Player Career

Delone Carter Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Delone Carter story

Delone Carter built his college career from 2006 through 2010 as a running back from Copley, OH wearing No. 3, spending time with Syracuse. The clearest part of Delone Carter's career was his backfield work: 3,104 rushing yards, 646 carries, 24 rushing touchdowns, and 208 receiving yards across 41 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2009 with Syracuse. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 208 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 41 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Syracuse.

The arc is straightforward: Delone Carter moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Syracuse

    2006-2010

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200620072008200920102010
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2006 Regular SeasonSyracuse75942.629.8
2007 Regular SeasonSyracuse0-759
2008 Regular SeasonSyracuse13743.812137
2009 Regular SeasonSyracuse1,13844.738.41,001
2010 PostseasonSyracuse1,27855.536.5140
2010 Regular SeasonSyracuse1,27855.536.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Colgate

Week 4 · W 42-7

Win with 172 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

172

Scrimmage Yards

95.6 takeover

172 scrimmage yards and 36.8 usage.

#2

@ Pittsburgh

Week 10 · L 10-37 · Conference game

165

Scrimmage Yards

93.3 takeover

Loss with 165 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

165 scrimmage yards and 36.7 usage.

#3

vs Kansas State

Week 1 · W 36-34 · Postseason

198

Scrimmage Yards

92.1 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

198 scrimmage yards and 50.9 usage.

#4

vs UConn

Week 12 · W 20-14 · Conference game

127

Scrimmage Yards

91.4 takeover

Win with 127 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

127 scrimmage yards and 37.5 usage.

#5

vs Wyoming

Week 5 · W 40-34

126

Scrimmage Yards

88.2 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

126 scrimmage yards and 48.8 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2010 Postseason · Syracuse

1,278 primary output · 55.5 efficiency · 36.5 usage

81.9

#2

2010 Regular Season · Syracuse

81.9

1,278 primary · 55.5 efficiency · 36.5 usage

#3

2009 Regular Season · Syracuse

75.6

1,138 primary · 44.7 efficiency · 38.4 usage

Milestones

11

100+ rush yards

4

150+ scrimmage yards

5

2+ TD games