Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024Houston
Ajani Carter
DB • 6'1" • 190 lbs • Houston, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ajani Carter shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
49
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
43
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Utah State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Utah State • Houston
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: San José State
Player Story
Ajani Carter built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive back from Houston, TX wearing No. 12, spending time with Houston and Utah State. The clearest part of Ajani Carter's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Utah State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Ajani Carter, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Utah State. Ajani Carter shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 123
- TFL
- 5
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 9
Quick Answers
Ajani Carter quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Houston · DB
- Career Tackles
- 123
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Utah State
- Top game
- San José State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · North Shore · Utah State
- High school pipeline
- North Shore · 69 FBS recruits · 5 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 22 tackles · DB 414th (top 43%) · Big 12 206th (top 29%) · National 1,841st (top 31%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Utah State | 8 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Utah State | 8 | 11 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Utah State | 5 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.8 |
| 2021 Postseason | Utah State | 11 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 53.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Utah State | 11 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 53.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Utah State | 10 | 37 | 1 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 51 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Houston | 10 | 22 | 1 | 0.5 | - | 3 | 0 | 22.2 |
Related Context
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Ajani Carter played DB for Utah State and Houston. Across 5 tracked seasons, Ajani Carter recorded 11 receiving yards and 123 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Utah State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Utah State paired 11 primary output with 27.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 27.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2024 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 Utah State, Houston.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: San José State
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Utah State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
27.1
Usage
6.5
Consistency
31.8
Best Game by takeover score
San José State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oregon State: 0. Boise State: 2. BYU: 0. UNLV: 0.5. Colorado State: 1. Hawai'i: 2. New Mexico State: 0. San José State: 4. Wyoming: 0. New Mexico: 0.5. San Diego State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oregon State: 7 by 29.2. Boise State: 5 by 40.8. BYU: 5 by 20.8. UNLV: 3 by 17.5. Colorado State: 1 by 14.2. Hawai'i: 6 by 45. New Mexico State: 1 by 4.2. San José State: 4 by 56.7. Wyoming: 2 by 8.3. New Mexico: 4 by 21.7. San Diego State: 7 by 39.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1.1 · Games = 8 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 3 · -0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
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11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
San José State
Best efficiency game
56.7 vs San José State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/19 | @ Oregon State | W 24-13 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/4 | @ San Diego State | W 46-13 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/26 | @ New Mexico | W 35-10 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/21 | vs Wyoming | L 17-44 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/14 | @ San José StateSplash game | W 48-17 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ New Mexico State | W 35-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Hawai'iSplash game | W 51-31 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs Colorado State | W 26-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | @ UNLV | W 28-24 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs BYU | L 20-34 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Boise StateSplash game | L 3-27 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Ajani Carter story
Ajani Carter built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive back from Houston, TX wearing No. 12, spending time with Houston and Utah State. The clearest part of Ajani Carter's career was his defensive production: 123 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 4 interceptions across 44 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Utah State. 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 Ajani Carter's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 11 receiving 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 Houston and Utah State.
The arc is straightforward: Ajani 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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- 1
Utah State
2019-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Houston
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Utah State | 0 | 6.3 | 1 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | 6.3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | 5.8 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Utah State | 11 | 27.1 | 6.5 | 11 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Utah State | 11 | 27.1 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Utah State | 7 | 22.4 | 8 | -4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Houston | 4.5 | 13.7 | 2.5 | -2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ San José State
Week 11 · W 48-17 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#2
@ TCU
Week 6 · W 30-19 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
74.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Air Force
Week 6 · W 34-27 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
63.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Hawai'i
Week 9 · W 51-31 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
60.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Boise State
Week 4 · L 3-27 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
57.8 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 57.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Utah State
11 primary output · 27.1 efficiency · 6.5 usage
53.2
#2
2021 Regular Season · Utah State
53.2
11 primary · 27.1 efficiency · 6.5 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Utah State
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7 primary · 22.4 efficiency · 8 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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