Player Dossier

2024-2025

Vanderbilt

Dontae Carter

S • 6'1" • 185 lbs • Cibolo, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Dontae Carter shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

2

Efficiency

11.4

Consistency

2.6

Season Value

4.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Vanderbilt

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Snapshot

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

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.

Dontae Carter, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Vanderbilt. Dontae Carter shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason

Vanderbilt paired 2 primary output with 6.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 11.4 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: Auburn

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.

2025 Postseason · Vanderbilt

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.1

Efficiency

11.4

Usage

2

Consistency

2.6

Best Game by takeover score

Iowa

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Iowa: 0. Unknown: 0. Virginia Tech: 0. South Carolina: 0. Georgia State: 0. Utah State: 0. Alabama: 0. LSU: 0. Missouri: 0. Texas: 0. Auburn: 1. Kentucky: 0. Tennessee: 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. Iowa: 2 by 8.3. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Virginia Tech: 3 by 12.5. South Carolina: 2 by 8.3. Georgia State: 4 by 16.7. Utah State: 3 by 12.5. Alabama: 3 by 12.5. LSU: 1 by 4.2. Missouri: 6 by 25. Texas: 1 by 4.2. Auburn: 3 by 22.5. Kentucky: 3 by 12.5. Tennessee: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.1 · n=9 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=3 · -0.1 vs Wins
First Half0 · n=7 · -0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.2 · n=6 · +0.2 vs First Half

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Auburn

Best efficiency game

25 vs Missouri

Result
Wed 12/31vs IowaL 27-3422000
Sat 11/29@ TennesseeW 45-2410000
Sat 11/22vs KentuckyW 45-1733000
Sat 11/8vs AuburnW 45-3831001
Sat 11/1@ TexasL 31-3410000
Sat 10/25vs MissouriW 17-1063000
Sat 10/18vs LSUW 31-2410000
Sat 10/4@ AlabamaL 14-3031000
Sat 9/27vs Utah StateW 55-3533000
Sat 9/20vs Georgia StateW 70-2141000
Sat 9/13@ South CarolinaW 31-722000
Sat 9/6@ Virginia TechW 44-2032000
Sat 8/30vs Unknown10000

Career Arc

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

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    Vanderbilt

    2024-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2024 PostseasonVanderbilt26.60.9
2024 Regular SeasonVanderbilt26.60.90
2025 PostseasonVanderbilt111.42-1
2025 Regular SeasonVanderbilt111.420

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Auburn

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.5 takeover score.

#2

Virginia Tech

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.3 takeover score.

#3

Unknown

1

Primary metric

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.

#4

Missouri

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 9.4 takeover score.

#5

Georgia State

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Postseason · Vanderbilt

2 primary output · 6.6 efficiency · 0.9 usage

5.1

#2

2024 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

5.1

2 primary · 6.6 efficiency · 0.9 usage

#3

2025 Postseason · Vanderbilt

4.8

1 primary · 11.4 efficiency · 2 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2024 · Rating 0.9292

Steele · Cibolo, TX

Committed To
Vanderbilt
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2024

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

44

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 23 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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Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
S
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
44