Ajani Carter
Ajani Carter
Erases the deep middle of the field. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Blake Anderson and Dana Holgorsen. One game to point at: 5 tackles, 0.5 sacks against TCU — Week 6, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Houston, 104 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dana Holgorsen.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Fritz
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Houston | 22 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Utah State | 37 | 23 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Utah State | 45 | 23 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 104 | 57 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 9 | 4 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2024
W 24–19
vs Kansas State
2 TOT · 1 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to David Spaulding’s 2021 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Nehemiah Pritchett's graduate season at Auburn (2023).
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