Charleston Southern · W 37-0 · FCS
2 tackles
Jerome Carter
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Ricky Rahne and Dabo Swinney. First career honor, 2025: All-Sun Belt. One game to point at: 10 tackles against LSU — Week 1, 2026.
45 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
45 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 2 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Clemson | 45 | 26 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Old Dominion | 76 | 37 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | Old Dominion | 23 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 144 | 75 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 pass breakup, 4 tackles, 2 tackles for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-51@ No. 11 LSU | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 22-7vs Georgia Southern | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-20vs North Carolina | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-10@ California | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-41vs No. 4 Miami | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 37-0vs Charleston Southern | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-20vs Virginia Tech | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 36-24@ Florida State | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 45 | 25 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
Oct. 31 · W 36-24 at Florida State, play by play
5 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 sack, 1 interception, 1 pass broken up. His interception on 3rd and 6 ended Florida State’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 4 of his 5, sacks included.
Sacked the quarterback for a 2-yard loss. First quarter, tied 0-0.
Intercepted on 3rd and 6. Second quarter, up 13-10. Ended Florida State’s drive (int).
Against his own season: his best backfield disruption game of the season so far.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Clemson’s defense played that day
Florida State’s 13 drives: 9 stopped (4 takeaways) · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 4 of 6. His interception came with Clemson up 3.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 2 of his 3, sacks included.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
10 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -8 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
45tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL45 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 7.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Pass share
45.3%
248 pass / 299 run
Plays / game
68.4
8 games
Team sack rate
8.3%
289 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
The No. 2,794 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the ACC.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 31 games over three seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT · 2ND TEAM
All-Sun Belt 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Ricky Rahne and Dabo Swinney.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Clemson
