2025 Football Roster
Jersey Number 13
Derek Carter Jr.
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Birmingham, Ala.
- High School:
- Gardendale
- Prev School:
- Jacksonville State
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Has played in 35 career games, including 15 starts
2024 (r-Jr.) - Jacksonville State
- Played cornerback for coach Rich Rodriguez at Jacksonville State
- Tallied 31 tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss
- Recorded one interception and one breakup
2023 (r-So.) - Jacksonville State
- Second-Team All-Conference USA at cornerback
- Led the team and tied for No. 3 in CUSA in pass breakups with eight
- Tied for No. 6 in the league in passes defended with eight
- Played in all 13 games, totaling 44 tackles, including two tackles for loss
- Had a season-high eight tackles twice – at Coastal Carolina and vs. Western Kentucky
- Season-high three pass breakups vs. WKU
2022 (r-Fr.) - Jacksonville State
- Appeared in 10 games with three starts at corner
- Finished the season with 14 tackles and assisted on one tackle for loss against Davidson
2021 (Fr.) - Jacksonville State
- Did not see action as a freshman
High School
- Played for coach Chad Eads at Gardendale High
- Led the Rockets to a 9-3 record and the second round of the AHSAA Class 6A Playoffs as a senior in 2020
- Had five interceptions and scored five touchdowns for GHS
- Recorded 68 tackles and 15 pass breakups
- On offense, had 17 receptions for 405 yards
Personal
- Son of Derek Carter Sr. and Tywania Dudley
- Majoring in integrated studies
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