Usage Score
2.8
Player Dossier
2019-2024Utah State
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.
Efficiency
13.7
Consistency
13.3
Season Value
10.3
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason · Utah State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- Utah State • Houston
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: San José State
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.
Ajani Carter, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason · Utah State. Ajani Carter shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.7 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Utah State paired 0 primary output with 6.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 13.7 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: TCU
Win with 2 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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2024 Regular Season · Houston
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
13.7
Usage
2.8
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
BYU
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oklahoma: 0. Rice: 1. Cincinnati: 0. Iowa State: 0. TCU: 2. Utah: 0.5. Kansas State: 0. Arizona: 0. Baylor: 1. BYU: 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. Oklahoma: 1 by 4.2. Rice: 2 by 18.3. Cincinnati: 3 by 12.5. Iowa State: 2 by 8.3. TCU: 5 by 40.8. Utah: 3 by 17.5. Kansas State: 2 by 8.3. Arizona: 2 by 8.3. Baylor: 1 by 14.2. BYU: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Wins0.9 · n=4 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · n=6 · -0.7 vs Wins
First Half0.6 · n=5 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=5 · -0.3 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
TCU
Best efficiency game
40.8 vs TCU
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/1 | @ BYU | L 18-30 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | vs Baylor | L 10-20 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Arizona | L 3-27 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Kansas State | W 24-19 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Utah | W 17-14 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/4 | @ TCU | W 30-19 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Iowa State | L 0-20 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Cincinnati | L 0-34 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/15 | vs Rice | W 33-7 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Oklahoma | L 12-16 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Utah State
2019-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Houston
2024
Final stop
Season Progression
2019201920202021202120222024
| 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 | 9 | 25.2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Utah State | 9 | 25.2 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Utah State | 7 | 22.4 | 8.1 | -2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Houston | 4.5 | 13.7 | 2.8 | -2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
San José State
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Primary metric
4 disruption/tackle impact with 58.4 takeover score.
#2
TCU
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.6 takeover score.
#3
Air Force
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.9 takeover score.
#4
San José State
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.7 takeover score.
#5
Colorado State
1.5
Primary metric
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 35.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2019 Postseason · Utah State
0 primary output · 6.3 efficiency · 1 usage
35.8
#2
2019 Regular Season · Utah State
35.8
0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Utah State
35.6
0 primary · 5.8 efficiency · 0.9 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2019 · Rating 0.8217
North Shore · Houston, TX
- Committed To
- Utah State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Career Facts
2
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
123
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 44 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.