Linebacker, Georgia, 2014–17
Lorenzo Carter
- Number
- No. 7
- Height
- 6′6″
- Weight
- 243 lb
- Hometown
- Norcross, GA
- Born
- Dec 10, 1995
Lorenzo Carter played linebacker at Georgia (2014–17). The New York Giants took Carter in round 3, No. 66 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
10tackles, career highvs. Oklahoma, 20172sacks, career hightwice; last vs. Samford, 2017Honors
Team titles: SEC champions, 2017
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
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
2017 Georgia 13 games, 58 tackles, 4.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. App State | W 31–10 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Notre Dame | W 20–19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Samford | W 42–14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Mississippi State | W 31–3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Vanderbilt | W 45–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Missouri | W 53–28 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Florida | W 42–7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. South Carolina | W 24–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Kentucky | W 42–13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at Georgia Tech | W 38–7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs. Auburn | W 28–7 | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Oklahoma | W 54–48 | 10 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Jan 8 ✦ | vs. Alabama | L 23–26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Georgia 12 games, 44 tackles, 5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. North Carolina | W 33–24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Nicholls | W 26–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | atMissouri | W 28–27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Ole Miss | L 14–45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Tennessee | L 31–34 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | atSouth Carolina | W 28–14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Vanderbilt | L 16–17 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Florida | L 10–24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atKentucky | W 27–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Auburn | W 13–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Georgia Tech | L 27–28 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. TCU | W 31–23 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2018 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′4⅞″ |
| Weight | 250 lb |
| Arm length | 34″ |
| Hand size | 10⅜″ |
| Wingspan | 82″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.50 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 sW |
| Vertical jump | 36″ |
| Broad jump | 10′10″ |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
7 seasons, 94 games with a stat; latest team: Atlanta Falcons.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | New York Giants | 15 | 40 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | New York Giants | 15 | 42 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2020 | New York Giants | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | New York Giants | 14 | 44 | 5 | 1 |
| 2022 | Atlanta Falcons | 17 | 54 | 4 | 1 |
| 2023 | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 32 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | Atlanta Falcons | 12 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 94 | 256 | 21.5 | 2 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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