Linebacker, Clemson, 2021–24
Barrett Carter
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Suwanee, GA
- Born
- Oct 23, 2002
Barrett Carter played linebacker at Clemson (2021–24). The Cincinnati Bengals took Carter in round 4, No. 119 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
12tackles, career highat Pittsburgh, 20242sacks, career highvs. Louisville, 2022Team titles: ACC champions, 2022 and 2024
Defense
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
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
2024 Clemson 12 games, 74 tackles, 3.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Georgia | L 3–34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. NC State | W 59–35 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Stanford | W 40–14 | 10 | 5 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Florida State | W 29–13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | at Wake Forest | W 49–14 | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Virginia | W 48–31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Louisville | L 21–33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | at Virginia Tech | W 24–14 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | at Pittsburgh | W 24–20 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | vs. The Citadel | W 51–14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. South Carolina | L 14–17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | at Texas | L 24–38 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Clemson 11 games, 56 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs. Charleston Southern | W 66–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 48–14 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs.Florida State | L 24–31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Syracuse | W 31–14 | 7 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Wake Forest | W 17–12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Miami | L 20–28 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | atNC State | L 17–24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Notre Dame | W 31–23 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. North Carolina | W 31–20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 25 | atSouth Carolina | W 16–7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Kentucky | W 38–35 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 3 |
2022 Clemson 13 games, 64 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 41–10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Furman | W 35–12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 48–20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 24 | atWake Forest | W 51–45 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.NC State | W 30–20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | at Boston College | W 31–3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | atFlorida State | W 34–28 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atNotre Dame | L 14–35 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Louisville | W 31–16 | 8 | 6 | 3.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Miami | W 40–10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.South Carolina | L 30–31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | vs.North Carolina | W 39–10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Tennessee | L 14–31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Clemson 8 games, 16 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs.Georgia | L 3–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. South Carolina State | W 49–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | atNC State | L 21–27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs.Boston College | W 19–13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | atPittsburgh | L 17–27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Florida State | W 30–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs. UConn | W 44–7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs.Wake Forest | W 48–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2025 | Combine or pro day 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅛″ | |
| Weight | 231 lb | |
| Arm length | 32⅛″ | |
| Hand size | 9¼″ | |
| Wingspan | 78⅝″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.64 sW | |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 34½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′8″ | |
| Bench press | 22 repsW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.41 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 21 games with a stat; latest team: Cincinnati Bengals.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 104 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 (so far) | Cincinnati Bengals | 5 | 40 | 1.5 | 0 |
| NFL career | 21 | 144 | 1.5 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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