Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2017-2021TCU
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 28.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
57
Solid production for a safety
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Reliability
63
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
67
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Memphis
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Memphis • TCU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: SMU
Player Story
T.J. Carter built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a safety from Nashville, TN wearing No. 7, spending time with Memphis and TCU. The clearest part of T.J. Carter's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Georgia Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
T.J. Carter, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Memphis. T.J. Carter shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 180
- TFL
- 5
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 23
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
T.J. Carter quick answers
- Latest team and position
- TCU · S
- Career Tackles
- 180
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Memphis
- Top game
- SMU
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Carrollwood Day · Georgia Tech
- High school pipeline
- Carrollwood Day · 22 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 62 tackles · S 66th (top 13%) · Big 12 27th (top 6%) · National 386th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Memphis | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2018 Postseason | Memphis | 14 | 8 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 52.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Memphis | 14 | 60 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 11 | 2 | 52.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Memphis | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 1 | - | 7 | 0 | 47.3 |
| 2020 Postseason | Memphis | 6 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 23.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Memphis | 6 | 7 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 23.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | TCU | 10 | 62 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 |
Related Context
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T.J. Carter played S for Memphis and TCU. Across 5 tracked seasons, T.J. Carter recorded 180 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Memphis.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Memphis paired 15.5 primary output with 31.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 28.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to 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
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2021 Regular Season · TCU
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
28.8
Usage
6.5
Consistency
10
Best Game by takeover score
Texas Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Duquesne: 0. California: 0. SMU: 1. Texas: 0. Texas Tech: 1. Oklahoma: 0. West Virginia: 0. Kansas State: 1. Baylor: 0. Oklahoma State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Duquesne: 3 by 12.5. California: 6 by 25. SMU: 6 by 35. 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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.3 · Games = 4 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 6 · +0.1 vs Wins
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 State | L 17-63 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Baylor | W 30-28 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Kansas State | L 12-31 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs West Virginia | L 17-29 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Oklahoma | L 31-52 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Texas Tech10+ tackles | W 52-31 | 12 | 12 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Texas | L 27-32 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs SMU | L 34-42 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs California | W 34-32 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/5 | vs Duquesne | W 45-3 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
T.J. Carter story
T.J. Carter built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a safety from Nashville, TN wearing No. 7, spending time with Memphis and TCU. The clearest part of T.J. Carter's career was his defensive production: 180 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 3 interceptions across 41 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Memphis. 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 T.J. Carter's production has multiple signals. With 41 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Memphis and TCU.
The arc is straightforward: T.J. 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
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Memphis
2017-2020
Opening stop
- 2
TCU
2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2017201820182019202020202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Memphis | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Postseason | Memphis | 15.5 | 31.3 | 4.6 | 15.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Memphis | 15.5 | 31.3 | 4.6 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Memphis | 11.5 | 25.2 | 4.3 | -4 |
| 2020 Postseason | Memphis | 3 | 12.7 | 1.4 | -8.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Memphis | 3 | 12.7 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | TCU | 3 | 28.8 | 6.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs SMU
Week 10 · W 54-48 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Texas Tech
Week 6 · W 52-31 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
82.5 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 82.5 takeover score.
#3
vs SMU
Week 4 · L 34-42
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Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Tulane
Week 8 · W 47-17 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
75 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.
#5
@ Kansas State
Week 9 · L 12-31 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
68.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 68.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Memphis
15.5 primary output · 31.3 efficiency · 4.6 usage
52.2
#2
2018 Regular Season · Memphis
52.2
15.5 primary · 31.3 efficiency · 4.6 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Memphis
47.3
11.5 primary · 25.2 efficiency · 4.3 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
7
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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