6′3″ · 295 lb · Houston, TX · Dekaney
Jerard Carter: DE · Houston · #52.
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Jerard Carter
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Jerard Carter has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Houston. One game to point at: 5 tackles against South Florida — Week 9, 2018.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-27@ Rice | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-18vs Arizona | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 49-63@ Texas Tech | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 70-14vs Texas Southern | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-26vs Tulsa | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-20@ East Carolina | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 49-36@ Navy | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 57-36vs No. 21 South Florida | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 31-45@ SMU | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 17 | 3.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 2 · 2018
W 45-18
vs Arizona
0.5 tackles for loss · 4 tackles · 2 solo tackles
Dominant 27-point win at home against Arizona.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
0%0 sacksTFL rate
12%4 TFL28 tackles · 3.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Major Applewhite
Pass share
47.0%
474 pass / 534 run
Plays / game
77.5
13 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
512 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Houston, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 24 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Tony Levine, Tom Herman, and Major Applewhite. Multi-era developmental context.
