Former safety at NC State. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.
6′1″ · 205 lb · Richmond, VA
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.
Recruiting
ATH recruit
No. 792 nationally · Signed with Henrico
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former safety at NC State. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.
Ja'Had Carter
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Ja'Had Carter has played for three head coaches across five seasons and three programs. The receipt on tape: 7 tackles against Tennessee, Week 2, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at NC State, 155 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
3 programs, one constant: he played.
The snaps went the other way.
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dave Doeren.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (14th 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
2024 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road1g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Doeren
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | NC State | 15 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Ohio State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Syracuse | 35 | 21 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | -- |
| 2021 | Syracuse | 35 | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Syracuse | 65 | 53 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 155 | 107 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 5 | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 10-51vs Tennessee | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 30-20vs Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 35-59@ Clemson | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 30-34vs Wake Forest | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-24vs Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jalen Geiger’s 2021 season.
Matches Jalen on
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Bryce Steele's graduate season at Boston College (2025).
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Player DNA