No. 57 Free agent | |||||||||
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | November 27, 1987 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Englewood, New Jersey | ||||||||
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 |
Total Tackles: | 37 |
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Sacks: | 4.0 |
Fumble Recoveries: | 3 |
Forced Fumbles: | 1 |
Darnell Jarod Carter (born November 27, 1987) is an arena football linebacker who is currently a free agent.
Carter attended Dwight Morrow High School in Englewood, New Jersey where he participated in both football and basketball. As member of the football team, Carter played both tight end and linebacker.
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Carter committed to the University of Virginia on September 12, 2005. Carter was not heavily recruited, receiving FBS scholarships from Illinois and Virginia, as well as one FCS scholarship from Delaware.
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.
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. He was not invited to the NFL Scouting Combine, he posted the following numbers during his Virginia pro-day workouts:
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. After the 2013 season, Carter was named the Barnstormers' Special Teams Player of the Year. Carter was assigned to the Barnstormers again on January 2, 2014.