Andre Carter: DL · Indiana · #1.
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Andre Carter
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches across six seasons and two programs. The first career honor came in 2022: All-MAC. A game that shows it: 8 tackles against Penn State — Week 9, 2023.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
49 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 11 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.
The Daily Hoosier Oct 28
The Herald-Times Oct 21
USA Today Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| 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 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-23vs No. 3 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@ No. 2 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@ No. 10 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 |
Week 2 · 2023
W 41-7
1 sack · 2 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 34-point win at home against Indiana State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
22%11 TFLSack rate
4%2 sacksHurry rate
6%3 hurries49 tackles · 11 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 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
Head Coach
Tom Allen
Pass share
46.0%
366 pass / 429 run
Plays / game
66.2
12 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
397 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
49 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #140 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons, at Western Michigan and Indiana, 14 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM
All-MAC 2nd team (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Tim Lester and Tom Allen.
