Linebacker, Mercer (from West Georgia), 2025–26
Jyarius Carter
- Number
- No. 0
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 240 lb
- Class (2026)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Douglas, GA
Jyarius Carter plays linebacker for Mercer, after West Georgia (2025). Last time out, at Samford: 5 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT. Carter leads Mercer in tackles this season.
2026 so far
60 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT
Last game: 5 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT at Samford, W 31–21
Next game: vs. The Citadel, Oct 31
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
12tackles, career highat Georgia Tech, 2026Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | West Georgia | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 2026 | Mercer | 60 | 21 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Career | 60 | 21 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | West Georgia | 0 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2026 | Mercer | 0 | LB | So. | 6′1″ | 240 |
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 Mercer 8 games, 60 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. East Texas A&M | W 23–15 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | vs. Presbyterian | W 62–3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Furman | L 13–20 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 19 | at Georgia Tech | L 11–44 | 12 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | at Abilene Christian | W 34–17 | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at VMI | W 54–3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Western Carolina | W 17–14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Samford | W 31–21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2025 West Georgia 1 game, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | vs. Eastern Kentucky | W 33–12 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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