Zachary Carter

Zachary Carter
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Carter at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in 2022
No. 93 – Las Vegas Raiders
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1999-04-07) April 7, 1999 (age 25)
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:290 lb (132 kg)
Career information
High school:Hillsborough
(Tampa, Florida)
College:Florida (2017–2021)
NFL draft:2022 / round: 3 / pick: 95
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2024
Total tackles:55
Sacks:1.0
Forced fumbles:1
Pass deflections:2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Zachary Carter (born April 7, 1999) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida and was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round of the 2022 NFL draft.

Early life

Carter grew up in Tampa, Florida and attended Hillsborough High School.[1] Carter was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at Florida.[2]

College career

Carter redshirted his true freshman season.[3] He played in nine games as a reserve defensive lineman in his redshirt freshman season and had eight tackles, one tackle for loss, and two passes broken up.[4] Carter led the Gators with five sacks and 9.5 tackles for loss as a redshirt junior.[5][6] Carter considered entering the 2021 NFL draft, but opted to stay at Florida for his redshirt senior season.[7]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 4+1⁄4 in
(1.94 m) 		282 lb
(128 kg) 		33+1⁄2 in
(0.85 m) 		10+1⁄4 in
(0.26 m)		 4.99 s 1.73 s 2.87 s 4.56 s 7.34 s 27.5 in
(0.70 m)		 9 ft 2 in
(2.79 m)		 19 reps
Sources:[8][9]

Cincinnati Bengals

Carter was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round, 95th overall, of the 2022 NFL draft.[10]

Carter was waived by the Bengals on October 4, 2024.[11]

Las Vegas Raiders

On October 10, 2024, Carter was signed to the Las Vegas Raiders practice squad.[12] He was promoted to the active roster on October 21.[13]

References

  1. ^ Long, Mark (September 9, 2021). "Florida's Carter scrambling for tickets to Tampa homecoming". Associated Press. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "Gators snare 2 big ones in DE Zachary Carter, LB Ventrell Miller". Orlando Sentinel. June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  3. ^ Baker, Matt (March 21, 2019). "Florida Gators' Zachary Carter: 'I know my time's coming eventually'". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  4. ^ Andreu, Robbie (August 2, 2019). "Florida teammates believe Carter will have a breakout season". The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  5. ^ Abolverdi, Zach (February 19, 2021). "Gators notebook: Carter explains decision to return, Watson 'impressive' for size". The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  6. ^ Baker, Matt (March 15, 2021). "Can Zachary Carter be another Dante Fowler for Gators?". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  7. ^ Thompson, Edgar (July 17, 2021). "UF DE Zachary Carter returns to Gators aiming for SEC title, All-America honors, NFL draft". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  8. ^ "Zach Carter Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  9. ^ "Zach Carter, Florida, DT, 2022 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  10. ^ Hobson, Geoff (April 29, 2022). "Bengals Complete Defensive Three-Round Sweep With DT Carter". Bengals.com. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  11. ^ "Bengals Roster Update | Murphy, Jackson Activated; Carter Waived". Bengals.com. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
  12. ^ "Raiders sign DT Matthew Butler to the active roster". Raiders.com. October 10, 2024.
  13. ^ "Raiders sign DT Zach Carter to active roster". Raiders.com. October 21, 2024.
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