T. J. Carter (defensive back)

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T. J. Carter
Personal information
Born: (1999-04-03) April 3, 1999 (age 25)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:193 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Hendersonville (TN)
Stratford (TN)
College:Memphis (2017–2020)
TCU (2021)
Position:Strong safety
Undrafted:2022
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2022
Games played:1
Tackles:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

T. J. Carter (born April 3, 1999) is an American football strong safety who is a free agent. He played college football at Memphis and TCU and was signed by the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2022.

Early life and education[edit]

Carter was born on April 3, 1999, in Nashville, Tennessee.[1] He attended Hendersonville High School, where he played football as a sophomore and junior.[2] Playing running back, defensive back, and return specialist,[3] Carter led the team with 1,084 rushing yards as a junior and was named all-mid-state by The Tennessean, 6-5A Specialty Player of the Year, and all-region.[2] He was dismissed from the team prior to his senior year due to violating team rules, and subsequently transferred to Stratford High School.[4] Carter helped Stratford compile an undefeated regular season record, while gaining over 2,100 all-purpose yards and scoring 22 touchdowns.[2] He was rated by Scout.com the best defensive back in all of Tennessee, and according to 247Sports and Rivals.com was among the top-50 players at the position nationally.[2]

After graduating from Stratford, Carter announced his commitment to play college football at Memphis.[5] He became a starter as a true freshman in 2017[6] and appeared in all 13 games, posting a school freshman record five interceptions.[2] He also placed fifth on the roster with 69 tackles.[2] As a sophomore, Carter was third on the team with 68 tackles, recorded two interceptions, and tallied a team-leading 12 pass breakups while appearing in all 14 matches.[2]

In 2019, as a junior, Carter appeared in 12 of the team's 14 games and posted 39 tackles, a forced fumble and recovery, and seven passes broken up.[2] The following season, he made 11 tackles in seven appearances.[2] After receiving one extra year of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Carter transferred to TCU in 2021.[7] As a fifth-year senior, he started ten games, missing the final two due to injury, and placed second on the team with 63 tackles.[2][8]

Professional career[edit]

Los Angeles Rams[edit]

After going unselected in the 2022 NFL Draft, Carter was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Los Angeles Rams.[9] He was waived on May 17, but then brought back the following day.[10] At the final roster cuts on August 30, he was waived, but afterwards was re-signed to the practice squad.[11] Carter was elevated to the active roster for their Week 16 match versus the Denver Broncos,[12] and made his NFL debut in the 51–14 win, recording one tackle.[1][13] He signed a reserve/futures contract on January 9, 2023.[14] On March 10, Carter was waived.[15]

Birmingham Stallions[edit]

Carter signed with the Birmingham Stallions of the USFL on March 20, 2023.[16] He was released on March 10, 2024.[17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "T.J. Carter Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "T.J. Carter". TCU Horned Frogs. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  3. ^ Murphy, Michael (September 24, 2016). "Carter All Over The Field In Win". The Tennessean. p. C5. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ Murphy, Michael (August 11, 2016). "Transfer To Stratford Gives Carter 2nd Chance". The Tennessean. p. C2. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ Murphy, Michael (September 2, 2016). "Stratford's T.J. Carter commits to Memphis". The Tennessean. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  6. ^ Schad, Tom (August 23, 2017). "Carter In Line To Start First College Game". The Tennessean. p. C3. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "TCU football adds Memphis transfer, versatile DB T.J. Carter". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. January 18, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  8. ^ Davidson, Drew (April 25, 2022). "TCU's T.J. Carter will bring versatility to NFL team". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. B1, B2. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ Howard, Nicholas (May 2, 2022). "TCU Football: Dreams to Reality". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  10. ^ "Rams Re-sign Four Waived Undrafted Free Agents". Sports Illustrated. May 18, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  11. ^ DaSilva, Cameron (August 31, 2022). "Rams signing DBs T.J. Carter and Dan Isom to practice squad". USA Today. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  12. ^ Allen, Ely (December 24, 2022). "Minor NFL Transactions: 12/24/22". Pro Football Rumors. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  13. ^ "TJ Carter". Los Angeles Rams. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  14. ^ @RamsNFL (January 9, 2023). "LA Rams Transactions: • Reserve/Future Contracts TE Roger Carter, DB T.J. Carter, DE T.J. Carter, DB Richard LeCounte, T Max Pircher, WR Jaquarii Roberson, WR Jerreth Sterns, DE Brayden Thomas, DE Zach VanValkenburg" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ^ Williams, Charean. "Rams officially release Leonard Floyd, seven others". NBCSports.com. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  16. ^ @USFLStallions (March 20, 2023). "Free Agent Signing" (Tweet). Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Twitter.
  17. ^ "UFL Teams Set their Training Camp Rosters to 58". UFLBoard.com. March 10, 2024. Retrieved March 10, 2024.

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