Darnell Carter
Free agent | |||||||||
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Born: | Englewood, New Jersey | November 27, 1987||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Dwight Morrow (NJ) | ||||||||
College: | Virginia | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2011 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
Career Arena statistics | |||||||||
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Player stats at ArenaFan.com |
Darnell Jarod Carter (born November 27, 1987) is an arena football linebacker who is currently a free agent.
Early life[]
Carter attended Dwight Morrow High School in Englewood, New Jersey where he participated in both football and basketball.[1] As member of the football team, Carter played both tight end and linebacker.
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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Darnell Carter OLB |
Englewood, New Jersey | Dwight Morrow H.S. | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | 4.7 | Sep 12, 2005 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: -- (LB) Rivals: -- (OLB), 30 (NJ) | ||||||
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Carter committed to the University of Virginia on September 12, 2005.[2] Carter was not heavily recruited, receiving FBS scholarships from Illinois and Virginia, as well as one FCS scholarship from Delaware.[3]
College career[]
Carter attended the University of Virginia, where he played as a member of the football team from 2006-2007, and 2009-2010. Carter missed the 2008 season when he was academically suspended.[4]
Professional career[]
Pre-draft[]
Prior to the 2011 NFL Draft, Carter was projected to be undrafted by NFLDraftScout.com. He was rated as the 114th-best inside linebacker in the draft.[5] He was not invited to the NFL Scouting Combine, he posted the following numbers during his Virginia pro-day workouts:
Height | Weight | 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 2 in (1.88 m) |
244 lb (111 kg) |
4.87 s | 1.74 s | 2.81 s | 4.34 s | 7.28 s | 35 in (0.89 m) |
10 ft 1 in (3.07 m) |
18 reps | |||
All values from 2011 Virginia Pro Day[5] |
Iowa Barnstomers[]
Carter was assigned the Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League during the 2012 season. Carter re-signed with the Barnstormers for the 2013 season. On April 19, 2013, Carter scored his first professional touchdown, returning a Bernard Morris fumble for a touchdown.[6] After the 2013 season, Carter was named the Barnstormers' Special Teams Player of the Year.[7] Carter was assigned to the Barnstormers again on January 2, 2014.[8]
Arizona Rattlers[]
On February 17, 2014, Carter was traded to the Arizona Rattlers in exchange for Cody Johnson.[9]
Jacksonville Sharks[]
On March 1, 2014, Carter was traded to the Jacksonville Sharks for future considerations.
Return to Iowa[]
On May 28, 2014, Carter was traded back to Iowa for future considerations.
References[]
- ^ Cory K. Doviak (January 4, 2005). "Fort Lee marks itself a contender". ww.northjerseysports.com. HSSportsWeb.com, Inc. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
- ^ "Darnell Carter". www.rivals.com. Yahoo!. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
- ^ "Darnell Carter". www.scout.com. Microsoft. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
- ^ Norm Wood (November 5, 2010). "Darnell Carter's second chance is working out at Virginia". www.articles.dailypress.com. Daily Press Media Group. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
- ^ a b "Darnell Carter, DS #114 ILB, Virginia". www.NFLDraftScout.com. The Sports Xchange. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
- ^ Greg Boyd (April 19, 2013). "Stormers drop third straight". www.kcci.com. Des Moines Hearst Television Inc. Archived from the original on January 4, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
- ^ "Barnstormers Announce 2013 Team Awards". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. July 30, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
- ^ "LB Carter Returning to Barnstormers". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. January 2, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
- ^ "Barnstormers Acquire Rookie FB Via Trade". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. February 17, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Virginia Cavaliers football players
- Iowa Barnstormers players
- Arizona Rattlers players
- Jacksonville Sharks players
- Dwight Morrow High School alumni
- People from Englewood, New Jersey
- Players of American football from New Jersey
- Sportspeople from Bergen County, New Jersey