Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2024Eastern Michigan
David Carter Jr.
DB • 5'11" • 194 lbs • Ecorse, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
David Carter Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
37
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
37
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
49
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Eastern Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Jacksonville State
Player Story
David Carter Jr. built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive back from Ecorse, MI wearing No. 8, spending time with Eastern Michigan. The clearest part of David Carter Jr.'s career was his...
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- Committed To
- Eastern Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
David Carter Jr., DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan. David Carter Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 98
- TFL
- 1
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 9
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
David Carter Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Eastern Michigan · DB
- Career Tackles
- 98
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 39 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
- Top game
- Jacksonville State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · River Rouge · Eastern Michigan
- High school pipeline
- River Rouge · 15 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 40 tackles · DB 230th (top 24%) · Mid-American 88th (top 17%) · National 942nd (top 16%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Postseason | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 22 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 4 | 39.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 14 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| 2023 Postseason | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 18 | 1 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 36.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 40 | - | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 39.6 |
Related Context
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David Carter Jr. played DB for Eastern Michigan. Across 5 tracked seasons, David Carter Jr. recorded 98 tackles and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Eastern Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Eastern Michigan paired 4 primary output with 17.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 17.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Akron
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
17.2
Usage
3.6
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Akron
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Massachusetts: 1. Washington: 0. Jacksonville State: 0. St. Francis (PA): 1. Kent State: 0. Miami (OH): 0. Central Michigan: 0. Akron: 1. Toledo: 0. Ohio: 0. Buffalo: 1. Western Michigan: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Massachusetts: 3 by 22.5. Washington: 2 by 8.3. Jacksonville State: 7 by 29.2. St. Francis (PA): 2 by 18.3. Kent State: 4 by 16.7. Miami (OH): 2 by 8.3. Central Michigan: 5 by 20.8. Akron: 1 by 14.2. Toledo: 2 by 8.3. Ohio: 4 by 16.7. Buffalo: 4 by 26.7. Western Michigan: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 5 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 7 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Akron
Best efficiency game
29.2 vs Jacksonville State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | @ Western Michigan | L 18-26 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/21 | vs Buffalo | L 20-37 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 11/14 | @ Ohio | L 10-35 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Toledo | L 28-29 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Akron | L 21-25 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Central Michigan | W 38-34 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Miami (OH) | L 14-38 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Kent State | W 52-33 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs St. Francis (PA) | W 36-0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Jacksonville State | W 37-34 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Washington | L 9-30 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Massachusetts | W 28-14 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
David Carter Jr. story
David Carter Jr. built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive back from Ecorse, MI wearing No. 8, spending time with Eastern Michigan. The clearest part of David Carter Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 98 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 3 interceptions, and 9 passes defended across 39 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Eastern Michigan. 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 David Carter Jr.'s production has multiple signals. His career also includes 42 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 39 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Eastern Michigan.
The arc is straightforward: David Carter Jr. 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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Eastern Michigan
2020-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 12.7 | 3.8 | 4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 12.7 | 3.8 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 13.1 | 1.7 | -2 |
| 2023 Postseason | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 12.3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 12.3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 17.2 | 3.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Jacksonville State
Week 4 · L 0-21
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#2
@ Massachusetts
Week 3 · W 42-28
1
Havoc Plays
72.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Wisconsin
Week 2 · L 7-34
1
Havoc Plays
71.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.
#4
@ Akron
Week 9 · L 21-25 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
71.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.
#5
vs Ohio
Week 11 · L 26-34 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
50.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
4 primary output · 17.2 efficiency · 3.6 usage
39.6
#2
2021 Postseason · Eastern Michigan
39.1
4 primary · 12.7 efficiency · 3.8 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
39.1
4 primary · 12.7 efficiency · 3.8 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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