Prospects
Enters the preseason with a shot at DT starting role... Missed last week of spring practice, but is back healthy for preseason drills... Needs to add bulk and increase upper body strength to become defensive force... Development would be big lift for ‘Dores.

2001
Played in nine games... Used in special teams duty and reserve role on defensive front.

2000
Redshirted.

High School
Two-way starter at DE and center as junior and senior... Team captain as senior... USA Today Honorable Mention All-American as senior... First team All-State, Philadelphia Inquirer All-Region and Delaware County Times All-District... Played key role in team’s 3A state championship... Team won four straight conference and district titles... Defensive MVP of the East-West Hero Bowl... Threw shot put and discus in track and field... National Merit Scholarship semifinalist and National Achievement finalist.

Academics
Carter is majoring in computer engineering.

Personal
Son of Rodney T. and Bernadette Carter... Born July 5, 1982... Father is a lawyer for the Environmental Protection Agency and mother is a professor of mathematics at Cheyney (PA) University... Nickame of “Bleeve”... Prep teammate of Vol DB Mark Jones.