Zachary Carter
Zachary Carter (born April 7, 1999) is an American football defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida.
![]() Carter at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in 2022 | |||||||||||
No. 95 – Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
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Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
Born: | Tampa, Florida, U.S. | April 7, 1999||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 290 lb (132 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Hillsborough (Tampa, Florida) | ||||||||||
College: | Florida (2017–2021) | ||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2022 / Round: 3 / Pick: 95 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2023 | |||||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Early life and high school
Carter grew up in Tampa, Florida and attended Hillsborough High School.[1] Carter was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at Florida.[2]
College career
Carter redshirted his true freshman season.[3] He played in nine games as a reserve defensive lineman in his redshirt freshman season and had eight tackles, one tackle for loss, and two passes broken up.[4] Carter led the Gators with five sacks and 9.5 tackles for loss as a redshirt junior.[5][6] Carter considered entering the 2021 NFL Draft, but opted to stay at Florida for his redshirt senior season.[7]
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 4+1⁄4 in (1.94 m) |
282 lb (128 kg) |
33+1⁄2 in (0.85 m) |
10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) | 4.99 s | 1.73 s | 2.87 s | 4.56 s | 7.34 s | 27.5 in (0.70 m) | 9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) | 19 reps | |
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Carter was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round, 95th overall, of the 2022 NFL Draft.[10]
References
- Long, Mark (September 9, 2021). "Florida's Carter scrambling for tickets to Tampa homecoming". Associated Press. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- "Gators snare 2 big ones in DE Zachary Carter, LB Ventrell Miller". Orlando Sentinel. June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- Baker, Matt (March 21, 2019). "Florida Gators' Zachary Carter: 'I know my time's coming eventually'". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- Andreu, Robbie (August 2, 2019). "Florida teammates believe Carter will have a breakout season". The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- Abolverdi, Zach (February 19, 2021). "Gators notebook: Carter explains decision to return, Watson 'impressive' for size". The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- Baker, Matt (March 15, 2021). "Can Zachary Carter be another Dante Fowler for Gators?". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- Thompson, Edgar (July 17, 2021). "UF DE Zachary Carter returns to Gators aiming for SEC title, All-America honors, NFL draft". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- "Zach Carter Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- "Zach Carter, Florida, DT, 2022 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- Hobson, Geoff (April 29, 2022). "Bengals Complete Defensive Three-Round Sweep With DT Carter". Bengals.com. Retrieved April 15, 2023.