Barrett Carter: LB · Clemson.
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Barrett Carter
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Fourth year in the Clemson linebacker corps. All-ACC in 2024 made it three straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 12 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Pittsburgh — Week 12, 2024.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
74 tackles. 6 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 9.5 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.
TigerNet Oct 31
Heavy Oct 29
The Clemson Insider Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-34vs No. 1 Georgia | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 59-35vs NC State | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 40-14vs Stanford | 10 | 5 | 3.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3.5 TFL |
| Wk 6 | W 29-13@ Florida State | 10 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 49-14@ Wake Forest | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 48-31vs Virginia | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-33vs Louisville | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-14@ Virginia Tech | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 24-20@ Pittsburgh | 12 | 9 | 2.0 | 0.5 | — | 1 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 51-14vs The Citadel | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-17vs No. 16 South Carolina | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Bowl | L 24-38@ No. 4 Texas | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 74 | 37 | 9.5 | 3.5 | — | 6 |
Week 12 · 2024
W 24-20
at Pittsburgh
0.5 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 12 tackles
A close one, won by 4 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
74tackles this seasonTFL rate
13%10 TFLSack rate
5%4 sacksPD rate
8%6 pass breakups74 tackles · 9.5 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
4 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 40-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 7.4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Pass share
53.0%
527 pass / 467 run
Plays / game
71.0
14 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
565 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former five-star. Now #54 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Clemson, 210 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2024) — drafted at #119 overall by the Cincinnati Bengals.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC · 1ST TEAM
All-ACC 1st team (2024)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2022)
ACC Linebacker Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dabo Swinney.
Next stop · NFL
Cincinnati BengalsEntering 2nd NFL season
Cincinnati BengalsEntering 2nd NFL season
