Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 48-20@ Southern Miss | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 1 tackles |
#3
Esean Carter
Senior defensive tackle on UConn's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 285 lb · Detroit, MI · Martin Luther King HS
CFB Index 83 · #28 of 330 interior linemenLow confidenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from Toledo)
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026 · through week 3
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, at Southern Miss
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior defensive tackle on UConn's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Toledo in 2021.
- NCAA grants eligibility for Carter (Sep 4)
Esean Carter
Wins his gap play after play. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-MAC. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Southern Miss — Week 3, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2021
- Signed with Toledo3-star out of Martin Luther King
202513 games
- All-MACthird
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-MAC
All-MAC mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jim Mora, Gordon Sammis, and Jason Candle. Multi-era developmental context.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Toledo
DestinationTBD
Career stats
Game log
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Toledo11-3HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning
2024Toledo8-5HC: Jason Candle · Balanced
2025Toledo8-5HC: Robert Weiner · Run-leaning
2026UConn2-1HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidenceSustained Ascent
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 1.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Pass share
40.3%
79 pass / 117 run
Plays / game
65.3
3 games
Team sack rate
8.3%
96 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Mike Sandjo’s 2023 season.
Matches Mike on
Weight
TFL rate
Height
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Parker Devine's junior season at Georgia Southern (2022).
Matches Parker on
Hurry rate
Sack rate
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Esean Carter
Background
Prior to UConn: Carter transfers to UConn after playing playing his whole career at Toledo...In 2025 he was an All-MAC third team selection...He stared all 13 games and posted 36 tackles, 3.0 sacks, three QB hurries....He set career highs vs. Ball State with seven tackles, 1.5 sacks and 1.5 TFLs....
The defensive line · UConn
- #15Anas Luqman9 tackles for loss · 2025
- #3Esean Carter3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #94Matt Hoffman2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #2Tahjae Mullix2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #11Avery Dunn2 tackles for loss · 2025
12 more on the roster · UConn team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology