Cethan Carter

TE · Nebraska 2016 · #11

Last confirmed: Nebraska, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′4″ · New Orleans, LA

Cethan Carter: TE · Nebraska · #11.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Larry PettisLouisiana · 2014 · 92% season match
Gus WalleyMississippi State · 2015 · 91% season match
Romond DeloatchTemple · 2016 · 91% season match
Alize MackNotre Dame · 2017 · 91% season match
Tyler PetiteUSC · 2015 · 87% season match

Cethan Carter

TE · Nebraska · #11

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Cethan Carter has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Nebraska. A game that shows it: 48 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Oregon — Week 3, 2016.

How he plays

Play style

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

News and fans

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

Nebraska in the news

Fired Nebraska coach demands $5MCourthousenews Oct 22
Rhule accuses tampering in Raiola exitYahoo Sports Oct 20
Rhule takes blame for losses10/11 NOW Oct 19
Dante Moore out with concussionYahoo Sports Oct 15

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2016	Nebraska	19	190	10.0	1
2015	Nebraska	24	329	13.7	2
2014	Nebraska	6	98	16.3	1
Career		49	617	12.6	4

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	W 52-17vs Wyoming	2	20	10.0	0	11
Wk 3	W 35-32vs No. 22 Oregon	5	48	9.6	0	21	Season-high 48 yds
Wk 4	W 24-13@ Northwestern	2	31	15.5	1	27
Wk 5	W 31-16vs Illinois	1	2	2.0	0	2
Wk 10	L 3-62@ No. 6 Ohio State	2	19	9.5	0	10
Wk 11	W 24-17vs Minnesota	3	15	5.0	0	6
Wk 12	W 28-7vs Maryland	1	14	14.0	0	14
Wk 13	L 10-40@ Iowa	1	7	7.0	0	7
Bowl	L 24-38@ Tennessee	2	34	17.0	0	33
Total		19	190	10.0	1	33

Signature game

Week 4 · 2016

W 24-13

at Northwestern

2 rec · 31 yds · 1 TD · 16 rush yds (1 car)

With T. Armstrong — 246 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 93.8 · 132 rush yds (13 car) · C. Lighbourn — 38.6 yards per punt · 5 punts · 1 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · Tennessee · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.77Ryker Fyfe pass complete to Cethan Carter for 33 yds to the Tenn 47 for a
Week 4 · Northwestern · 3rd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +2.70Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Cethan Carter for 4 yds for a TD, (Drew Brown KICK)
Week 2 · Wyoming · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.52Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Cethan Carter for 9 yds to the Wyom 47 for a
Week 2 · Wyoming · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.33Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Cethan Carter for 11 yds to the Neb 43 for a
Week 12 · Maryland · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.87Ryker Fyfe pass complete to Cethan Carter for 14 yds to the Mary 20 for a
Week 11 · Minnesota · 3rd and 3 · Q3 · EPA +1.73Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Cethan Carter for 6 yds to the Neb 44 for a

4 more plays

Week 10 · Ohio State · 3rd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +1.54Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Cethan Carter for 10 yds to the OhSt 2 for a
Week 4 · Northwestern · 2nd and 11 · Q2 · EPA +1.45Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Cethan Carter for 27 yds to the Nwest 8 for a
Week 3 · Oregon · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.40Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Cethan Carter for 21 yds to the Oregn 35 for a
Week 13 · Iowa · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +1.37Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Cethan Carter for 7 yds to the Neb 45 for a

Teams and coaches

2014Nebraska9-4HC: Bo Pelini · Run-heavy

2015Nebraska6-7HC: Mike Riley · Balanced

2016Nebraska9-4HC: Mike Riley · Run-leaning

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

12 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: catch rate (10th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#462 / 674 · 31st pct

2.9%

Explosive rate#467 / 674 · 31st pct

8.6%

Yards / catch#526 / 674 · 22nd pct

10.0

EPA / target#553 / 674 · 18th pct

0.26

Catch rate#609 / 674 · 10th pct

54.3%

Box-score rates (7)

Rush yards#3 / 9 · 72nd pct

Rush TDs#1 / 9 · 50th pct

Long catch#55 / 96 · 43rd pct

Receptions#60 / 96 · 35th pct

Rec yards#74 / 96 · 23rd pct

190

Yards / catch#79 / 96 · 18th pct

10.0

Rec TDs#74 / 96 · 16th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

24th → 18th percentile

Explosive rate

84th → 31st percentile

Catch rate

13th → 10th percentile

TD rate

27th → 31st percentile

Yards / catch

71st → 22nd percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. 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

2016 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	2.4	19.8	8.1	0.0
Road3g	1.7	19.0	10.7	0.3

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.4	27.0	10.8	0.2
Weeks 8+4g	1.8	13.8	8.9	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2016 season

Head Coach

Mike Riley

Pass share

43.9%

399 pass / 510 run

Plays / game

69.9

13 games

Team sack rate

3.6%

420 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

19 catches and 3 carries in 9 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.

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