Andre Carter

Senior defensive lineman for Indiana. 2023: 2 sacks, 11 tackles for loss, 49 tackles.

DL · Indiana · Sr. · #1

6′5″ · 270 lb · Detroit, MI

CFB Index 62 · #140 of 418 edge rushersLow confidenceIndiana 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

SDE recruit

No. 1406 nationally · Signed with Western Michigan

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive lineman for Indiana. 2023: 2 sacks, 11 tackles for loss, 49 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Western Michigan in 2018.
Transferred from Western Michigan to Indiana in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Six seasons at Indiana, 14 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

20184 games

Signed with Western Michigan3-star out of Cass Technical

202212 games

The role got bigger.

All-MACsecond

202312 games

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1406 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2018–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

🎖

ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM

All-MAC 2nd team (2022)

Coaching lineage · 2018–2023

1 coach

2018–2023

Tom Allen

Indiana

Played his entire career under Tom Allen.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Western Michigan7-6HC: Tim Lester · Run-leaning

2019Western Michigan7-6HC: Tim Lester · Run-leaning

2020Western Michigan4-2HC: Tim Lester · Run-leaning

2021Western Michigan8-5HC: Tim Lester · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2022Western Michigan5-7HC: Tim Lester · Run-leaning

2023Indiana3-9HC: Tom Allen · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

62Quality starter #140 of 418?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles for loss (97th percentile). Strength: qb hurries (83rd percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles for loss#87 / 2842 · 97th pct

11.0

QB hurries#369 / 2842 · 83rd pct

Sacks#517 / 2842 · 78th pct

2.0

Tackles#616 / 2842 · 78th pct

Passes defended#512 / 2842 · 78th pct

Solo tackles#662 / 2842 · 76th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	3.9	1.1	0.3	0.4
Road5g	4.4	0.6	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.7	1.0	0.3	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	4.5	0.8	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Curt Cignetti

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Impact starter

Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

62 · #140 of 418 edge rushers

Three-star recruit. Now #140 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Indiana	49	27	11.0	2.0	3	--	--
2022	Western Michigan	67	34	12.5	6.0	2	1	--
2021	Western Michigan	29	17	5.5	2.5	--	--	--
2020	Western Michigan	5	2	1.5	0.5	--	--	--
2019	Western Michigan	24	8	6.0	3.0	--	--	--
2018	Western Michigan	7	5	2.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		181	93	38.5	14.0	5	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2023

W 20–14

vs Wisconsin

2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 PD

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 at home.

With J. Evans — 44 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 55 LONG · B. Sorsby — 186 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 58.7 · 8 rush yds (14 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 3-23vs Ohio State	4	2	2.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 2	W 41-7vs Indiana State	4	3	2.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 14-21vs Louisville	4	1	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 4	W 29-27vs Akron	4	3	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 17-44@ Maryland	4	2	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 7-52@ Michigan	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 14-31vs Rutgers	7	5	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 24-33@ Penn State	8	5	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 8 tackles
Wk 10	W 20-14vs Wisconsin	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 11	L 45-48@ Illinois	3	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 21-24vs Michigan State	2	2	2.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 31-35@ Purdue	5	2	2.0	0.0	—	0
Total		49	27	11.0	2.0	—	3

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology