Shyheim Carter: DB · Alabama · #5.
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Shyheim Carter
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Fourth year in the Alabama secondary. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Mississippi State — Week 12, 2019.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
43 tackles. 7 passes defended. 1 interception. 2.5 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.
Yahoo Sports Oct 28
Heavy Oct 28
Saturday Down South Oct 24
The Tuscaloosa News Oct 15Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-3vs Duke | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 62-10vs New Mexico State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 47-23@ South Carolina | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-7vs Southern Miss | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 59-31vs Ole Miss | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 47-28@ No. 24 Texas A&M | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 35-13vs Tennessee | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 48-7vs Arkansas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 41-46vs No. 1 LSU | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-7@ Mississippi State | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 66-3vs Western Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 35-16vs No. 17 Michigan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 24 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
16%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
43tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%2 TFL43 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 7 pass breakups · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Nick Saban — 52-5 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Road3g | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Nick Saban
Pass share
48.7%
406 pass / 428 run
Plays / game
64.2
13 games
Team sack rate
2.8%
429 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Alabama, 100 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed every college season under Nick Saban.
