Junior defensive lineman for Florida International. 2025: 1.5 sacks, 3 tackles for loss, 18 tackles.
5′11″ · 270 lb · Miami, FL
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
sacks · 2025
3 TFL · 18 tackles · 2 hurries
Best game: 1 sacks, 1.5 TFL, 3 tackles, vs Jacksonville State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive lineman for Florida International. 2025: 1.5 sacks, 3 tackles for loss, 18 tackles.
Germaine Carter
Wins his gap play after play. Two seasons at Florida International, two different head coaches: Mike MacIntyre and Willie Simmons. The receipt: 4 tackles, 0.5 sacks against Missouri State — Week 10, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike MacIntyre → Willie Simmons. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: passes defended (18th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 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 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Simmons
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #412 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #45 of 45 Conference USA DLs
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Florida International | 18 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Florida International | 10 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 28 | 11 | 3.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 0-34@ Penn State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-51@ UConn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 26-45vs Kennesaw State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-28@ Missouri State | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 56-30@ Middle Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-21vs Jacksonville State | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 56-16@ Sam Houston | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | L 20-57@ UTSA | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
18 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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.
2026 Outlook
Florida International
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive tackle · Florida International
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Florida International · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #90 · 2026 recruiting class #102
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Shakai Woods’s 2025 season.
Matches Shakai on
Differs from Shakai on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Aquantis Clemmons's sophomore season at Rice (2025).
Matches Aquantis on
Differs from Aquantis on
Player DNA
15 more on the roster · Florida International team page