Defensive tackle, Duke, 2019–⁠23

DeWayne Carter

Lettered 2020–⁠23 (school media guide)

Number
No. 90
Height
6′3″
Weight
305 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Pickerington, OH
Born
Dec 10, 2000

DeWayne Carter played defensive tackle at Duke (2019–⁠23). The Buffalo Bills took Carter in round 3, No. 95 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
36
Tackles, 2021 (Duke, 3–⁠9)
Drafted
No. 95
Round 3, 2024 NFL Draft (Buffalo Bills)

Career highs

9tackles, career highat Georgia Tech, 20222sacks, career highat Boston College, 2022

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2019Duke100000
2020Duke1242.5100
2021Duke36137.54.536
2022Duke3520115.526
2023Duke3493.5144
Career1184624.512916

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Duke90DTYr 1
2020Duke90DTYr 2
2021Duke90DTYr 3
2022Duke90DTYr 4
2023Duke90DTSr. (Yr 5)6′3″305

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

2023 Duke 13 games, 34 tackles, 1 sack
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Sep 4vs.ClemsonW 28–⁠700001
Sep 9vs.LafayetteW 42–⁠710000
Sep 16vs.NorthwesternW 38–⁠14200.501
Sep 23atUConnW 41–⁠720000
Sep 30vs.Notre DameL 14–⁠21300.500
Oct 14vs.NC StateW 24–⁠331100
Oct 21atFlorida StateL 20–⁠3842000
Oct 28atLouisvilleL 0–⁠2332000
Nov 2vs.Wake ForestW 24–⁠218310.51
Nov 11atNorth CarolinaL 45–⁠4741000
Nov 18atVirginiaL 27–⁠3000000
Nov 25vs.PittsburghW 30–⁠19200.50.50
Dec 23 ✦vs.TroyW 17–⁠1020001
2022 Duke 12 games, 35 tackles, 5.5 sacks
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Sep 2vs.TempleW 30–⁠0211.50.50
Sep 10atNorthwesternW 31–⁠2343110
Sep 17vs.North Carolina A&TW 49–⁠2010000
Sep 24atKansasL 27–⁠3510000
Oct 1vs.VirginiaW 38–⁠17100.501
Oct 8atGeorgia TechL 20–⁠2396100
Oct 15vs.North CarolinaL 35–⁠3833210
Oct 22atMiamiW 45–⁠2122100
Nov 4atBoston CollegeW 38–⁠3152220
Nov 12vs.Virginia TechW 24–⁠700001
Nov 19atPittsburghL 26–⁠2832000
Nov 26vs.Wake ForestW 34–⁠3141210
2021 Duke 12 games, 36 tackles, 4.5 sacks
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Sep 3atCharlotteL 28–⁠3143000
Sep 10vs.North Carolina A&TW 45–⁠17410.500
Sep 18vs.NorthwesternW 30–⁠2332111
Sep 25vs.KansasW 52–⁠3342100
Oct 2atNorth CarolinaL 7–⁠384121.50
Oct 9vs.Georgia TechL 27–⁠3140000
Oct 16atVirginiaL 0–⁠4811111
Oct 30atWake ForestL 7–⁠4500001
Nov 6vs.PittsburghL 29–⁠5421110
Nov 13atVirginia TechL 17–⁠4862100
Nov 18vs.LouisvilleL 22–⁠6210000
Nov 27vs.MiamiL 10–⁠4730000
2020 Duke 7 games, 12 tackles, 1 sack
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Sep 12atNotre DameL 13–⁠2710000
Sep 19vs.Boston CollegeL 6–⁠261000.50
Sep 26atVirginiaL 20–⁠3840000
Oct 3vs.Virginia TechL 31–⁠38100.50.50
Nov 7vs.North CarolinaL 24–⁠5611000
Nov 28atGeorgia TechL 33–⁠5632100
Dec 12atFlorida StateL 35–⁠5611100
2019 Duke 1 game, 1 tackle
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Aug 31vs.AlabamaL 3–⁠4210000

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2024 Senior Bowl (National team, won 16–⁠7).

DrillCombine 2024Combine or pro day 2024
Height6′2⅜″
Weight302 lb
Arm length33″
Hand size10¼″
Wingspan79⅛″W
40-yard dash4.99 s
10-yard split1.72 s
Vertical jump32″
Broad jump9′1″
Bench press24 reps
3-cone drill7.95 s
20-yard shuttle4.75 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). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 9 games with a stat; latest team: Buffalo Bills.

SeasonTeamGTklSacksInt
2024Buffalo Bills51100
2026 (so far)Buffalo Bills41000
NFL career92100

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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