Senior linebacker for Georgia State. 2025: 10 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss.
6′4″ · 225 lb · Atlanta, GA
The numbers
tackles · 2025
1.5 TFL
Best game: 2 tackles, 1 TFL, at Vanderbilt
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Georgia State. 2025: 10 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss.
Zavier Carter
Across four seasons and three programs, four head coaches: Ed Orgeron, Brian Kelly, Barry Odom and Dell McGee. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against James Madison, Week 6, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Shawn Elliott → Dell McGee. 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: solo tackles (1st 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 · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dell McGee
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia State | 10 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | UNLV | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | LSU | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | LSU | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 26 | 11 | 3.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-63@ Ole Miss | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-70@ Vanderbilt | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-14vs James Madison | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 20-41vs App State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 18-30vs Marshall | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
2026 Outlook
Georgia State
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Linebacker · Georgia State
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Georgia State · Last season: 1-11 · Talent rank #106 · 2026 recruiting class #84