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Player Dossier
2006-2010Syracuse
Delone Carter
RB • 5'10" • Copley, OH, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Delone Carter leans workhorse runner traits and 55.5 efficiency.
Impact Production
89
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
66
Reliable weekly contributor
lowhigh
Star Power
88
Elite ceiling indicators
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · Syracuse
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Syracuse
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Colgate
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- Syracuse
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2006
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2011
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 22
- Overall
- No. 119
- NFL Team
- Indianapolis Colts
Delone Carter, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · Syracuse. Delone Carter leans workhorse runner traits and 55.5 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,312
- Rushing yards
- 3,104
- Receiving yards
- 208
- Touchdowns
- 25
Quick Answers
Delone Carter quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Syracuse · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,312
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2010 Postseason · Syracuse
- Top game
- Colgate
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Copley · Syracuse
- High school pipeline
- Copley · 8 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2011 · Round 4 · Pick 22 · Indianapolis Colts
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Class 2010
- 2010 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,278 scrimmage yards · RB 26th (top 6%) · Big East 3rd (top 3%) · National 45th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Regular Season | Syracuse | 12 | 759 | 713 | 46 | 4 | 63.6 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Syracuse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2008 Regular Season | Syracuse | 4 | 137 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 32.5 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Syracuse | 12 | 1,138 | 1,021 | 117 | 12 | 75.6 |
| 2010 Postseason | Syracuse | 13 | 198 | 198 | 0 | 2 | 81.9 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Syracuse | 13 | 1,080 | 1,035 | 45 | 7 | 81.9 |
Related Context
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Delone Carter played RB for Syracuse. Across 5 tracked seasons, Delone Carter recorded 3,104 rushing yards, 208 receiving yards, and 25 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Syracuse.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2010 Postseason
Syracuse paired 1,278 primary output with 55.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2009 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 44.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2010 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh
Loss with 165 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.
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2009 Regular Season · Syracuse
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
94.8
Efficiency
44.7
Usage
38.4
Consistency
68.8
Best Game by takeover score
Pittsburgh
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Minnesota: 88. Penn State: 49. Northwestern: 104. Maine: 95. South Florida: 43. West Virginia: 33. Akron: 180. Cincinnati: 62. Pittsburgh: 165. Louisville: 144. Rutgers: 67. UConn: 108
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Minnesota: 23 by 39.9. Penn State: 16 by 29.4. Northwestern: 20 by 50.8. Maine: 21 by 42.5. South Florida: 13 by 34.5. West Virginia: 12 by 28.6. Akron: 31 by 59.6. Cincinnati: 21 by 28.7. Pittsburgh: 18 by 88.2. Louisville: 29 by 49.5. Rutgers: 22 by 31.7. UConn: 21 by 53.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins111.5 · Games = 4 · +25 vs Losses
Losses86.5 · Games = 8 · -25 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Pittsburgh
Best efficiency game
88.2 vs Pittsburgh
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/28 | @ UConn100 rush yards | L 31-56 | 20 | 102 | 5.10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5.1 |
| Sat 11/21 | vs Rutgers | W 31-13 | 22 | 67 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3.0 |
| Sat 11/14 | @ Louisville100 rush yards | L 9-10 | 28 | 129 | 4.60 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5.0 |
| Sat 11/7 | @ Pittsburgh100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 10-37 | 17 | 143 | 8.40 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 9.2 |
| Sat 10/31 | vs Cincinnati | L 7-28 | 19 | 50 | 2.60 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 3.0 |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Akron100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 28-14 | 30 | 170 | 5.70 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5.8 |
| Sat 10/10 | vs West Virginia | L 13-34 | 12 | 33 | 2.80 | 0 | — | — | 2.8 |
| Sat 10/3 | vs South Florida | L 20-34 | 13 | 43 | 3.30 | 0 | — | — | 3.3 |
| Sat 9/26 | vs Maine2+ TD | W 41-24 | 19 | 72 | 3.80 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 4.5 |
| Sat 9/19 | vs Northwestern | W 37-34 | 18 | 84 | 4.70 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 5.2 |
| Sat 9/12 | @ Penn State | L 7-28 | 15 | 40 | 2.70 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3.1 |
| Sat 9/5 | vs Minnesota | L 20-23 | 23 | 88 | 3.80 | 1 | — | — | 3.8 |
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
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Syracuse
2006-2010
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200620072008200920102010
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Regular Season | Syracuse | 759 | 42.6 | 29.8 | — |
| 2007 Regular Season | Syracuse | 0 | — | — | -759 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Syracuse | 137 | 43.8 | 12 | 137 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Syracuse | 1,138 | 44.7 | 38.4 | 1,001 |
| 2010 Postseason | Syracuse | 1,278 | 55.5 | 36.5 | 140 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Syracuse | 1,278 | 55.5 | 36.5 | 0 |
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
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