Player Dossier

2019-2023

Duke

DeWayne Carter

DT • 6'3" • 305 lbs • Pickerington, OH, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

DeWayne Carter shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.5 disruption score.

Usage / Role

31%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

44

Developing production for a defensive lineman

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

45

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Duke

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Duke
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Boston College

Player Story

DeWayne Carter built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive tackle from Pickerington, OH wearing No. 90, spending time with Duke. The clearest part of DeWayne Carter's career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2025 · Rating 0.8831

Winner · Winner, SD

Committed To
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2025

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2024
Selection
Round 3 · Pick 32
Overall
No. 95
NFL Team
Buffalo Bills

DeWayne Carter, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Duke. DeWayne Carter shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.5 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
118
TFL
24.5
Sacks
12
QB hurries
16
Passes defended
9

Quick Answers

DeWayne Carter quick answers

Latest team and position
Duke · DT
Career Tackles
118
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 45 games
Best season
2022 Regular Season · Duke
Top game
Boston College
Recruit profile
3-star · Winner
High school pipeline
Winner · 0 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
NFL Draft
2024 · Round 3 · Pick 32 · Buffalo Bills
Latest roster
No. 90 · Senior
2023 Tackles rank
34 tackles · DT 23rd (top 11%) · ACC 121st (top 20%) · National 1,131st (top 19%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2019 Regular SeasonDuke11-0--036.4
2020 Regular SeasonDuke7122.51--028.9
2021 Regular SeasonDuke12367.54.563060.4
2022 Regular SeasonDuke1235115.562068.3
2023 PostseasonDuke132-0-1041.1
2023 Regular SeasonDuke13323.5143041.1

Related Context

DeWayne Carter played DT for Duke. Across 5 tracked seasons, DeWayne Carter recorded -1 rushing yards, 11 receiving yards, and 118 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Duke.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Duke paired 24.5 primary output with 31.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 20.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2023 Postseason · Duke

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

1.0

Efficiency

20.5

Usage

4.4

Consistency

55.7

Best Game by takeover score

Wake Forest

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Troy: 1. Clemson: 1. Lafayette: 0. Northwestern: 1.5. UConn: 0. Notre Dame: 2.5. NC State: 1. Florida State: 0. Louisville: 0. Wake Forest: 2.5. North Carolina: 0. Virginia: 1. Pittsburgh: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Troy: 2 by 18.3. Clemson: 0 by 10. Lafayette: 1 by 4.2. Northwestern: 2 by 23.3. UConn: 2 by 8.3. Notre Dame: 3 by 37.5. NC State: 3 by 22.5. Florida State: 4 by 16.7. Louisville: 3 by 12.5. Wake Forest: 8 by 58.3. North Carolina: 4 by 16.7. Virginia: 0 by 10. Pittsburgh: 2 by 28.3

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1.1 · Games = 8 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 5 · -0.4 vs Wins

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Wake Forest

Best efficiency game

58.3 vs Wake Forest

Result
Sat 12/23vs TroyW 17-1020001
Sat 11/25vs PittsburghSplash gameW 30-19200.500.500
Sat 11/18@ VirginiaL 27-3000000
Sun 11/12@ North CarolinaL 45-4741000
Thu 11/2vs Wake ForestSplash gameW 24-218310.501
Sat 10/28@ LouisvilleL 0-2332000
Sat 10/21@ Florida StateL 20-3842000
Sun 10/15vs NC StateW 24-331100
Sat 9/30vs Notre DameSplash gameL 14-21300.5000
Sat 9/23@ UConnW 41-720000
Sat 9/16vs NorthwesternW 38-14200.5001
Sat 9/9vs LafayetteW 42-710000
Tue 9/5vs ClemsonW 28-700001

Player Story

DeWayne Carter story

DeWayne Carter built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive tackle from Pickerington, OH wearing No. 90, spending time with Duke. The clearest part of DeWayne Carter's career was his defensive production: 118 tackles, 24.5 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, and 9 passes defended across 45 career games in the available record. His career also includes 11 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives DeWayne Carter's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Duke

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201920202021202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonDuke04.20.6
2020 Regular SeasonDuke3.512.24.13.5
2021 Regular SeasonDuke21309.417.5
2022 Regular SeasonDuke24.531.79.93.5
2023 PostseasonDuke12.520.54.4-12
2023 Regular SeasonDuke12.520.54.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Boston College

Week 10 · W 38-31 · Conference game

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

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Havoc Plays

90.3 takeover

6 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.

#2

@ North Carolina

Week 5 · L 7-38 · Conference game

4.5

Havoc Plays

87.2 takeover

Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.

#3

vs Wake Forest

Week 10 · W 24-21 · Conference game

2.5

Havoc Plays

86.1 takeover

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.

#4

vs Northwestern

Week 3 · W 30-23

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Havoc Plays

80.5 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 80.5 takeover score.

#5

vs Notre Dame

Week 5 · L 14-21

2.5

Havoc Plays

78.1 takeover

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Regular Season · Duke

24.5 primary output · 31.7 efficiency · 9.9 usage

68.3

#2

2021 Regular Season · Duke

60.4

21 primary · 30 efficiency · 9.4 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · Duke

41.1

12.5 primary · 20.5 efficiency · 4.4 usage

Milestones

11

Impact games

16

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games