Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Minnesota
Carter Coughlin
LB • 6'4" • 245 lbs • Eden Prairie, MN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Carter Coughlin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
90
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Minnesota
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Minnesota
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Player Story
Carter Coughlin built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Eden Prairie, MN wearing No. 45, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of Carter Coughlin's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Minnesota
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2020
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 4
- Overall
- No. 218
- NFL Team
- New York Giants
Carter Coughlin, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Minnesota. Carter Coughlin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 152
- TFL
- 39
- Sacks
- 22
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 4
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Carter Coughlin Minnesota Highlights
2019 · Minnesota · Player Highlight
Carter Coughlin college highlights at Minnesota.
- Season
- 2019
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Carter Coughlin quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Minnesota · LB
- Career Tackles
- 152
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 46 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Minnesota
- Top game
- Ohio State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Eden Prairie · Minnesota
- High school pipeline
- Eden Prairie · 26 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2020 · Round 7 · Pick 4 · New York Giants
- Latest roster
- No. 45 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 49 tackles · LB 325th (top 26%) · Big Ten 74th (top 12%) · National 695th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Minnesota | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 34.6 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Minnesota | 9 | 20 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 34.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Minnesota | 12 | 37 | 11.5 | 6.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 57.9 |
| 2018 Postseason | Minnesota | 12 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 74.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Minnesota | 12 | 40 | 14 | 9 | 1 | - | 0 | 74.7 |
| 2019 Postseason | Minnesota | 13 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 64.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Minnesota | 13 | 44 | 9.5 | 4.5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 64.1 |
Related Context
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Carter Coughlin played LB for Minnesota. Across 4 tracked seasons, Carter Coughlin recorded 152 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Minnesota.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Minnesota paired 24 primary output with 34.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 17.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Washington State
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Minnesota
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
17.8
Usage
5.2
Consistency
51.9
Best Game by takeover score
Washington State
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Game by game trend chart. Washington State: 2. Indiana State: 0. Colorado State: 1. Maryland: 1. Rutgers: 0. Illinois: 0. Purdue: 0. Northwestern: 1. Wisconsin: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington State: 4 by 36.7. Indiana State: 1 by 4.2. Colorado State: 6 by 35. Maryland: 4 by 26.7. Rutgers: 1 by 4.2. Illinois: 3 by 12.5. Purdue: 2 by 8.3. Northwestern: 2 by 18.3. Wisconsin: 1 by 14.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 8 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 1 · +0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Washington State
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs Washington State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/28 | @ Washington StateSplash game | W 17-12 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/26 | @ Wisconsin | L 17-31 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Northwestern | W 29-12 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Purdue | W 44-31 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Illinois | W 40-17 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Rutgers | W 34-32 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Maryland | W 31-10 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Colorado State | W 31-24 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Indiana State | W 58-28 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Carter Coughlin story
Carter Coughlin built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Eden Prairie, MN wearing No. 45, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of Carter Coughlin's career was his defensive production: 152 tackles, 39 tackles for loss, 22 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 46 career games in the available record. His career also includes 10 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Carter Coughlin's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Minnesota
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201620172018201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Minnesota | 6 | 17.8 | 5.2 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Minnesota | 6 | 17.8 | 5.2 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Minnesota | 19 | 28.7 | 10.4 | 13 |
| 2018 Postseason | Minnesota | 24 | 34.6 | 16.3 | 5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Minnesota | 24 | 34.6 | 16.3 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Minnesota | 20 | 31.1 | 10.6 | -4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Minnesota | 20 | 31.1 | 10.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Ohio State
Week 7 · L 14-30 · Conference game
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Penn State
Week 11 · W 31-26 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
91.1 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 91.1 takeover score.
#3
@ Purdue
Week 6 · L 17-31 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Illinois
Week 8 · W 24-17 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#5
@ Rutgers
Week 8 · W 42-7 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
79.7 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 79.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Minnesota
24 primary output · 34.6 efficiency · 16.3 usage
74.7
#2
2018 Regular Season · Minnesota
74.7
24 primary · 34.6 efficiency · 16.3 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Minnesota
64.1
20 primary · 31.1 efficiency · 10.6 usage
Milestones
14
Impact games
21
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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