Amari Carter: S · Miami · #5.
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Amari Carter
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for three head coaches in five seasons at Miami. One game to point at: 8 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against North Carolina — Week 7, 2021.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
45 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 3 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-44vs No. 1 Alabama | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 25-23vs App State | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-38vs Michigan State | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 42-45@ North Carolina | 8 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 31-30vs No. 18 NC State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-34@ No. 17 Pittsburgh | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 33-30vs Georgia Tech | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 28-31@ Florida State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-26vs Virginia Tech | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 47-10@ Duke | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 45 | 19 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 |
Week 2 · 2021
W 25-23
vs App State
1 interception · 1 tackle for loss · 7 tackles
A close one, won by 2 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
45tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%3 TFL45 tackles · 3 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 6.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jess Simpson
Pass share
53.7%
462 pass / 399 run
Plays / game
71.8
12 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
507 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #137 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Miami, 163 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 47 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mark Richt → Manny Diaz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
