David Carter Jr.: DB · Eastern Michigan · #8.
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David Carter Jr.
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Fourth year in the same secondary at Eastern Michigan. On tape: 7 tackles against Jacksonville State, Week 3, 2024.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
40 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 0 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Eastern Michigan | 40 | 25 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | Eastern Michigan | 20 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2022 | Eastern Michigan | 14 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | Eastern Michigan | 24 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Career | 98 | 63 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-14@ Massachusetts | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 9-30@ Washington | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 37-34vs Jacksonville State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 36-0vs Saint Francis | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 52-33@ Kent State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-38vs Miami (OH) | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-34vs Central Michigan | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-25@ Akron | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 28-29vs Toledo | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-35@ Ohio | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 20-37vs Buffalo | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 18-26@ Western Michigan | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 25 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Week 3 · 2024
W 37-34
7 tackles · 5 solo tackles
Edged out Jacksonville State at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
40tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL40 tackles · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Chris Creighton — 27-24 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Creighton
Pass share
46.9%
415 pass / 469 run
Plays / game
73.7
12 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
420 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #375 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Eastern Michigan, 98 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 38 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Chris Creighton.
