Ja'Had Carter
Ja'Had Carter
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Ja'Had Carter has played for three head coaches across four seasons and three programs. The receipt on tape: 7 tackles against Tennessee, Week 2, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at NC State, 90 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dave Doeren.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Doeren
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR03 · Backup
Spot duty on defense. Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | NC State | 15 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Ohio State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Syracuse | 35 | 21 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | -- |
| 2021 | Syracuse | 35 | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 90 | 54 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jalen Geiger’s 2021 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Bryce Steele's graduate season at Boston College (2025).
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