TRANSACTIONS:
- Originally a 3rd round (66th pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2018.
TRANSACTIONS:
- Originally a 3rd round (66th pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2018.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- 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.
2017:
- 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 fumble, 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…Semifinalist for the 33rd Butkus Award, given to the nation’s top collegiate linebacker.
- Had a career-best 10 tackles and blocked a field goal attempt in the second overtime in the national semifinal vs. Oklahoma (1/1)…Led the Bulldogs with 9 tackles vs. Florida (10/28)…Had 6 stops and a forced fumble in the SEC Championship Game vs. Auburn (12/2)...Recorded 2.0 sacks for losses of 17 yards among his 4 tackles (3 solo) vs. Samford (9/16)…Named SEC Defensive Player of the Week after posting 7 tackles, 1.0 sack, 2 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries at Notre Dame (9/9).
2016:
- Played in 13 games with 9 starts as a junior...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)…Credited with 7 stops (6 solo) and 2 forced fumbles, in Liberty Bowl victory vs. TCU (12/3)..Had 6 tackles (3 sol, including a 4th-quarter sack) at South Carolina (10/9) and 5 stops, including 1.0 sack, vs. Tennessee (10/1)…Two of his 3 tackles were sacks vs. Vanderbilt (10/15)…Earned the team’s Defensive Player of the Week award after a 24-yard scoop-and-score fumble return touchdown vs. Nicholls (10/10).
2015:
- Played in 13 games with 2 starts...Tallied 19 tackles (11 solo) and 2 forced fumbles...Had 3 tackles and a forced fumble at Auburn (11/14), and a season-best stops vs. Alabama (10/3).
2014:
- As a freshman, 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)...Named SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week after compiling a career-high 9 tackles, 2.5 sacks, and 3.5 tackles for losses, in his first career start (11/8)…Registered first career sack at Missouri (10/11)…Had 3 tackles and a fumble recovery at South Carolina (9/13).
OFF-THE-FIELD ACTIVITY:
- Engaged in conversation and listened to Martin Luther King III speak in conjunction with RISE about the importance of voting and civic engagement at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center…Answered questions from the fans at the 2018 Giants Town Hall event at the Beacon Theatre, held exclusively for season ticket holders and sponsors.
PERSONAL:
- In 2013, Carter was named to the Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State Class AAAAAA first-team after he recorded 132 tackles, including 40 for losses and 6.0 sacks, while leading Norcross High School to a 13-2 record and a Georgia state championship… Consensus All-American first-team selection…American Family Insurance USA Today All-USA First Team...Parade Magazine All-America First Team...Member of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution 2013 Super 11 and Class AAAAAA All State Team...Before focusing on football full-time at local Norcross High School, Carter played the tuba and the cello in his school's band and orchestra…Parents are Lisa and Leo…Siblings are London, Larrisa, and Latoya.
