Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2011-2015Penn State
Kyle Carter
TE • 6'3" • Bear, DE, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Kyle Carter reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
6
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
16
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Iowa
Player Story
Kyle Carter built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a tight end from Bear, DE wearing No. 87, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Kyle Carter's career was his receiving role: 84 catches,...
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- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2011
Kyle Carter, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Penn State. Kyle Carter reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 963
- Receptions
- 84
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Kyle Carter quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Penn State · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 963
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2012 Regular Season · Penn State
- Top game
- Iowa
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · William Penn · Penn State
- High school pipeline
- William Penn · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 87 · Class 2015
- 2015 Receiving yards rank
- 135 receiving yards · TE 112th (top 37%) · Big Ten 83rd (top 38%) · National 772nd (top 40%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2012 Regular Season | Penn State | 9 | 36 | 453 | 2 | 76.6 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Penn State | 9 | 18 | 222 | 1 | 51.9 |
| 2014 Postseason | Penn State | 9 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 46 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Penn State | 9 | 13 | 123 | 0 | 46 |
| 2015 Postseason | Penn State | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 38.4 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Penn State | 9 | 13 | 132 | 0 | 38.4 |
Related Context
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Kyle Carter played TE for Penn State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Kyle Carter recorded 963 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Penn State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season
Penn State paired 453 primary output with 83.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 55.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2015 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: San Diego State
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2015 Postseason · Penn State
Games
9
Receiving Yards / G
15
Efficiency
55.2
Usage
8.8
Consistency
39.3
Best Game by takeover score
San Diego State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia: 3. Buffalo: 13. San Diego State: 47. Army: 9. Indiana: 30. Maryland: 17. Northwestern: 1. Michigan: 5. Michigan State: 10
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia: 1 by 20. Buffalo: 2 by 43.3. San Diego State: 3 by 100. Army: 1 by 60. Indiana: 3 by 66.7. Maryland: 1 by 100. Northwestern: 1 by 6.7. Michigan: 1 by 33.3. Michigan State: 1 by 66.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins23.2 · Games = 5 · +18.4 vs Losses
Losses4.8 · Games = 4 · -18.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
San Diego State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Maryland
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/2 | @ Georgia | L 17-24 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 11/28 | @ Michigan State | L 16-55 | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 11/21 | vs Michigan | L 16-28 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 11/7 | @ Northwestern | L 21-23 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sat 10/24 | @ Maryland | W 31-30 | — | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 10/10 | vs Indiana | W 29-7 | — | 3 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 10/3 | vs Army | W 20-14 | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 9/26 | vs San Diego State | W 37-21 | — | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 15.70 | 0 | 35 |
| Sat 9/12 | vs Buffalo | W 27-14 | — | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 0 | 9 |
Player Story
Kyle Carter story
Kyle Carter built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a tight end from Bear, DE wearing No. 87, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Kyle Carter's career was his receiving role: 84 catches, 963 receiving yards, and 4 touchdowns across 36 career games in the available record. That gives Kyle Carter's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Penn State
2011-2015
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Penn State | 453 | 83.4 | 16.5 | 453 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Penn State | 222 | 72.7 | 9.3 | -231 |
| 2014 Postseason | Penn State | 153 | 58.4 | 7.4 | -69 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Penn State | 153 | 58.4 | 7.4 | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | Penn State | 135 | 55.2 | 8.8 | -18 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Penn State | 135 | 55.2 | 8.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Iowa
Week 8 · W 38-14 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
85
Receiving Yards
90.5 takeover
85 receiving yards with a 94.4 efficiency score.
#2
@ Indiana
Week 6 · L 24-44 · Conference game
79
Receiving Yards
84.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
79 receiving yards with a 87.8 efficiency score.
#3
vs Ohio State
Week 9 · L 23-35 · Conference game
77
Receiving Yards
83.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
77 receiving yards with a 85.6 efficiency score.
#4
vs San Diego State
Week 4 · W 37-21
47
Receiving Yards
81.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
47 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Temple
Week 4 · W 24-13
70
Receiving Yards
81.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
70 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Regular Season · Penn State
453 primary output · 83.4 efficiency · 16.5 usage
76.6
#2
2013 Regular Season · Penn State
51.9
222 primary · 72.7 efficiency · 9.3 usage
#3
2014 Postseason · Penn State
46
153 primary · 58.4 efficiency · 7.4 usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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