Lanell Carr: DL · Indiana · #41.
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Lanell Carr
Wins the gap play after play. Played for three head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Neal Brown, Tom Allen and Curt Cignetti. On tape: 7 tackles against Ohio State, Week 13, 2024.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
39 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 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 | 39 | 15 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 2023 | Indiana | 33 | 21 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 2 |
| 2022 | West Virginia | 21 | 8 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2021 | West Virginia | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2020 | West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 98 | 47 | 18.0 | 8.5 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-7vs Florida International | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 77-3vs Western Illinois | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-13@ UCLA | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 52-14vs Charlotte | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-28vs Maryland | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-24vs Northwestern | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 56-7vs Nebraska | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-17vs Washington | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 47-10@ Michigan State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 20-15vs Michigan | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 15-38@ No. 2 Ohio State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 14 | W 66-0vs Purdue | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | L 17-27@ No. 3 Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 39 | 15 | 5.0 | 2.5 | — | 2 |
Week 2 · 2024
W 77-3
0.5 sacks · 0.5 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
Dominant 74-point win at home against Western Illinois.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
13%5 TFLSack rate
6%2 sacksHurry rate
8%3 hurries39 tackles · 5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
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
39 tackles in 13 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
Five seasons, at West Virginia and Indiana, 8 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Neal Brown, Tom Allen and Curt Cignetti.
