Dontae Carter is a safety at Vanderbilt who has played in 3 of Vanderbilt's 8 games this season, most recently Oct 10.
Vanderbilt is 3-5.
Third year in the same secondary at Vanderbilt. A game that shows it: 1 tackle against Ole Miss — Week 6, 2026.
3 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 33 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Career | 47 | 28 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-9vs Austin Peay | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackle |
| Wk 3 | W 35-31vs NC State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-52vs No. 9 Ole Miss | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
3 seasons under Clark Lea — 20-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Pass share
51.0%
253 pass / 243 run
Plays / game
62.0
8 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
281 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #26 of 28 SEC Ss
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 26 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Clark Lea.
