Quinton Carter
Carter in the 2011 preseason.
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| Position: | Strong safety | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | July 20, 1988 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Las Vegas, Nevada | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 208 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | North Las Vegas (NV) Cheyenne | ||||||||||
| College: | Oklahoma | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2011 / Round: 4 / Pick: 108 | ||||||||||
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| Tackles: | 79 |
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| Quarterback sacks: | 2.0 |
| Interceptions: | 0 |
| Forced fumbles: | 1 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Quinton Carter (born July 20, 1988) is a former American football free safety. He played college football for the University of Oklahoma, and was recognized as a consensus All-American. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 2011 NFL Draft by the Broncos.
Carter was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. Growing up in the inner-city of North Las Vegas, Carter attended Cheyenne High School where he played the quarterback position in football, throwing for 650-plus yards and eight touchdowns during a regular season. He ran for more than 400 yards and earned all-league honors in his junior year. Considered one of the area's top football and basketball players at Cheyenne, Carter is a member of the Las Vegas Sun's all-decade high school football team.
Carter attended the University of Oklahoma, where he played for coach Bob Stoops's Oklahoma Sooners football team from 2006 to 2010. In 2006, Carter played on Oklahoma's special teams unit in only five games. He became one of the secondary's most physical players and earned one tackle against the UAB Blazers. In 2007, Carter redshirted.
The 2008 season allowed Carter to start for two games at safety, collecting 10 tackles in his first career start against Kansas. He broke up passes playing against Kansas State and Missouri, acquired five tackles against Texas Tech, and in his second start at the Big 12 Championship Game, Carter had eight tackles that resulted in a Big 12 Championship. He led the team with fourteen solo special teams tackles and was third on the team for the same number of special teams tackles.
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