#96

Bryce Carter

DL · Texas State · Sr. · #96

Returning to Texas State for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Bryce Carter

DL · Texas State · Sr · #96

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#121 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2022–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025

2 coaches
2022
Texas State
2023
Texas State
era →
2024
Texas State
2025
Texas State

Coaching transition mid-career: Jake Spavital → G.J. Kinne. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Virginia3-7HC: Tony Elliott · Balanced
2023Virginia3-9HC: Tony Elliott · Run-leaning
2024Virginia5-7HC: Tony Elliott · Balanced
2025Texas State7-6HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-heavy

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Texas State1053.50.0------
2024Virginia110.00.0------
2023Virginia950.00.0------
2022Virginia110.00.0------
Career21123.50.0------

How he plays

Play style

Disrupts the pocket from the interior.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Texas State

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive line · Texas State

Returning around him

  • 93% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
  • Transfer portal: -4 net (17 in / 21 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Texas State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #76 · 2026 recruiting class #74

DNA match

Player DNA

3-Tech Penetrator

Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.

IDL

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Hakeem Beamon’s 2022 season.

Penn State · 2022

#2

Rick D'Abreu

TCU · 2023

74%
#3

J.D. Lampley

East Carolina · 2025

74%
#4

Jaylen Pate

Northwestern · 2024

72%
#5

Justin Rhodes

Georgia Southern · 2023

68%

Matches Hakeem on

Height
Weight
TFL rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to J.D. Lampley's senior season at East Carolina (2025).

J.D. Lampley

71%match

East Carolina · 2025

#2

Rick D'Abreu

TCU · 2023

70%
#3

Charles Esters III

Texas Tech · 2025

68%
#4

Ezra Evaimalo

Hawai'i · 2024

56%
#5

De'Braylon Carroll

Texas Tech · 2024

55%

Matches J.D. on

Class year
Weight
Hurry rate

Differs from J.D. on

Sack rate (lower)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #9993

Final rank
#11207
Avg #10841.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #9993 this season.