Ja'Had Carter: S · NC State · #11.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Ja'Had Carter
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for three head coaches across five seasons and three programs. On tape: 7 tackles against Tennessee, Week 2, 2024.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| 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
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 10-51vs No. 14 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@ No. 21 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 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
15tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%0 TFL15 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 1 pass breakup.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| 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
Pass share
48.5%
391 pass / 415 run
Plays / game
62.0
13 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
426 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Syracuse, Ohio State and NC State, 155 tackles — the college career is complete.
Played for three programs.
The snaps went the other way.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Dino Babers, Ryan Day and Dave Doeren.
