DeWayne Carter: DT · Duke · #90.
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DeWayne Carter
Wins the gap play after play. The five seasons at Duke span three head coaches: David Cutcliffe, Mike Elko and Trooper Taylor. Named All-ACC three seasons running, most recently in 2023. On tape: 8 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Wake Forest, Week 10, 2023.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
34 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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.
The Daily Progress Oct 23
Yahoo Sports Oct 19Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-7vs No. 9 Clemson | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-7vs Lafayette | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-14vs Northwestern | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-7@ UConn | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-21vs No. 11 Notre Dame | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-3vs NC State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-38@ No. 4 Florida State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-23@ No. 18 Louisville | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-21vs Wake Forest | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 45-47@ No. 24 North Carolina | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 27-30@ Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 30-19vs Pittsburgh | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 17-10vs Troy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 34 | 9 | 3.5 | 1.0 | — | 4 |
Week 10 · 2023
W 24-21
vs Wake Forest
0.5 sacks · 1 tackle for loss · 8 tackles
A close one, won by 3 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
10%4 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackHurry rate
12%4 hurries34 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Trooper Taylor
Pass share
44.8%
355 pass / 437 run
Plays / game
60.9
13 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
375 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #44 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Duke, 118 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2023) — drafted at #95 overall by the Buffalo Bills.
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-ACC · 1ST TEAM
All-ACC 1st team (2023)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2021)
ACC Defensive Line Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: David Cutcliffe → Mike Elko. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Buffalo BillsEntering 3rd NFL season
Buffalo BillsEntering 3rd NFL season
