Usage Score
9.1
Player Dossier
2023-2025Tennessee
LB • 6'1" • 235 lbs • Smyrna, TN, USA
Arion Carter shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.3 disruption score.
Usage Score
9.1
Efficiency
39.3
Consistency
40.5
Season Value
38.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Tennessee
Snapshot
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.
Arion Carter, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Tennessee. Arion Carter shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.3 disruption score.
Arion Carter played LB for Tennessee. Across 3 tracked seasons, Arion Carter recorded 160 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Tennessee.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Tennessee paired 16.5 primary output with 34.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 39.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
39.3
Usage
9.1
Consistency
40.5
Best Game by takeover score
Vanderbilt
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Syracuse: 2. East Tennessee State: 1. Georgia: 0. UAB: 0. Mississippi State: 1. Arkansas: 0.5. Alabama: 0. Oklahoma: 0. Florida: 2.5. Vanderbilt: 3.5
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Syracuse: 9 by 57.5. East Tennessee State: 4 by 26.7. Georgia: 13 by 50. UAB: 5 by 20.8. Mississippi State: 17 by 60. Arkansas: 8 by 38.3. Alabama: 4 by 16.7. Oklahoma: 2 by 8.3. Florida: 6 by 50. Vanderbilt: 7 by 64.2
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10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Vanderbilt
Best efficiency game
64.2 vs Vanderbilt
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | vs VanderbiltSplash game | L 24-45 | 7 | 4 | — | 2 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | @ FloridaSplash game | W 31-11 | 6 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Oklahoma | L 27-33 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Alabama | L 20-37 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Arkansas | W 34-31 | 8 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Mississippi State10+ tackles | W 41-34 | 17 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs UAB | W 56-24 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Georgia10+ tackles | L 41-44 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs East Tennessee State | W 72-17 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs SyracuseSplash game | W 45-26 | 9 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
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Tennessee
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Tennessee | 2 | 13 | 2.4 | — |
| 2024 Postseason | Tennessee | 16.5 | 34.5 | 6.6 | 14.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Tennessee | 16.5 | 34.5 | 6.6 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Tennessee | 10.5 | 39.3 | 9.1 | -6 |
#1 Featured game
Vanderbilt
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Primary metric
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 63 takeover score.
#2
NC State
3.5
Primary metric
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 52.1 takeover score.
#3
Arkansas
2.5
Primary metric
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 46.8 takeover score.
#4
Florida
2.5
Primary metric
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 45.8 takeover score.
#5
Mississippi State
2.5
Primary metric
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 45.2 takeover score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Tennessee
16.5 primary output · 34.5 efficiency · 6.6 usage
46.9
#2
2024 Regular Season · Tennessee
46.9
16.5 primary · 34.5 efficiency · 6.6 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Tennessee
38.1
10.5 primary · 39.3 efficiency · 9.1 usage
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Impact games
7
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
Recruit Profile
Class 2024 · Rating 0.9409
Bradley Central · Cleveland, TN
Career Facts
1
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
160
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 30 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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