James Carpenter: DL · Indiana · #99.
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James Carpenter
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Curt Cignetti and Damian Wroblewski. That makes two straight seasons on the honors list: All-Sun Belt again in 2023. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Notre Dame — Bowl, 2024.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
37 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 10.5 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 Hoosier Oct 28
The Herald-Times Oct 21
USA Today Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Indiana | 37 | 19 | 10.5 | 5.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | James Madison | 53 | 22 | 9.5 | 4.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2022 | James Madison | 52 | 15 | 11.5 | 5.5 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 142 | 56 | 31.5 | 14.5 | 8 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-7vs Florida International | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-13@ UCLA | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-28vs Maryland | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 6 | W 41-24vs Northwestern | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 56-7vs Nebraska | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-17vs Washington | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 47-10@ Michigan State | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 20-15vs Michigan | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 15-38@ No. 2 Ohio State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 66-0vs Purdue | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | L 17-27@ No. 3 Notre Dame | 7 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 37 | 19 | 10.5 | 5.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
28%10 TFLSack rate
14%5 sacksHurry rate
14%5 hurries37 tackles · 10.5 for loss · 5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 4.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Curt Cignetti
Pass share
43.4%
360 pass / 470 run
Plays / game
63.8
13 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
383 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
37 tackles in 11 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons, at James Madison and Indiana, 14 sacks — the college career is complete.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT · 2ND TEAM
All-Sun Belt 2nd team (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
1 coachPlayed for 1 head coach at 2 schools: Curt Cignetti.
