Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/20Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 20 inside-the-5 carries (10.0%).
Daniel Carter
Daniel Carter: RB · Pittsburgh · #4.
Daniel Carter
Fifth year in the same backfield at Pittsburgh. On tape: 109 rushing yards and 13 receiving yards against Youngstown State, Week 4, 2024.
Style of play
Style of play
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Pittsburgh in the news
- Cornell coach Ed Dawson dies
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Oct 24
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Pittsburgh | 22 | 208 | 9.5 | 4 | 43 |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | 28 | 134 | 4.8 | 2 | 22 |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 51 | 3.2 | 2 | 11 |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 1 | 11 |
| 2020 | Pittsburgh | 14 | 64 | 4.6 | 1 | 9 |
| Career | 88 | 486 | 5.5 | 10 | 43 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 1 | 13 |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 1 | 11 |
| 2020 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Career | 12 | 56 | 4.7 | 2 | 13 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-24vs Kent State | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 4 | W 73-17vs Youngstown State | 7 | 109 | 15.6 | 2 | 43 | Season-high 109 yds |
| Wk 6 | W 34-24@ North Carolina | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 17-15vs California | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-13vs Syracuse | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 10 | L 25-48@ No. 20 SMU | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 11 | L 19-24vs Virginia | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 12 | L 20-24vs No. 17 Clemson | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 1 | 13 | |
| Total | 22 | 208 | 9.5 | 4 | 43 |
Signature game
Week 4 · 2024
W 73-17
109 rush yds (7 car) · 2 TD · 1 rec · 13 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 56-point win at home against Youngstown State.
With E. Holstein — 247 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 83.9 · 93 rush yds (9 car) · 2 TD · C. Lee — 4 rec · 108 yds · 1 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 4 · Youngstown State · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +4.29Daniel Carter run for 43 yds for a TD (Ben Sauls KICK)
- Week 4 · Youngstown State · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.84Nate Yarnell pass complete to Daniel Carter for 13 yds for a TD (Ben Sauls KICK)
- Week 4 · Youngstown State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.68Daniel Carter run for 24 yds for a TD (Ben Sauls KICK)
- Week 11 · Virginia · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +2.45Daniel Carter run for 1 yd for a TD (Ben Sauls KICK)
- Week 4 · Youngstown State · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.77Daniel Carter run for 15 yds to the PITT 36 for a
- Week 4 · Youngstown State · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.51Daniel Carter run for 12 yds to the YSU 32 for a
4 more plays
- Week 7 · California · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.41Daniel Carter run for 15 yds to the PITT 44 for a
- Week 4 · Youngstown State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.37Daniel Carter run for 9 yds to the PITT 41
- Week 12 · Clemson · 1st and 2 · Q1 · EPA +1.21Daniel Carter run for 2 yds for a TD (Ben Sauls KICK)
- Week 4 · Youngstown State · 3rd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +1.09Daniel Carter run for 2 yds to the PITT 49 for a
Teams and coaches
5 seasons under Pat Narduzzi — 36-27 over that span.
2020Pittsburgh6-5HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced
2021Pittsburgh11-3HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced, fast tempo
2022Pittsburgh9-4HC: Pat Narduzzi · Run-leaning
2023Pittsburgh3-9HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced, slow tempo
2024Pittsburgh7-6HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 32.8 | 8.8 | 0.7 |
| Road2g | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 40.5 | 9.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 11.5 | 6.3 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Narduzzi
Pass share
54.5%
499 pass / 417 run
Plays / game
70.5
13 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
535 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
22 carries and 3 catches in 8 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Six seasons at Pittsburgh
- 2024 Pittsburgh NarduzziYear 6 · 8 games
- 2023 Pittsburgh NarduzziYear 5 · 9 games
- 2022 Pittsburgh NarduzziYear 4 · 7 games
- 2021 Pittsburgh NarduzziYear 3 · 5 games
- 2020 Pittsburgh NarduzziYear 2 · 6 games
- 2019 Pittsburgh NarduzziYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- High school St. Thomas AquinasFort Lauderdale, FL · Class of 2019Three-star, No. 611 in the 2019 class.Also from St. Thomas Aquinas: King Mack (NC State), Justice Fitzpatrick (Georgia), Jordan Lyle (Miami) and 49 more.
How it ended
Five seasons at Pittsburgh, 486 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 35 games over five seasons.
2019
- RecruitedThree-star, out of St. Thomas Aquinas
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
1 coach2019–2024
Pittsburgh
Played every college season under Pat Narduzzi.