Safety, Duke, 2017–20
Michael Carter II
- Number
- No. 26
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Class (2020)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Douglasville, GA
- Born
- Mar 8, 1999
Michael Carter II played safety at Duke (2017–20). The New York Jets took Carter in round 5, No. 154 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
9tackles, career highvs. Alabama, 2019Defense
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Duke | 13 | 261 | 0 |
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
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
2020 Duke 11 games, 41 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at Notre Dame | L 13–27 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Boston College | L 6–26 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | at Virginia | L 20–38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Virginia Tech | L 31–38 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 10 | at Syracuse | W 38–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at NC State | L 20–31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs. Charlotte | W 53–19 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 7 | vs. North Carolina | L 24–56 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 28 | at Georgia Tech | L 33–56 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs. Miami | L 0–48 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 12 | at Florida State | L 35–56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Duke 12 games, 53 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Alabama | L 3–42 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. North Carolina A&T | W 45–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | at Middle Tennessee | W 41–18 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | atVirginia Tech | W 45–10 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Pittsburgh | L 30–33 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | vs.Georgia Tech | W 41–23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | atVirginia | L 14–48 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | atNorth Carolina | L 17–20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs.Notre Dame | L 7–38 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs.Syracuse | L 6–49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | at Wake Forest | L 27–39 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Miami | W 27–17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2018 Duke 10 games, 23 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Army | W 34–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 8 | at Northwestern | W 21–7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 15 | at Baylor | W 40–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | atGeorgia Tech | W 28–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs.Virginia | L 14–28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 27 | atPittsburgh | L 45–54 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | atMiami | W 20–12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs.North Carolina | W 42–35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | at Clemson | L 6–35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 24 | vs.Wake Forest | L 7–59 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Duke 9 games, 18 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. North Carolina Central | W 60–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs.Northwestern | W 41–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs.Baylor | W 34–20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atNorth Carolina | W 27–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atVirginia | L 21–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | atVirginia Tech | L 3–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs.Georgia Tech | W 43–20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atWake Forest | W 31–23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. Northern Illinois | W 36–14 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2021 | Combine or pro day 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′9⅝″W | |
| Weight | 184 lbW | |
| Arm length | 29⅛″W | |
| Hand size | 9½″W | |
| Wingspan | 72¾″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.36 sW | |
| 10-yard split | 1.51 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 35½″W | |
| Broad jump | 9′9″ | |
| Bench press | 13 repsW | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.90 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.44 sW |
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).
In the NFL
6 seasons, 69 games with a stat; latest team: Philadelphia Eagles.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | New York Jets | 15 | 65 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | New York Jets | 17 | 53 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | New York Jets | 15 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | New York Jets | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 69 | 213 | 1 | 2 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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