, coaches and teammates that were donated to My Sisters' Place, a safe haven for victims of domestic violence and human trafficking.
