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Player Dossier
2016-2019Kentucky
T.J. Carter
DE • 6'4" • 289 lbs • Mableton, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
T.J. Carter shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
83
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech
Player Story
T.J. Carter built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive end from Mableton, GA wearing No. 90, spending time with Kentucky. The clearest part of T.J. Carter's career was his defensive production: 71...
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- Committed To
- Kentucky
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
T.J. Carter, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Kentucky. T.J. Carter shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 71
- TFL
- 12
- Sacks
- 6
- QB hurries
- 10
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
T.J. Carter quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kentucky · DE
- Career Tackles
- 71
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 8 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Kentucky
- Top game
- Virginia Tech
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Whitefield Academy · Kentucky
- High school pipeline
- Whitefield Academy · 5 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 90 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 26 tackles · DE 101st (top 34%) · SEC 178th (top 28%) · National 1,622nd (top 28%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Kentucky | 5 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 14.2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kentucky | 5 | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 14.2 |
| 2017 Postseason | Kentucky | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kentucky | 13 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 38.9 |
| 2018 Postseason | Kentucky | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 47.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kentucky | 9 | 13 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 47.9 |
| 2019 Postseason | Kentucky | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 53.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kentucky | 13 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | 53.4 |
Related Context
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T.J. Carter played DE for Kentucky. Across 4 tracked seasons, T.J. Carter recorded 71 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Kentucky paired 12 primary output with 17.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 17.6 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: Virginia Tech
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Kentucky
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
17.6
Usage
5.4
Consistency
51.3
Best Game by takeover score
Virginia Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Virginia Tech: 3. Toledo: 2. Eastern Michigan: 1. Florida: 0. Mississippi State: 0. South Carolina: 1. Arkansas: 2. Georgia: 0. Missouri: 0. Tennessee: 0. Vanderbilt: 0. UT Martin: 2. Louisville: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Virginia Tech: 5 by 50.8. Toledo: 2 by 28.3. Eastern Michigan: 2 by 18.3. Florida: 1 by 4.2. Mississippi State: 1 by 4.2. South Carolina: 6 by 35. Arkansas: 1 by 24.2. Georgia: 1 by 4.2. Missouri: 3 by 12.5. Tennessee: 1 by 4.2. Vanderbilt: 1 by 4.2. UT Martin: 1 by 24.2. Louisville: 1 by 14.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.4 · Games = 8 · +1.2 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · Games = 5 · -1.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Virginia Tech
Best efficiency game
50.8 vs Virginia Tech
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/31 | vs Virginia TechSplash game | W 37-30 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Louisville | W 45-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs UT MartinSplash game | W 50-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Vanderbilt | W 38-14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/10 | vs Tennessee | L 13-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Missouri | W 29-7 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Georgia | L 0-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs ArkansasSplash game | W 24-20 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ South Carolina | L 7-24 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Mississippi State | L 13-28 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Florida | L 21-29 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 38-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs ToledoSplash game | W 38-24 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
T.J. Carter story
T.J. Carter built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive end from Mableton, GA wearing No. 90, spending time with Kentucky. The clearest part of T.J. Carter's career was his defensive production: 71 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 6 sacks, and 5 passes defended across 40 career games in the available record. That gives T.J. Carter's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Kentucky
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162016201720172018201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Kentucky | 1.5 | 12.1 | 2.3 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kentucky | 1.5 | 12.1 | 2.3 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Kentucky | 9 | 12.7 | 6.6 | 7.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kentucky | 9 | 12.7 | 6.6 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Kentucky | 10.5 | 19.1 | 4.6 | 1.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kentucky | 10.5 | 19.1 | 4.6 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Kentucky | 12 | 17.6 | 5.4 | 1.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kentucky | 12 | 17.6 | 5.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Virginia Tech
Week 1 · W 37-30 · Postseason
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#2
@ Penn State
Week 1 · W 27-24 · Postseason
4
Havoc Plays
79.2 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 79.2 takeover score.
#3
@ Vanderbilt
Week 11 · W 44-21 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
#4
@ Tennessee
Week 11 · L 7-24 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
68.1 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 68.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Georgia
Week 12 · L 13-42 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
63.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Kentucky
12 primary output · 17.6 efficiency · 5.4 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Kentucky
53.4
12 primary · 17.6 efficiency · 5.4 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Kentucky
47.9
10.5 primary · 19.1 efficiency · 4.6 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
10
Splash games
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10+ tackle games
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