Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 38-41@ Ole Miss | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 59-13vs Villanova | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#43
Trent Carter
Sophomore linebacker for Louisville. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 225 lb · Jacksonville, FL · The Bolles School
Returning to Louisville for 2026
The numbers
7
tackles · 2026
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 6 tackles, vs Villanova
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker for Louisville. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Louisville in 2023.
Trent Carter
He has spent two seasons in the Louisville linebacker corps. The receipt: 6 tackles against Villanova — Week 2, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Louisville3-star out of St. Xavier
2024
- Signed with Louisville3-star out of The Bolles School
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Louisville
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Jeff Brohm — 10-5 over that span.
2025Louisville9-4HC: Jeff Brohm · Balanced
2026Louisville1-1HC: Jeff Brohm · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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 2 games: 3.5 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
Jeff Brohm
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 | Louisville | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Louisville | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 9 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 59–13
vs Villanova
6 TOT · 2 SOLO
Dominant 46-point win at home against Villanova.
With L. Kienholz — 332 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 93.7 · 42 rush yds (6 car) · 2 TD · T. Richardson — 11 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Louisville
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Louisville
Returning around him
- 1 Louisville player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (33 in / 40 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Louisville · Last season: 9-4 (AP #19) · Talent rank #37 · 2026 recruiting class #48
Background
PRONUNCIATION 2025: Earned All-ACC Academic accolades ... played in eight games, finishing with a pair of tackles .. recorded his first career tackle, a sack for a 5-yard loss, in the opener against Eastern Kentucky. 2024: Appeared in four games in his first season before taking a redshirt ... Ma...
The linebacker corps · Louisville
- #11T.J. Capers46 tackles · 2025
- #6Stanquan Clark19 tackles · 2025
- #43Trent Carter2 tackles · 2025
- #36Jacob Smith1 tackle · 2025
- #38Cameron White1 tackle · 2025
4 more on the roster · Louisville team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology