Usage / Role
67%
Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Navy
Paul Carothers
LB • 6'1" • 222 lbs • Flowery Branch, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Paul Carothers shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
42
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
36
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Navy
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Navy
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Houston
Player Story
Paul Carothers built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Flowery Branch, GA wearing No. 51, spending time with Navy. The clearest part of Paul Carothers' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Navy
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Paul Carothers, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Navy. Paul Carothers shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 71
- TFL
- 8.5
- Sacks
- 4
- QB hurries
- 2
Quick Answers
Paul Carothers quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Navy · LB
- Career Tackles
- 71
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 15 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Navy
- Top game
- Houston
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Greater Atlanta Christian School · Navy
- High school pipeline
- Greater Atlanta Christian School · 28 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 51 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 61 tackles · LB 256th (top 21%) · American Athletic 47th (top 9%) · National 442nd (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Navy | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.3 |
| 2017 Postseason | Navy | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Navy | 1 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 52.2 |
| 2019 Postseason | Navy | 12 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 67 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Navy | 12 | 55 | 8.5 | 4 | 2 | - | 0 | 67 |
Related Context
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Paul Carothers played LB for Navy. Across 4 tracked seasons, Paul Carothers recorded 71 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Navy.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Navy paired 14.5 primary output with 33.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 33.3 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: Houston
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Navy
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
33.3
Usage
10.2
Consistency
49.8
Best Game by takeover score
Houston
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kansas State: 0. Holy Cross: 0. East Carolina: 0. Air Force: 2. Tulsa: 3. South Florida: 1. Tulane: 1. UConn: 1. Notre Dame: 1. SMU: 1.5. Houston: 4. Army: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kansas State: 6 by 25. Holy Cross: 3 by 12.5. East Carolina: 1 by 4.2. Air Force: 12 by 70. Tulsa: 3 by 42.5. South Florida: 5 by 30.8. Tulane: 2 by 18.3. UConn: 5 by 30.8. Notre Dame: 4 by 26.7. SMU: 9 by 52.5. Houston: 6 by 65. Army: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
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Wins1.2 · Games = 11 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 1 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Houston
Best efficiency game
70 vs Air Force
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/31 | @ Kansas State | W 20-17 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/14 | vs Army | W 31-7 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/1 | @ HoustonSplash game | W 56-41 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs SMU | W 35-28 | 9 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Notre Dame | L 20-52 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ UConn | W 56-10 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Tulane | W 41-38 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs South Florida | W 35-3 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ TulsaSplash game | W 45-17 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Air Force10+ tackles · Splash game | W 34-25 | 12 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs East Carolina | W 42-10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Holy Cross | W 45-7 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Paul Carothers story
Paul Carothers built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Flowery Branch, GA wearing No. 51, spending time with Navy. The clearest part of Paul Carothers' career was his defensive production: 71 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, and 4 sacks across 15 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Navy. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Paul Carothers' production has multiple signals. With 15 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Navy.
The arc is straightforward: Paul Carothers 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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Navy
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162017201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Navy | 0 | 8.3 | 1.5 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | Navy | 0 | 8.3 | 2.1 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Navy | 0 | 25 | 3.8 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Navy | 14.5 | 33.3 | 10.2 | 14.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Navy | 14.5 | 33.3 | 10.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Houston
Week 14 · W 56-41 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Air Force
Week 6 · W 34-25
2
Havoc Plays
73.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Tulsa
Week 7 · W 45-17 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
71.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.
#4
vs SMU
Week 13 · W 35-28 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
63.3 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 63.3 takeover score.
#5
@ Notre Dame
Week 12 · L 20-52
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Havoc Plays
50.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Navy
14.5 primary output · 33.3 efficiency · 10.2 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Navy
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14.5 primary · 33.3 efficiency · 10.2 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Navy
52.2
0 primary · 25 efficiency · 3.8 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
3
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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