Linebacker, Tennessee, 2023–26
Arion Carter
- Number
- No. 7
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 238 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Smyrna, TN
Arion Carter plays linebacker for Tennessee. Last time out, against Alabama: 5 tackles, 1 sack.
2026 so far
43 tackles, 2 sacks
Last game: 5 tackles, 1 sack vs. Alabama, W 26–10
Next game: at South Carolina, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
17tackles, career highat Mississippi State, 2025Honors
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Tennessee | 7 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | Tennessee | 7 | LB | So. | ||
| 2025 | Tennessee | 7 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | Tennessee | 7 | LB | Sr. | 6′1″ | 238 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 Tennessee 6 games, 43 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at Georgia Tech | W 45–24 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Kennesaw State | W 42–9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Texas | L 17–20 | 11 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Auburn | W 24–14 | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at Arkansas | W 24–17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Alabama | W 26–10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Tennessee 10 games, 75 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Syracuse | W 45–26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. East Tennessee State | W 72–17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Georgia | L 41–44 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. UAB | W 56–24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Mississippi State | W 41–34 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 11 | vs.Arkansas | W 34–31 | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | atAlabama | L 20–37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Oklahoma | L 27–33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at Florida | W 31–11 | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Vanderbilt | L 24–45 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Tennessee 13 games, 68 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Chattanooga | W 69–3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. NC State | W 51–10 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Kent State | W 71–0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | atOklahoma | W 25–15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | atArkansas | L 14–19 | 8 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | vs.Florida | W 23–17 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs.Alabama | W 24–17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Kentucky | W 28–18 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs.Mississippi State | W 33–14 | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | atGeorgia | L 17–31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. UTEP | W 56–0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | atVanderbilt | W 36–23 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | at Ohio State | L 17–42 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2023 Tennessee 7 games, 17 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Virginia | W 49–13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Austin Peay | W 30–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | atFlorida | L 16–29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. UTSA | W 45–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. South Carolina | W 41–20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Texas A&M | W 20–13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | atKentucky | W 33–27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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