Senior defensive tackle on Colorado's 2025 roster.
6′3″ · 280 lb · Mansfield, TX
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
sacks · 2025
4 tackles
3 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs Arizona State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive tackle on Colorado's 2025 roster.
Taurean Carter
Wins his gap play after play. Taurean Carter has played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Arizona State, Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Karl Dorrell → Deion Sanders. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2025 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Deion Sanders
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 37-20vs Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-52vs Arizona | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-42vs Arizona State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Colorado
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive tackle · Colorado
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Colorado · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #39 · 2026 recruiting class #67
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Micheal Mason’s 2023 season.
Matches Micheal on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Micheal Mason's junior season at Coastal Carolina (2023).
Matches Micheal on
Player DNA