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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Born: | Englewood, New Jersey | November 27, 1987||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Dwight Morrow (NJ) | ||||||||
College: | Virginia | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2011 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
Career Arena statistics | |||||||||
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Player stats at ArenaFan.com |
Darnell Jarod Carter (born November 27, 1987) is an arena football linebacker who is currently a free agent.
Carter attended Dwight Morrow High School in Englewood, New Jersey where he participated in both football and basketball. [1] As member of the football team, Carter played both tight end and linebacker.
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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Darnell Carter OLB |
Englewood, New Jersey | Dwight Morrow H.S. | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | 4.7 | Sep 12, 2005 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: -- ( LB) Rivals: -- (OLB), 30 ( NJ) | ||||||
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Carter committed to the University of Virginia on September 12, 2005. [2] Carter was not heavily recruited, receiving FBS scholarships from Illinois and Virginia, as well as one FCS scholarship from Delaware. [3]
Carter attended the University of Virginia, where he played as a member of the football team from 2006-2007, and 2009-2010. Carter missed the 2008 season when he was academically suspended. [4]
Prior to the 2011 NFL Draft, Carter was projected to be undrafted by NFLDraftScout.com. He was rated as the 114th-best inside linebacker in the draft. [5] He was not invited to the NFL Scouting Combine, he posted the following numbers during his Virginia pro-day workouts:
Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
244 lb (111 kg) |
4.87 s | 1.74 s | 2.81 s | 4.34 s | 7.28 s | 35 in (0.89 m) |
10 ft 1 in (3.07 m) |
18 reps | |||
All values from 2011 Virginia Pro Day [5] |
Carter was assigned the Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League during the 2012 season. Carter re-signed with the Barnstormers for the 2013 season. On April 19, 2013, Carter scored his first professional touchdown, returning a Bernard Morris fumble for a touchdown. [6] After the 2013 season, Carter was named the Barnstormers' Special Teams Player of the Year. [7] Carter was assigned to the Barnstormers again on January 2, 2014. [8]
On February 17, 2014, Carter was traded to the Arizona Rattlers in exchange for Cody Johnson. [9]
On March 1, 2014, Carter was traded to the Jacksonville Sharks for future considerations.
On May 28, 2014, Carter was traded back to Iowa for future considerations.