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, 2012

Honors

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012*Penn State3645312.6234
2013Penn State1822212.3129
2014Penn State161539.6123
2015Penn State141359.6035
Career8496311.5435

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Penn State87TE
2012Penn State87TE
2013Penn State87TE
2014Penn State87TE
2015Penn State87TE6′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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013Penn State171.20––20.4–
2014Penn State290.05––1.44%
2015Penn State210.19––4.14%

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
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 12vs.BuffaloW 27–⁠1421309
Sep 26vs.San Diego StateW 37–⁠21347035
Oct 3vs.ArmyW 20–⁠141909
Oct 10vs.IndianaW 29–⁠7330021
Oct 24vs.MarylandW 31–⁠30117017
Nov 7atNorthwesternL 21–⁠231101
Nov 21vs.MichiganL 16–⁠281505
Nov 28atMichigan StateL 16–⁠55110010
Jan 2 ✦vs.GeorgiaL 17–⁠241303
2014 Penn State 9 games, 16 catches, 153 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30vs.UCFW 26–⁠24221016
Sep 6vs.AkronW 21–⁠3123023
Sep 13atRutgersW 13–⁠10213010
Sep 20vs.MassachusettsW 48–⁠71606
Oct 11atMichiganL 13–⁠181707
Oct 25vs.Ohio StateL 24–⁠311404
Nov 1vs.MarylandL 19–⁠20221012
Nov 29vs.Michigan StateL 10–⁠34328016
Dec 27 ✦vs.Boston CollegeW 31–⁠30330111
2013 Penn State 9 games, 18 catches, 222 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 7vs.Eastern MichiganW 45–⁠7216013
Sep 14vs.UCFL 31–⁠34223015
Sep 21vs.Kent StateW 34–⁠0129029
Oct 5atIndianaL 24–⁠44679026
Oct 12vs.MichiganW 43–⁠40224014
Nov 2vs.IllinoisW 24–⁠17115115
Nov 9atMinnesotaL 10–⁠241808
Nov 23vs.NebraskaL 20–⁠23225022
Nov 30atWisconsinW 31–⁠241303
2012 Penn State 9 games, 36 catches, 453 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.OhioL 14–⁠24674022
Sep 8atVirginiaL 16–⁠17433116
Sep 15vs.NavyW 34–⁠7113013
Sep 22vs.TempleW 24–⁠13570020
Sep 29atIllinoisW 35–⁠7345019
Oct 6vs.NorthwesternW 39–⁠28444019
Oct 20atIowaW 38–⁠14685034
Oct 27vs.Ohio StateL 23–⁠35677121
Nov 10atNebraskaL 23–⁠32112012

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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