Kyle Carter

Kyle T. Carter (born December 17, 1992) is a former American football tight end. He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions.

For the Canadian Olympic equestrian, see Kyle Carter (equestrian).

Kyle Carter
No. 48, 86
Position:Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1992-12-17) December 17, 1992
New Castle, Delaware
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:243 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High school:William Penn
(New Castle, Delaware)
College:Penn State
Undrafted:2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Carter was born in New Castle, Delaware to Mitchell and Charlene Carter. He attended William Penn High School where he played for Bill Cole.

Recruiting
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Kyle Carter
TE		 New Castle, Delaware William Penn High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 4.94 May 27, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 234
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

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College career

2011

Carter redshirted his freshman season.

2012

Coming into spring practice, Carter was listed fourth on the depth chart. But under new coach Bill O'Brien, Carter began to thrive.[7] Carter has been a key part of the Penn State offense during the season.[8] During week one against Ohio, Carter caught six passes for 74 yards. He caught his first career touchdown pass in week two against Virginia.[9][10] Carter sat out the game on November 3 against Purdue due to an ankle injury.[11]

Professional career

Minnesota Vikings

Carter signed with the Vikings after going undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft. On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Vikings as part of final roster cuts. [12] The next day, he was signed to the Vikings' practice squad.[13] He was released by the Vikings on October 25, 2016.[14] He was re-signed to the practice squad on December 13, 2016.[15] He signed a reserve/futures contract with the Vikings on January 2, 2017.[16]

On September 2, 2017, Carter was waived by the Vikings and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[17][18] He was promoted to the active roster on December 15, 2017.[19] He was waived by the Vikings on January 13, 2018.[20]

New York Giants

On January 23, 2018, Carter was claimed off waivers by the New York Giants.[21] He was waived on July 25, 2018.[22]

Seattle Seahawks

On July 27, 2018, Carter was claimed off waivers by the Seattle Seahawks.[23] He was waived on September 1, 2018.[24]

Buffalo Bills

On December 12, 2018, Carter was signed to the Buffalo Bills practice squad.[25] On July 29, 2019, he was re-signed by the Bills.[26] He was waived on August 31, 2019.[27]

References
  1. "Big Ten Award Winners" (PDF). Big Ten Football. Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
  2. Hinnen, Jerry. "2012 All-Freshman Team". CBSSports.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  3. "2012 Freshman All-American Team". Scout.com. Microsoft. Archived from the original on December 10, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  4. Hayes, Matt. "Sporting News' 2012 Freshman All-American team". NCAA Football - Sporting News. SportingNews.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  5. Cirminiello, Richard (December 10, 2012). "2012 CFN All-Freshman Team". College Football News. Scout.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
  6. "Kyle Carter". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  7. Collins, Donnie. "Penn State tight end Carter thriving in O'Brien's offense". Sports - The Times-Tribune. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  8. "Illinois, Penn State both looking at divisional title chances as Big Ten season opens". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on January 14, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  9. "Kyle Carter Stats, News, Video, Pictures, Bio". Penn State Nittany Lions - ESPN. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  10. "Penn State Nittany Lions vs Virginia Cavaliers". ESPN. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  11. Giger, Cory. "Penn State-Purdue notebook". AltoonaMirror.com. The Altoona Mirror.
  12. "Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set 53-Man Roster". Vikings.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on October 28, 2016.
  13. "Vikings Sign 9 Players To Practice Squad". Vikings.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2018.
  14. Peters, Craig (October 25, 2016). "Vikings Announce 6 Practice Squad Moves". Vikings.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2016.
  15. Peters, Craig (December 13, 2016). "Vikings Make 2 Practice Squad Moves". Vikings.com. Archived from the original on March 27, 2017.
  16. Peters, Craig (January 2, 2017). "Vikings Sign 9 Practice Squad Players to Futures Contracts". Vikings.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2017.
  17. "Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set Roster". Vikings.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on February 1, 2018.
  18. "Vikings Sign 7 Players To Practice Squad". Vikings.com. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on March 12, 2018.
  19. Peters, Craig (December 15, 2017). "Vikings Elevate Kyle Carter, Place Blake Bell on IR". Vikings.com.
  20. Peters, Craig (January 13, 2018). "Vikings Activate Sam Bradford". Vikings.com.
  21. Gantt, Darin (January 23, 2018). "Giants claim tight end Kyle Carter from Vikings". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  22. "LB Connor Barwin adds leadership and experience to LB corps". Giants.com. July 25, 2018.
  23. Boyle, John (July 27, 2018). "Seahawks Sign CB Trovon Reed, Claim Tight End Kyle Carter Off Waivers". Seahawks.com.
  24. "Seahawks Set 53-Man Roster". Seahawks.com. September 1, 2018.
  25. Brown, Chris (December 12, 2018). "RB Keith Ford, S Dean Marlowe elevated to active roster". BuffaloBills.com.
  26. "Bills sign tight end Kyle Carter". BuffaloBills.com. July 29, 2019.
  27. Brown, Chris (August 31, 2019). "Bills cut roster down to 53 players". BuffaloBills.com.
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