Junior safety on Clemson's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 195 lb · Lake City, FL
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.
Recruiting
S recruit
No. 2794 nationally · Signed with Old Dominion
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior safety on Clemson's 2026 roster.
Jerome Carter
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Ricky Rahne and Dabo Swinney. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-Sun Belt. One game to point at: 10 tackles against LSU — Week 1, 2026.
21 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT · 2ND TEAM
All-Sun Belt 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dabo Swinney.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Clemson
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Clemson | 21 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Old Dominion | 76 | 37 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | Old Dominion | 23 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 120 | 58 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-51@ LSU | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 22-7vs Georgia Southern | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-20vs North Carolina | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 28–20
6 tackles · 1 solo tackles
With T. Reynolds — 215 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 58.7 · 26 rush yds (11 car) · J. Smith — 39.8 yards per punt · 4 punts · 46 long
Since week 2: +6 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: tackles (86th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (16th percentile).
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.
Defender profile · Production by role
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
21tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL21 tackles · 1 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Pass share
46.4%
85 pass / 98 run
Plays / game
61.0
3 games
Team sack rate
8.9%
101 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Riley Moss’s 2020 season.
Matches Riley on
Differs from Riley on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Koen Entringer's junior season at Iowa (2024).
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Player DNA
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