Player Dossier

2023-2025

Tennessee

Arion Carter

LB • 6'1" • 235 lbs • Smyrna, TN, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Arion Carter shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

2.5

Efficiency

13

Consistency

9.5

Season Value

6.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Tennessee

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Tennessee
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt

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 value score: 2024 Postseason · Tennessee. Arion Carter shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.3 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason

Tennessee paired 13.5 primary output with 32.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 13 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina

Win with 1 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

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2023 Regular Season · Tennessee

Games

7

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

13

Usage

2.5

Consistency

9.5

Best Game by takeover score

Kentucky

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Virginia: 0. Unknown: 0. Florida: 0. UTSA: 0. South Carolina: 1. Texas A&M: 0. Kentucky: 1

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. Virginia: 4 by 16.7. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Florida: 3 by 12.5. UTSA: 2 by 8.3. South Carolina: 3 by 22.5. Texas A&M: 2 by 8.3. Kentucky: 2 by 18.3

Split Comparison

Wins0.4 · n=5
First Half0 · n=4 · -0.7 vs Second Half
Second Half0.7 · n=3 · +0.7 vs First Half
All Games0.3 · n=7

Game Log

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

7 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

South Carolina

Best efficiency game

22.5 vs South Carolina

Result
Sat 10/28@ KentuckyW 33-2720001
Sat 10/14vs Texas A&MW 20-1321000
Sat 9/30vs South CarolinaW 41-2031100
Sat 9/23vs UTSAW 45-1421000
Sat 9/16@ FloridaL 16-2932000
Sat 9/9vs Unknown11000
Sat 9/2vs VirginiaW 49-1342000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Tennessee

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonTennessee2132.5
2024 PostseasonTennessee13.532.26.511.5
2024 Regular SeasonTennessee13.532.26.50
2025 Regular SeasonTennessee8.537.39.7-5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Vanderbilt

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5

Primary metric

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 61.5 takeover score.

#2

Arkansas

2.5

Primary metric

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 57.1 takeover score.

#3

Mississippi State

2.5

Primary metric

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 55.2 takeover score.

#4

Syracuse

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.6 takeover score.

#5

NC State

2.5

Primary metric

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 48.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Postseason · Tennessee

13.5 primary output · 32.2 efficiency · 6.5 usage

26.6

#2

2024 Regular Season · Tennessee

26.6

13.5 primary · 32.2 efficiency · 6.5 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · Tennessee

26.1

8.5 primary · 37.3 efficiency · 9.7 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

3

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2024 · Rating 0.9409

Bradley Central · Cleveland, TN

Committed To
Tennessee
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2024

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.

Quick Answers

Arion Carter quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
160