Ajani Carter: DB · Houston · #12.
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Ajani Carter
Erases the deep middle of the field. The five seasons span two programs and four head coaches: Gary Andersen, Frank Maile, Blake Anderson and Dana Holgorsen. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 0.5 sacks against TCU — Week 6, 2024.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
22 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Houston | 22 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 3 | -- |
| 2022 | Utah State | 37 | 23 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2021 | Utah State | 45 | 23 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | Utah State | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Utah State | 12 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 123 | 68 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 9 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 12-16@ No. 15 Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 33-7vs Rice | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 0-34@ Cincinnati | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 0-20vs No. 18 Iowa State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 30-19@ TCU | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 17-14vs Utah | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-19vs No. 17 Kansas State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 3-27@ Arizona | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-20vs Baylor | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 18-30@ No. 19 BYU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
14%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
22tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%1 TFL22 tackles · 1 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dana Holgorsen
Pass share
39.8%
280 pass / 424 run
Plays / game
58.7
12 games
Team sack rate
8.8%
308 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #269 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Utah State and Houston, 123 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 43 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Gary Andersen, Frank Maile, Blake Anderson and Willie Fritz.
