Player Dossier

2017-2021

Memphis

T.J. Carter

S • 5'11" • 190 lbs • Nashville, TN, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

T.J. Carter shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

6

Efficiency

27.8

Consistency

6.7

Season Value

10.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Memphis

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Memphis • TCU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: SMU

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

T.J. Carter, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Memphis. T.J. Carter shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

Memphis paired 11.5 primary output with 25.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 27.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Memphis, TCU.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2021 Regular Season · TCU

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

0.2

Efficiency

27.8

Usage

6

Consistency

6.7

Best Game by takeover score

Oklahoma State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. California: 0. SMU: 0. Texas: 0. Texas Tech: 1. Oklahoma: 0. West Virginia: 0. Kansas State: 1. Baylor: 0. Oklahoma State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 3 by 12.5. California: 6 by 25. SMU: 6 by 25. Texas: 1 by 4.2. Texas Tech: 12 by 60. Oklahoma: 9 by 37.5. West Virginia: 7 by 29.2. Kansas State: 4 by 26.7. Baylor: 6 by 25. Oklahoma State: 8 by 33.3

Split Comparison

Wins0.3 · n=3 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · n=6 · -0.2 vs Wins
First Half0.2 · n=5 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.2 · n=5 · +0 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Texas Tech

Best efficiency game

60 vs Texas Tech

Result
Sun 11/14@ Oklahoma StateL 17-6385000
Sat 11/6vs BaylorW 30-2865000
Sat 10/30@ Kansas StateL 12-31440010
Sat 10/23vs West VirginiaL 17-2975000
Sat 10/16@ OklahomaL 31-5294000
Sat 10/9@ Texas Tech10+ tacklesW 52-311212001
Sat 10/2vs TexasL 27-3210000
Sat 9/25vs SMUL 34-4266000
Sat 9/11vs CaliforniaW 34-3265000
Sun 9/5vs Unknown30000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Memphis

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    TCU

    2021

    Final stop

Season Progression

2017201820182019202020202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonMemphis0
2018 PostseasonMemphis15.531.34.715.5
2018 Regular SeasonMemphis15.531.34.70
2019 Regular SeasonMemphis11.525.25-4
2020 PostseasonMemphis312.71.4-8.5
2020 Regular SeasonMemphis312.71.40
2021 Regular SeasonTCU227.86-1

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

SMU

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 58.6 takeover score.

#2

Texas Tech

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.8 takeover score.

#3

Houston

4

Primary metric

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 51.1 takeover score.

#4

Tulane

2.5

Primary metric

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 47.5 takeover score.

#5

Kansas State

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Regular Season · Memphis

11.5 primary output · 25.2 efficiency · 5 usage

25.7

#2

2018 Postseason · Memphis

25

15.5 primary · 31.3 efficiency · 4.7 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Memphis

25

15.5 primary · 31.3 efficiency · 4.7 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2024 · Rating 0.9053

Carrollwood Day · Tampa, FL

Committed To
Georgia Tech
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2024

Career Facts

2

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

180

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 41 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

T.J. Carter quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
S
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
180