Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2017Maryland
Jermaine Carter Jr.
LB • 6'0" • 228 lbs • Chicago, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jermaine Carter Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 45 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
77
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Maryland
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Maryland
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers
Player Story
Jermaine Carter Jr. built his college career from 2016 through 2017 as a linebacker from Chicago, IL wearing No. 1, spending time with Maryland. The clearest part of Jermaine Carter Jr.'s career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Maryland
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Jermaine Carter Jr., LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Maryland. Jermaine Carter Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 45 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 191
- TFL
- 16
- Sacks
- 9.5
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 7
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Jermaine Carter Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Maryland · LB
- Career Tackles
- 191
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Maryland
- Top game
- Rutgers
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Archbishop Carroll · Maryland
- High school pipeline
- Archbishop Carroll · 15 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 90 tackles · LB 88th (top 8%) · Big Ten 10th (top 2%) · National 126th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Maryland | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 67.2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Maryland | 13 | 94 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 67.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Maryland | 12 | 90 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 60.6 |
Related Context
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Jermaine Carter Jr. played LB for Maryland. Across 2 tracked seasons, Jermaine Carter Jr. recorded 191 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Maryland.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Maryland paired 21 primary output with 47.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 45 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Maryland
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
45
Usage
11
Consistency
22.5
Best Game by takeover score
Texas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas: 6. Towson: 2.5. UCF: 1. Minnesota: 0. Ohio State: 1. Northwestern: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Indiana: 4. Rutgers: 0. Michigan: 0. Michigan State: 3. Penn State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas: 7 by 79.2. Towson: 8 by 58.3. UCF: 6 by 35. Minnesota: 8 by 33.3. Ohio State: 5 by 30.8. Northwestern: 6 by 25. Wisconsin: 7 by 29.2. Indiana: 5 by 60.8. Rutgers: 7 by 29.2. Michigan: 8 by 33.3. Michigan State: 12 by 80. Penn State: 11 by 45.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins3.1 · Games = 4 · +2.5 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 8 · -2.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Texas
Best efficiency game
80 vs Michigan State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | vs Penn State10+ tackles | L 3-66 | 11 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Michigan State10+ tackles · Splash game | L 7-17 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Michigan | L 10-35 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Rutgers | L 24-31 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs IndianaSplash game | W 42-39 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Wisconsin | L 13-38 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Northwestern | L 21-37 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Ohio State | L 14-62 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Minnesota | W 31-24 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs UCF | L 10-38 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs TowsonSplash game | W 63-17 | 8 | 4 | — | 2 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Texas2+ sacks · Splash game | W 51-41 | 7 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Jermaine Carter Jr. story
Jermaine Carter Jr. built his college career from 2016 through 2017 as a linebacker from Chicago, IL wearing No. 1, spending time with Maryland. The clearest part of Jermaine Carter Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 191 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 25 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Maryland. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Jermaine Carter Jr.'s production has multiple signals. With 25 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Maryland.
The arc is straightforward: Jermaine Carter Jr. moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Maryland
2016-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Maryland | 21 | 47.6 | 10 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Maryland | 21 | 47.6 | 10 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Maryland | 17.5 | 45 | 11 | -3.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Rutgers
Week 13 · W 31-13 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4.5
Havoc Plays
98.3 takeover
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 98.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Texas
Week 1 · W 51-41
6
Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#3
@ Boston College
Week 1 · L 30-36 · Postseason
4
Havoc Plays
86 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86 takeover score.
#4
@ UCF
Week 3 · W 30-24
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Florida International
Week 2 · W 41-14
3
Havoc Plays
76.7 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Maryland
21 primary output · 47.6 efficiency · 10 usage
67.2
#2
2016 Regular Season · Maryland
67.2
21 primary · 47.6 efficiency · 10 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Maryland
60.6
17.5 primary · 45 efficiency · 11 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
10
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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