Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2017-2020North Carolina
Michael Carter
RB • 5'8" • 199 lbs • Navarre, FL, USA
Explosive all-purpose backBig-play efficiency
Michael Carter leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 75.8 efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
84
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
91
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · North Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- North Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Miami
Player Story
Michael Carter built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a running back from Navarre, FL wearing No. 8, spending time with North Carolina. The clearest part of Michael Carter's career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- North Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 2
- Overall
- No. 107
- NFL Team
- New York Jets
Michael Carter, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · North Carolina. Michael Carter leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 75.8 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 4,059
- Rushing yards
- 3,403
- Receiving yards
- 656
- Touchdowns
- 28
Quick Answers
Michael Carter quick answers
- Latest team and position
- North Carolina · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 4,059
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · North Carolina
- Top game
- Miami
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Navarre · North Carolina
- High school pipeline
- Blue Valley Northwest · 9 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 4 · Pick 2 · New York Jets
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Senior
- 2020 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,512 scrimmage yards · RB 4th (top 1%) · ACC 1st (top 1%) · National 5th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | North Carolina | 11 | 658 | 558 | 100 | 9 | 48.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | North Carolina | 9 | 732 | 597 | 135 | 3 | 54.9 |
| 2019 Postseason | North Carolina | 13 | 82 | 84 | -2 | 0 | 70.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | North Carolina | 13 | 1,075 | 919 | 156 | 5 | 70.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | North Carolina | 11 | 1,512 | 1,245 | 267 | 11 | 79.8 |
Related Context
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Michael Carter played RB for North Carolina. Across 4 tracked seasons, Michael Carter recorded 3,403 rushing yards, 656 receiving yards, and 28 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2020 with North Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
North Carolina paired 1,512 primary output with 75.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 75.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2020 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Miami
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · North Carolina
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
137.5
Efficiency
75.8
Usage
26.2
Consistency
68.2
Best Game by takeover score
Miami
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Syracuse: 138. Boston College: 127. Virginia Tech: 229. Florida State: 70. NC State: 152. Virginia: 60. Duke: 131. Wake Forest: 129. Notre Dame: 80. Western Carolina: 79. Miami: 317
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Syracuse: 13 by 94.2. Boston College: 17 by 78.4. Virginia Tech: 18 by 100. Florida State: 19 by 39.2. NC State: 19 by 72.3. Virginia: 11 by 67.2. Duke: 20 by 58.5. Wake Forest: 20 by 55.8. Notre Dame: 9 by 81.6. Western Carolina: 9 by 86.6. Miami: 26 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins162.8 · Games = 8 · +92.8 vs Losses
Losses70 · Games = 3 · -92.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Miami
Best efficiency game
100 vs Miami
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/12 | @ Miami100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 62-26 | 24 | 308 | 12.80 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12.2 |
| Sat 12/5 | vs Western Carolina2+ TD | W 49-9 | 8 | 73 | 9.10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8.8 |
| Fri 11/27 | vs Notre Dame | L 17-31 | 8 | 57 | 7.10 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 8.9 |
| Sat 11/14 | vs Wake Forest | W 59-53 | 16 | 74 | 4.60 | 0 | 4 | 55 | 6.5 |
| Sat 11/7 | @ Duke2+ TD | W 56-24 | 17 | 85 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 46 | 6.5 |
| Sun 11/1 | @ Virginia | L 41-44 | 9 | 64 | 7.10 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 5.5 |
| Sat 10/24 | vs NC State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 48-21 | 17 | 106 | 6.20 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 8 |
| Sat 10/17 | @ Florida State | L 28-31 | 17 | 65 | 3.80 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3.7 |
| Sat 10/10 | vs Virginia Tech100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 56-45 | 17 | 214 | 12.60 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 12.7 |
| Sat 10/3 | @ Boston College100 rush yards | W 26-22 | 16 | 121 | 7.60 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7.5 |
| Sat 9/12 | vs Syracuse | W 31-6 | 7 | 78 | 11.10 | 0 | 6 | 60 | 10.6 |
Player Story
Michael Carter story
Michael Carter built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a running back from Navarre, FL wearing No. 8, spending time with North Carolina. The clearest part of Michael Carter's career was his backfield work: 3,403 rushing yards, 514 carries, 22 rushing touchdowns, and 656 receiving yards across 44 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2020 with North Carolina. 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 656 receiving yards and 650 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 44 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across North Carolina.
The arc is straightforward: Michael 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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North Carolina
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20172018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | North Carolina | 658 | 52.2 | 18.5 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | North Carolina | 732 | 62.7 | 20.1 | 74 |
| 2019 Postseason | North Carolina | 1,157 | 56 | 25 | 425 |
| 2019 Regular Season | North Carolina | 1,157 | 56 | 25 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | North Carolina | 1,512 | 75.8 | 26.2 | 355 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Miami
Week 15 · W 62-26 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
317
Scrimmage Yards
100 takeover
317 scrimmage yards and 37.1 usage.
#2
vs Virginia
Week 7 · L 14-20 · Conference game
161
Scrimmage Yards
97.7 takeover
Loss with 161 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
161 scrimmage yards and 33.3 usage.
#3
vs Virginia Tech
Week 7 · L 19-22 · Conference game
184
Scrimmage Yards
95.1 takeover
Loss with 184 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
184 scrimmage yards and 33.9 usage.
#4
@ Duke
Week 11 · L 35-42 · Conference game
180
Scrimmage Yards
92.2 takeover
Loss with 180 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
180 scrimmage yards and 40.6 usage.
#5
vs Virginia Tech
Week 6 · W 56-45 · Conference game
229
Scrimmage Yards
85.5 takeover
Win with 229 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
229 scrimmage yards and 29.5 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · North Carolina
1,512 primary output · 75.8 efficiency · 26.2 usage
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#2
2019 Postseason · North Carolina
70.5
1,157 primary · 56 efficiency · 25 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · North Carolina
70.5
1,157 primary · 56 efficiency · 25 usage
Milestones
9
100+ rush yards
7
150+ scrimmage yards
8
2+ TD games
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