Terrance Carter

#7 · TE · Texas Tech6′2″ · 245 lb · Killeen, TX · Harker Heights

Receiving yards19361st of 107 tight endsLast gameW 34–26vs Arizona · Oct 31
Nextvs West VirginiaSat Nov 7 · 9:30 pm ET
193 receiving yards in 6 games; their best was 67 at Colorado.
Game 1: against Abilene Christian, win 33-10, 28 receiving yards, FCS opponent28WACUFCSGame 2: at Oregon State, win 35-24, no catches in this gameWORST@Game 3: against Houston, win 28-26, 34 receiving yards34WHOUGame 4: against Sam Houston, win 49-14, no catches in this gameWSHSUGame 5: at Colorado, win 29-7, 67 receiving yards, 1 touchdown67WCOLO@Game 6: against Arizona State, win 53-25, 8 receiving yards8WASUGame 7: at Cincinnati, loss 24-37, 14 receiving yards14LCIN@Game 8: against Arizona, win 34-26, 42 receiving yards, 1 touchdown42WARIZSeason high
Game 1: against Abilene Christian, win 33-10, 28 receiving yards, FCS opponentWACUFCSGame 2: at Oregon State, win 35-24, no catches in this gameWORST@Game 3: against Houston, win 28-26, 34 receiving yardsWHOUGame 4: against Sam Houston, win 49-14, no catches in this gameWSHSUGame 5: at Colorado, win 29-7, 67 receiving yards, 1 touchdown67WCOLO@Game 6: against Arizona State, win 53-25, 8 receiving yardsWASUGame 7: at Cincinnati, loss 24-37, 14 receiving yardsLCIN@Game 8: against Arizona, win 34-26, 42 receiving yards, 1 touchdown42WARIZSeason high
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Arizona · W 34-26

3 catches, 42 yards, 1 TD

The other 5 games average 30 yards. This one was 12 above.

Open this game

Carter has catches in 6 of Texas Tech’s 8 games: none against Oregon State and Sam Houston.

Dashed line: 100 yards.

This week

  • RecordTexas Tech is 7-1, No. 13 in the AP poll (week 10).
  • Next gamevs West Virginia · Sat Nov 7 Top receivers have averaged 131 yards against West Virginia. Carter averages 32.

What’s being said

17 stories in the last 60 days, from 7 outlets.

Sep 10 to Sep 16: 5Sep 24 to Sep 30: 4Oct 1 to Oct 7: 6Oct 8 to Oct 14: 1Oct 29 to Nov 4: 1W 35-24 at Oregon StateWW 28-26 vs HoustonWW 49-14 vs Sam HoustonWW 29-7 at ColoradoWW 53-25 vs Arizona StateWL 24-37 at CincinnatiLW 34-26 vs ArizonaWSep 10Nov 4Most in a week: 6
Sep 10 to Sep 16: 5Sep 24 to Sep 30: 4Oct 1 to Oct 7: 6Oct 8 to Oct 14: 1Oct 29 to Nov 4: 1W 35-24 at Oregon StateWW 28-26 vs HoustonWW 49-14 vs Sam HoustonWW 29-7 at ColoradoWW 53-25 vs Arizona StateWL 24-37 at CincinnatiLW 34-26 vs ArizonaWSep 10Nov 4Most in a week: 6
Stories per week. W and L: the team’s results.

Texas Tech football TE Terrance Carter Jr. out for Oregon State game

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal +1 Sep 12

All 28 stories this season

His most important play this season

  1. Q3, 3:01 · Texas Tech down 1, takes the leadWill Hammond finds Terrance Carter for an 11-yard touchdownTexas Tech at Colorado, week 5Q3, 3:01 · Texas Tech 12, Colorado 7Go-ahead score for Texas Tech in the third quarterGo-ahead score for Texas Tech in the third quarterW.Hammond pass complete short right to T.Carter Jr. caught at COLO00, for 11 yards to the COLO00 touchdown. The previous play is under automatic review - "Pass completion". CALL UPHELD W.Hammond pass attempt failedWatch from this playCFB ON FOX

All 3 of his plays on video

The story

As of

Carter's 2025 was built on what happens after the catch: roughly 46 receptions for 552 yards, and a nation-leading 23 forced missed tackles among FBS tight ends — a 6-2, 245-pound move tight end who "excels in space." He chose to return rather than test the portal or the draft, staying to build chemistry with the Texas Tech quarterback room. The forward stakes ride the program's: the Red Raiders enter 2026 with playoff ambitions, and Carter is the reliable, run-after-catch security blanket those offenses need. He's not the highlight-reel vertical threat; he's the third-down conversion and the chunk gain that keeps drives alive.

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Update (Oct. 28, 2026): Texas Tech lost 37-24 at Cincinnati as a 10.5-point favorite on Oct. 24 and is 6-1, No. 13 in the AP poll. Carter has 17 catches for 151 yards and a touchdown in five games, with 3 catches for 14 yards at Cincinnati.

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Style of play

Style of play

Play style

Carter is a yards-after-catch tight end — the defining number is the one he led all FBS tight ends in: 23 forced missed tackles. At 6-2, 245, he's described as a player who "excels in space," the move-tight-end profile that wins on the catch-and-run rather than the contested deep ball. He's a chains-mover and a matchup piece in the middle of the field, the reliable target a quarterback finds when the play breaks down. The growth edge is volume and the vertical element; the floor is a dependable, tackle-breaking safety valve on a team that wants to contend.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

13% of the catches, 11% of the yards, 20% of the touchdowns

  • Catches13%20 of 153
  • Yards11%193 of 1,750
  • Touchdowns20%2 of 10

Share of the team's receiving yards, game by game

Who caught the team's passes

Share of the team's total this season.

Every catch and target this season

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leftmiddlerightno spot
a catch, dashed to the catch point then solid afterthrown to him, incomplete

Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 4, middle 10, right 2.