Carlos Carriere

#2 · WR · Sr. · Central Michigan6′5″ · 203 lb · Alpharetta, GA

Carlos Carriere: WR · Central Michigan · #2.

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Carlos Carriere

WR · Central Michigan · Sr · #2

Moves the chains on third down. The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Mike Locksley and Jim McElwain. On tape: 111 receiving yards and 11 receptions against Penn State, Week 4, 2022.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Central Michigan in the news

WR Langston Lewis arrested for OWIAbc12 Oct 30
CMU HC rips CFP leadersPFSN Oct 21

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2022	Central Michigan	45	520	11.6	2	39
2021	Maryland	24	316	13.2	5	45
2020	Maryland	2	27	13.5	0	19
2019	Maryland	12	137	11.4	1	17
Career		83	1,000	12.0	8	45

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 44-58@ No. 12 Oklahoma State	5	75	15.0	1	34
Wk 2	L 24-38vs South Alabama	4	69	17.3	0	39
Wk 4	L 14-33@ No. 14 Penn State	11	111	10.1	0	20	Season-high 111 yds
Wk 5	L 17-38@ Toledo	7	54	7.7	0	16
Wk 6	L 16-17vs Ball State	6	70	11.7	1	17
Wk 7	W 28-21@ Akron	3	15	5.0	0	6
Wk 8	L 18-34vs Bowling Green	3	54	18.0	0	22
Wk 10	W 35-22@ Northern Illinois	3	30	10.0	0	13
Wk 11	W 31-27vs Buffalo	2	31	15.5	0	17
Wk 13	L 19-38@ Eastern Michigan	1	11	11.0	0	11
Total		45	520	11.6	2	39

Signature game

Week 4 · 2022

L 14-33

at Penn State

11 rec · 111 yds

With D. Richardson — 235 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 62.6 · L. Elzinga — 44.5 yards per punt · 4 punts · 1 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 6 · Ball State · 3rd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +3.26Daniel Richardson pass complete to Carlos Carriere for 17 yds for a TD, (Josh Rolston PAT MISSED)
Week 5 · Toledo · 4th and 4 · Q3 · EPA +3.00Daniel Richardson pass complete to Carlos Carriere for 10 yds to the Toled 39 for a
Week 8 · Bowling Green · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +2.93Jase Bauer pass complete to Carlos Carriere for 22 yds to the CMich 48 for a
Week 1 · Oklahoma State · 2nd and 11 · Q1 · EPA +2.93Daniel Richardson pass complete to Carlos Carriere for 15 yds for a TD, (Marshall Meeder KICK)
Week 2 · South Alabama · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.52Daniel Richardson pass complete to Carlos Carriere for 39 yds to the SAlab 26 for a
Week 6 · Ball State · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.50Daniel Richardson pass complete to Carlos Carriere for 9 yds to the 50 yard line for a

4 more plays

Week 1 · Oklahoma State · 2nd and 11 · Q2 · EPA +2.30Daniel Richardson pass complete to Carlos Carriere for 34 yds to the OKSt 4 for a
Week 5 · Toledo · 4th and 5 · Q3 · EPA +2.24Daniel Richardson pass complete to Carlos Carriere for 11 yds to the Toled 23 for a
Week 5 · Toledo · 4th and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.21Daniel Richardson pass complete to Carlos Carriere for 16 yds to the Toled 4 for a
Week 4 · Penn State · 3rd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +2.18Daniel Richardson pass complete to Carlos Carriere for 13 yds to the PnSt 46 for a

Teams and coaches

2019Maryland3-9HC: Mike Locksley · Run-leaning

2020Maryland2-3HC: Mike Locksley · Balanced, slow tempo

2021Maryland7-6HC: Mike Locksley · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Central Michigan4-8HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 48 (#230 of 488). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2022 season

48Rotational starter #230 of 488 · 2022?

11 metrics · season cumulative

2022 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: explosive rate (14th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#341 / 636 · 46th pct

12.0

EPA / target#441 / 636 · 31st pct

0.52

TD rate#496 / 636 · 22nd pct

3.1%

Catch rate#539 / 636 · 15th pct

66.2%

Explosive rate#549 / 636 · 14th pct

6.2%

Box-score rates (6)

Receptions#155 / 550 · 71st pct

Rec yards#200 / 550 · 64th pct

520

Rec TDs#293 / 550 · 39th pct

Yards / catch#366 / 550 · 32nd pct

11.6

Long catch#388 / 550 · 28th pct

Fumbles lost#193 / 223 · 7th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

55th → 31st percentile

Explosive rate

56th → 14th percentile

Catch rate

61st → 15th percentile

TD rate

81st → 22nd percentile

Yards / catch

40th → 46th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2022. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	3.8	56.0	15.6	0.2
Road6g	5.0	49.3	9.8	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	6.0	65.7	11.1	0.3
Weeks 8+4g	2.2	31.5	13.6	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2022 season

Head Coach

Jim McElwain

Pass share

46.9%

388 pass / 440 run

Plays / game

69.0

12 games

Team sack rate

7.0%

429 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

45 catches in 10 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

48 · #230 of 488 WRs · 2022

Three-star recruit. Now #230 at the position.

Carlos Carriere

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Style of play

Fans

Central Michigan in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

45 catches in 10 games

Five seasons, two schools

Moves

2017

2022 10 games