Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 35-26vs Delaware | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#99
Talan Carter
Sophomore defensive lineman on Vanderbilt's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 280 lb · Ocean Springs, MS · Ocean Springs
CFB Index 81 · #32 of 330 interior linemenLow confidenceTransferred Jacksonville State → Vanderbilt for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
2 tackles · 1 hurries
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs Delaware
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive lineman on Vanderbilt's 2026 roster.
- Signed with Jacksonville State in 2024.
- Transferred from Jacksonville State to Vanderbilt in 2026.
Talan Carter
Wins his gap play after play. Talan Carter has played for three head coaches across three seasons and two programs. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-Conference USA. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Delaware, Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
202410 games
- Signed with Jacksonville Stateout of Ocean Springs
202513 games
- All-Conference USAsecond
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 2ND TEAM
All-Conference USA 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Vanderbilt
Played his entire career under Clark Lea.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Vanderbilt
2025Jacksonville State
2026Vanderbilt
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Jacksonville State9-5HC: Rich Rodriguez · Run-heavy
2025Jacksonville State9-5HC: Charles Kelly · Run-heavy
2026Vanderbilt2-0HC: Clark Lea · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidenceBreakout
Elite: qb hurries (83rd 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 1 game: 2.0 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
Clark Lea
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
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vanderbilt | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Jacksonville State | 55 | 28 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Jacksonville State | 26 | 12 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 83 | 40 | 9.5 | 2.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Curt Neal’s 2024 season.
Matches Curt on
Weight
Sack rate
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Justin Benton's sophomore season at East Carolina (2025).
Matches Justin on
Class year
Height
Hurry rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Talan Carter
The defensive line · Vanderbilt
- #29Miles Capers9 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Talan Carter7 tackles for loss · 2025
- #92Jaylon Stone2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #96Khalil Poteat2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #19CJ Jackson2 tackles for loss · 2025
18 more on the roster · Vanderbilt team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology