Usage / Role
63%
Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2018-2021Florida
Zachary Carter
DL • 6'4" • 290 lbs • Tampa, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Zachary Carter shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
96
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Florida
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Florida
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina
Player Story
Zachary Carter built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Tampa, FL wearing No. 6, spending time with Florida. The clearest part of Zachary Carter's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Florida
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2022
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 31
- Overall
- No. 95
- NFL Team
- Cincinnati Bengals
Zachary Carter, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Florida. Zachary Carter shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 105
- TFL
- 28
- Sacks
- 17.5
- QB hurries
- 20
- Passes defended
- 8
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Zachary Carter quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Florida · DL
- Career Tackles
- 105
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · Florida
- Top game
- South Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Hillsborough · Florida
- High school pipeline
- Hillsborough · 26 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2022 · Round 3 · Pick 31 · Cincinnati Bengals
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Junior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 31 tackles · DL 168th (top 18%) · SEC 146th (top 23%) · National 1,385th (top 24%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26.3 |
| 2019 Postseason | Florida | 13 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Florida | 13 | 27 | 6 | 4.5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 41.9 |
| 2020 Postseason | Florida | 12 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 71.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Florida | 12 | 35 | 9.5 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 71.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Florida | 12 | 31 | 11.5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 64.2 |
Related Context
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Zachary Carter played DL for Florida. Across 4 tracked seasons, Zachary Carter recorded 105 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Florida.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
Florida paired 28.5 primary output with 36.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 30.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Florida
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
2.0
Efficiency
30.4
Usage
9.5
Consistency
61.3
Best Game by takeover score
Florida Atlantic
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Florida Atlantic: 6. South Florida: 3. Alabama: 2.5. Tennessee: 2. Kentucky: 2. Vanderbilt: 1. LSU: 1. Georgia: 1. South Carolina: 1. Samford: 2. Missouri: 3. Florida State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida Atlantic: 4 by 66.7. South Florida: 3 by 42.5. Alabama: 2 by 33.3. Tennessee: 2 by 28.3. Kentucky: 3 by 32.5. Vanderbilt: 1 by 14.2. LSU: 2 by 18.3. Georgia: 3 by 22.5. South Carolina: 1 by 14.2. Samford: 4 by 36.7. Missouri: 2 by 38.3. Florida State: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.3 · Games = 6 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses1.8 · Games = 6 · -0.6 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
Florida Atlantic
Best efficiency game
66.7 vs Florida Atlantic
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/27 | vs Florida State | W 24-21 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | @ MissouriSplash game | L 23-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | vs SamfordSplash game | W 70-52 | 4 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ South Carolina | L 17-40 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Georgia | L 7-34 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | @ LSU | L 42-49 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Vanderbilt | W 42-0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ KentuckySplash game | L 13-20 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs TennesseeSplash game | W 38-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs AlabamaSplash game | L 29-31 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | @ South FloridaSplash game | W 42-20 | 3 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Florida Atlantic2+ sacks · Splash game | W 35-14 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Zachary Carter story
Zachary Carter built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Tampa, FL wearing No. 6, spending time with Florida. The clearest part of Zachary Carter's career was his defensive production: 105 tackles, 28 tackles for loss, 17.5 sacks, and 8 passes defended across 42 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Florida. 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 Zachary Carter's production has multiple signals. With 42 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Florida.
The arc is straightforward: Zachary 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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Florida
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201820192019202020202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida | 4 | 14.7 | 2.5 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Florida | 16.5 | 22.3 | 5.5 | 12.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Florida | 16.5 | 22.3 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Florida | 28.5 | 36.3 | 10.6 | 12 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Florida | 28.5 | 36.3 | 10.6 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Florida | 24.5 | 30.4 | 9.5 | -4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs South Carolina
Week 5 · W 38-24 · Conference game
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#2
vs Florida Atlantic
Week 1 · W 35-14
6
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Georgia
Week 10 · W 44-28 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
83.3 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.
#4
@ South Carolina
Week 8 · W 38-27 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Vanderbilt
Week 12 · W 38-17 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
72.5 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 72.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Postseason · Florida
28.5 primary output · 36.3 efficiency · 10.6 usage
71.9
#2
2020 Regular Season · Florida
71.9
28.5 primary · 36.3 efficiency · 10.6 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Florida
64.2
24.5 primary · 30.4 efficiency · 9.5 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
19
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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