T.J. Carter: S · TCU · #7.
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T.J. Carter
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for three head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Mike Norvell, Ryan Silverfield and Gary Patterson. A game that shows it: 12 tackles against Texas Tech — Week 6, 2021.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
62 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 0 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 this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-3vs Duquesne | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-32vs California | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 34-42vs SMU | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 27-32vs Texas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 52-31@ Texas Tech | 12 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 31-52@ No. 4 Oklahoma | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-29vs West Virginia | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 12-31@ Kansas State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 30-28vs No. 14 Baylor | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-63@ No. 10 Oklahoma State | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 62 | 46 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Week 6 · 2021
W 52-31
at Texas Tech
12 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 12 solo tackles
Dominant 21-point win on the road against Texas Tech.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
62tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL62 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 8.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gary Patterson
Pass share
39.9%
310 pass / 466 run
Plays / game
64.7
12 games
Team sack rate
8.6%
336 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
62 tackles in 10 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #103 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Memphis and TCU, 180 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 40 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike Norvell, Ryan Silverfield, Gary Patterson and Jerry Kill.
