Tight end, Penn State, 2011–15
Kyle Carter
- Number
- No. 87
- Height
- 6′3″
- Hometown
- Bear, DE
- Born
- Dec 17, 1992, in New Castle, Delaware
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Kyle Carter played tight end at Penn State (2011–15).
Career highs
6catches, career highfour times; last at Indiana, 201385receiving yards, career highat Iowa, 2012Honors
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012* | Penn State | 36 | 453 | 12.6 | 2 | 34 |
| 2013 | Penn State | 18 | 222 | 12.3 | 1 | 29 |
| 2014 | Penn State | 16 | 153 | 9.6 | 1 | 23 |
| 2015 | Penn State | 14 | 135 | 9.6 | 0 | 35 |
| Career | 84 | 963 | 11.5 | 4 | 35 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Penn State | 87 | TE | |
| 2012 | Penn State | 87 | TE | |
| 2013 | Penn State | 87 | TE | |
| 2014 | Penn State | 87 | TE | |
| 2015 | Penn State | 87 | TE | 6′3″ |
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.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Penn State | 17 | 1.20 | – | – | 20.4 | – |
| 2014 | Penn State | 29 | 0.05 | – | – | 1.4 | 4% |
| 2015 | Penn State | 21 | 0.19 | – | – | 4.1 | 4% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2015 Penn State 9 games, 14 catches, 135 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 27–14 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 9 |
| Sep 26 | vs. | W 37–21 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 35 |
| Oct 3 | vs. | W 20–14 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Oct 10 | vs. | W 29–7 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 21 |
| Oct 24 | vs. | W 31–30 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Nov 7 | at | L 21–23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 21 | vs. | L 16–28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Nov 28 | at | L 16–55 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. | L 17–24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2014 Penn State 9 games, 16 catches, 153 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 26–24 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 16 |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 21–3 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| Sep 13 | at | W 13–10 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| Sep 20 | vs. | W 48–7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Oct 11 | at | L 13–18 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Oct 25 | vs. | L 24–31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Nov 1 | vs. | L 19–20 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 12 |
| Nov 29 | vs. | L 10–34 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 16 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | W 31–30 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 11 |
2013 Penn State 9 games, 18 catches, 222 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 45–7 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 13 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | L 31–34 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 15 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 34–0 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 29 |
| Oct 5 | at | L 24–44 | 6 | 79 | 0 | 26 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 43–40 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 14 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 24–17 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| Nov 9 | at | L 10–24 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | L 20–23 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 22 |
| Nov 30 | at | W 31–24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2012 Penn State 9 games, 36 catches, 453 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | L 14–24 | 6 | 74 | 0 | 22 |
| Sep 8 | at | L 16–17 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 16 |
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 34–7 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Sep 22 | vs. | W 24–13 | 5 | 70 | 0 | 20 |
| Sep 29 | at | W 35–7 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 19 |
| Oct 6 | vs. | W 39–28 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 19 |
| Oct 20 | at | W 38–14 | 6 | 85 | 0 | 34 |
| Oct 27 | vs. | L 23–35 | 6 | 77 | 1 | 21 |
| Nov 10 | at | L 23–32 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2016 East–West Shrine Game (East team, lost 9–29).
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