Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 8-34@ Virginia | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 73-0vs Richmond | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Kevon Carter
Sophomore linebacker for NC State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 223 lb · San Antonio, TX · Wagner
Returning to NC State for 2026
The numbers
5
tackles · 2026
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 tackles, at Virginia
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker for NC State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to NC State in 2025.
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
25.9own fans
12.2national conversation
In Their Words
426 windows · 2026 fan posts
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Kevon Carter
Second year in the NC State linebacker corps, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Virginia — Week 1, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20254 games
- Signed with NC State3-star out of Wagner
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
NC State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Dave Doeren — 9-6 over that span.
2025NC State8-5HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced
2026NC State1-1HC: Dave Doeren · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (96th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
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.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 73–0
vs Richmond
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
NC State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · NC State
Returning around him
- 2 NC State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (20 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
NC State · Last season: 8-5 · Talent rank #32 · 2026 recruiting class #49
The linebacker corps · NC State
- Raul Aguirre Jr.43 tackles · 2025
- #5Harvey Dyson III31 tackles · 2025
- #30Zane Williams13 tackles · 2025
- #15AJ Richardson12 tackles · 2025
- #42Kevon Carter7 tackles · 2025
19 more on the roster · NC State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology