#11

Karter Menz

DL · Minnesota · R-Jr. · #11

Returning to Minnesota for 2026
R-Jr. · Horace, N.D. → West Fargo Sheyenne
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Karter Menz

DL · Minnesota · So · #11

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#809 national
CFB
College
Minnesota
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Minnesota8-5HC: P.J. Fleck · Balanced, slow tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
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Career32189.06.52----

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025

W 24–6

vs Nebraska

7 TOT  ·  4 SOLO  ·  2 SACKS

How he plays

Play style

Disrupts the pocket from the interior.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Minnesota

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive line · Minnesota

Returning around him

  • 44% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
  • 1 Minnesota player drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -1 net (19 in / 20 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Minnesota · Last season: 8-5 · Talent rank #41 · 2026 recruiting class #28

DNA match

Player DNA

3-Tech Penetrator

Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.

IDL

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Eyabi Anoma’s 2022 season.

Eyabi Anoma

78%match

Michigan · 2022

#2

Korey Foreman

USC · 2021

75%
#3

Tramel Logan Jr.

Louisville · 2024

74%
#4

Boubacar Traore

Notre Dame · 2025

73%
#5

Michael Green

Marshall · 2024

72%

Matches Eyabi on

Height
Weight
Sack rate

Differs from Eyabi on

Class year (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Dwight Togiola's freshman season at Nevada (2022).

Nevada · 2022

#2

Colin Simmons

Texas · 2024

73%
#3

Clev Lubin

Coastal Carolina · 2024

All-Sun Belt
71%
#4

Eyabi Anoma

Michigan · 2022

70%
#5

Ira Singleton

South Florida · 2024

67%

Matches Dwight on

Sack rate
TFL rate
Weight

Differs from Dwight on

Height (higher)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #7567

Final rank
#7987
Avg #7839.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #7567 this season.

Background

PRONUNCIATION Your browser does not support HTML5 audio. HONORS: Academic All-Big Ten (2025, 2024) 2025 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Played in all 13 games • made 32 tackles • had 6.5 sacks and nine tackles for loss • broke up two passes, forced one fumble and recovered one fumble. Game-by-Game: Competed...

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