Roger Carter

Senior tight end for Georgia State. 2021: 20 catches, 323 receiving yards, 2 TD.

TE · Georgia State · Sr. · #5

6′2″ · 250 lb · Columbia, SC

CFB Index 45 · #57 of 119 TEsMedium-low confidenceAll-ConferenceGeorgia State 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

TE recruit

No. 2075 nationally · Signed with Georgia State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 tight end for Georgia State. 2021: 20 catches, 323 receiving yards, 2 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Georgia State in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Georgia State, 1,224 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

The week the volume broke through — put up 87 yds vs South Alabama.South Alabama · W 28-152019

20174 games

Signed with Georgia State3-star out of Blythewood

20207 games

All-Sun Beltthird

202110 games

All-Sun Beltsecond

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#2075 national

CFB

College

Georgia State

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

5 honors · 1 category

🎖

ALL-SUN BELT · 2ND TEAM

All-Sun Belt 2nd team (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

1 coach

2017–2021

Shawn Elliott

Georgia State

Played his entire career under Shawn Elliott.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

5 seasons under Shawn Elliott — 30-30 over that span.

2017Georgia State7-5HC: Shawn Elliott · Balanced

2018Georgia State2-10HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-leaning

2019Georgia State7-6HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-heavy

2020Georgia State6-4HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Georgia State8-5HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-heavy

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score percentiles

45Rotational starter #57 of 119?

Medium-low confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / catch (94th percentile). Concern: fumbles lost (28th percentile).

Box-score rates (6)

Yards / catch#9 / 146 · 94th pct

16.2

Rec yards#47 / 146 · 68th pct

323

Long catch#50 / 146 · 65th pct

Receptions#69 / 146 · 50th pct

Rec TDs#70 / 146 · 41st pct

Fumbles lost#18 / 39 · 28th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	1.4	11.0	8.9	0.0
Road5g	2.6	53.6	20.6	0.4

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-74g	2.0	21.2	9.6	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	2.0	39.7	18.2	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Dell McGee

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

45 · #57 of 119 TEs

Three-star recruit. Now #57 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Georgia State	20	323	16.1	2	--
2020	Georgia State	23	285	12.4	4	--
2019	Georgia State	28	334	11.9	3	--
2018	Georgia State	15	136	9.1	1	--
2017	Georgia State	10	146	14.6	2	--
Career		96	1,224	12.8	12	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2021

W 42–40

at Coastal Carolina

3 rec · 70 yds

Edged out Coastal Carolina on the road in a shootout.

With D. Grainger — 198 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 74.5 · 29 rush yds (12 car) · M. Hayes — 37 AVG · 40 LONG · 3 NO

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 10 · Louisiana · 2&6 · Q3 · EPA +3.34Darren Grainger pass complete to Roger Carter for 37 yds for a TD, (Noel Ruiz KICK)
Week 11 · Coastal Carolina · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.54Darren Grainger pass complete to Roger Carter for 22 yds to the CCaro 33 for a 1ST down
Week 10 · Louisiana · 3&2 · Q2 · EPA +2.29Darren Grainger pass complete to Roger Carter for 15 yds to the LaLaf 43 for a 1ST down
Week 8 · Texas State · 3&7 · Q4 · EPA +2.22Darren Grainger pass complete to Roger Carter for 16 yds to the TexSt 27 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Auburn · 1&7 · Q2 · EPA +2.20Darren Grainger pass complete to Roger Carter for 7 yds for a TD, (Noel Ruiz KICK)
Week 13 · Troy · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.10Darren Grainger pass complete to Roger Carter for 13 yds to the Troy 41 for a 1ST down
Week 11 · Coastal Carolina · 2&5 · Q4 · EPA +2.08Darren Grainger pass complete to Roger Carter for 39 yds to the CCaro 16 for a 1ST down
Week 10 · Louisiana · 2&8 · Q1 · EPA +1.94Darren Grainger pass complete to Roger Carter for 24 yds to the LaLaf 26 for a 1ST down
Week 11 · Coastal Carolina · 3&8 · Q2 · EPA +1.86Darren Grainger pass complete to Roger Carter for 9 yds to the GeoSt 36 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Auburn · 2&5 · Q4 · EPA +1.71Darren Grainger pass complete to Roger Carter for 15 yds to the GeoSt 45 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 10-43vs Army	2	17	8.5	0	15
Wk 3	W 20-9vs Charlotte	1	5	5.0	0	5
Wk 4	L 24-34@ Auburn	4	51	12.8	1	24
Wk 6	W 55-21@ UL Monroe	1	12	12.0	0	12
Wk 8	W 28-16vs Texas State	1	16	16.0	0	16
Wk 9	W 21-14@ Georgia Southern	2	59	29.5	0	30
Wk 10	L 17-21@ Louisiana	3	76	25.3	1	37	Season-high 76 yds
Wk 11	W 42-40@ Coastal Carolina	3	70	23.3	0	39
Wk 12	W 28-20vs Arkansas State	2	4	2.0	0	6
Wk 13	W 37-10vs Troy	1	13	13.0	0	13
Total		20	323	14.7	2	39

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology