Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2024-2025Vanderbilt
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.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Vanderbilt
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Vanderbilt
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Auburn
Player Story
Dontae Carter built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a safety from Cibolo, TX wearing No. 1, spending time with Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Dontae Carter's career was his defensive production: 44...
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- Committed To
- Vanderbilt
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Dontae Carter, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Vanderbilt. Dontae Carter shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 44
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Dontae Carter quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Vanderbilt · S
- Career Tackles
- 44
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 4 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Vanderbilt
- Top game
- Auburn
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Steele · Vanderbilt
- High school pipeline
- Steele · 29 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 33 tackles · S 196th (top 35%) · SEC 146th (top 20%) · National 1,221st (top 20%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 10 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 30.1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 10 | 9 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 30.1 |
| 2025 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 20.1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 13 | 31 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 20.1 |
Related Context
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Dontae Carter played S for Vanderbilt. Across 2 tracked seasons, Dontae Carter recorded 44 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Vanderbilt.
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.
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2025 Postseason · Vanderbilt
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.1
Efficiency
11.4
Usage
2
Consistency
2.6
Best Game by takeover score
Auburn
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Iowa: 0. Charleston Southern: 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
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Iowa: 2 by 8.3. Charleston Southern: 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
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Wins0.1 · Games = 10 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 3 · -0.1 vs Wins
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 12/31 | vs Iowa | L 27-34 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Tennessee | W 45-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Kentucky | W 45-17 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Auburn | W 45-38 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Texas | L 31-34 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Missouri | W 17-10 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs LSU | W 31-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Alabama | L 14-30 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Utah State | W 55-35 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Georgia State | W 70-21 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ South Carolina | W 31-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Virginia Tech | W 44-20 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Charleston Southern | W 45-3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Dontae Carter story
Dontae Carter built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a safety from Cibolo, TX wearing No. 1, spending time with Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Dontae Carter's career was his defensive production: 44 tackles and 3 passes defended across 23 career games in the available record. His career also includes 39 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Dontae Carter's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Vanderbilt
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 2 | 6.6 | 0.9 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 2 | 6.6 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 1 | 11.4 | 2 | -1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 1 | 11.4 | 2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 29 Auburn
Week 11 · W 45-38 · Conference game
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
46.1 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Virginia Tech
Week 1 · W 34-27
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Havoc Plays
40 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 40 takeover score.
#3
vs Alcorn State
Week 2 · W 55-0
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Havoc Plays
36.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 21 Missouri
Week 9 · W 17-10 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
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Havoc Plays
17.2 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 17.2 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 133 Georgia State
Week 4 · W 70-21
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Havoc Plays
14.7 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 14.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Vanderbilt
2 primary output · 6.6 efficiency · 0.9 usage
30.1
#2
2024 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
30.1
2 primary · 6.6 efficiency · 0.9 usage
#3
2025 Postseason · Vanderbilt
20.1
1 primary · 11.4 efficiency · 2 usage
Milestones
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Impact games
0
Splash games
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10+ tackle games
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