Kyle Carter
No. 48, 86 | |
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Position: | Tight end |
Personal information | |
Born: | New Castle, Delaware, U.S. | December 17, 1992
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight: | 243 lb (110 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | William Penn (New Castle, Delaware) |
College: | Penn State |
Undrafted: | 2016 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career highlights and awards | |
Kyle T. Carter (born December 17, 1992) is a former American football tight end. He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions.
Early years
[edit]Carter was born in New Castle, Delaware to Mitchell and Charlene Carter. He attended William Penn High School where he played for Bill Cole.
Recruiting
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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Kyle Carter TE |
New Castle, Delaware | William Penn High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 231 lb (105 kg) | 4.94 | May 27, 2010 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:![]() ![]() | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 234 | ||||||
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College career
[edit]2011
[edit]Carter redshirted his freshman season.
2012
[edit]Coming into spring practice, Carter was listed fourth on the depth chart. But under new coach Bill O'Brien, Carter began to thrive.[7] Carter has been a key part of the Penn State offense during the season.[8] During week one against Ohio, Carter caught six passes for 74 yards. He caught his first career touchdown pass in week two against Virginia.[9][10] Carter sat out the game on November 3 against Purdue due to an ankle injury.[11]
Professional career
[edit]Minnesota Vikings
[edit]Carter signed with the Vikings after going undrafted in the 2016 NFL draft. On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Vikings as part of final roster cuts.[12] The next day, he was signed to the Vikings' practice squad.[13] He was released by the Vikings on October 25, 2016.[14] He was re-signed to the practice squad on December 13, 2016.[15] He signed a reserve/futures contract with the Vikings on January 2, 2017.[16]
On September 2, 2017, Carter was waived by the Vikings and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[17][18] He was promoted to the active roster on December 15, 2017.[19] He was waived by the Vikings on January 13, 2018.[20]
New York Giants
[edit]On January 23, 2018, Carter was claimed off waivers by the New York Giants.[21] He was waived on July 25, 2018.[22]
Seattle Seahawks
[edit]On July 27, 2018, Carter was claimed off waivers by the Seattle Seahawks.[23] He was waived on September 1, 2018.[24]
Buffalo Bills
[edit]On December 12, 2018, Carter was signed to the Buffalo Bills practice squad.[25] On July 29, 2019, he was re-signed by the Bills.[26] He was waived on August 31, 2019.[27]
References
[edit]- ^ "Big Ten Award Winners" (PDF). Big Ten Football. Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
- ^ Hinnen, Jerry. "2012 All-Freshman Team". CBSSports.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
- ^ "2012 Freshman All-American Team". Scout.com. Microsoft. Archived from the original on December 10, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
- ^ Hayes, Matt. "Sporting News' 2012 Freshman All-American team". NCAA Football - Sporting News. SportingNews.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
- ^ Cirminiello, Richard (December 10, 2012). "2012 CFN All-Freshman Team". College Football News. Scout.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
- ^ "Kyle Carter". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- ^ Collins, Donnie. "Penn State tight end Carter thriving in O'Brien's offense". Sports - The Times-Tribune. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- ^ "Illinois, Penn State both looking at divisional title chances as Big Ten season opens". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on January 14, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- ^ "Kyle Carter Stats, News, Video, Pictures, Bio". Penn State Nittany Lions - ESPN. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- ^ "Penn State Nittany Lions vs Virginia Cavaliers". ESPN. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- ^ Giger, Cory. "Penn State-Purdue notebook". AltoonaMirror.com. The Altoona Mirror.
- ^ "Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set 53-Man Roster". Vikings.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on October 28, 2016.
- ^ "Vikings Sign 9 Players To Practice Squad". Vikings.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2018.
- ^ Peters, Craig (October 25, 2016). "Vikings Announce 6 Practice Squad Moves". Vikings.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2016.
- ^ Peters, Craig (December 13, 2016). "Vikings Make 2 Practice Squad Moves". Vikings.com. Archived from the original on March 27, 2017.
- ^ Peters, Craig (January 2, 2017). "Vikings Sign 9 Practice Squad Players to Futures Contracts". Vikings.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2017.
- ^ "Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set Roster". Vikings.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on February 1, 2018.
- ^ "Vikings Sign 7 Players To Practice Squad". Vikings.com. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on March 12, 2018.
- ^ Peters, Craig (December 15, 2017). "Vikings Elevate Kyle Carter, Place Blake Bell on IR". Vikings.com. Archived from the original on November 25, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
- ^ Peters, Craig (January 13, 2018). "Vikings Activate Sam Bradford". Vikings.com.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (January 23, 2018). "Giants claim tight end Kyle Carter from Vikings". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
- ^ "LB Connor Barwin adds leadership and experience to LB corps". Giants.com. July 25, 2018.
- ^ Boyle, John (July 27, 2018). "Seahawks Sign CB Trovon Reed, Claim Tight End Kyle Carter Off Waivers". Seahawks.com.
- ^ "Seahawks Set 53-Man Roster". Seahawks.com. September 1, 2018.
- ^ Brown, Chris (December 12, 2018). "RB Keith Ford, S Dean Marlowe elevated to active roster". BuffaloBills.com.
- ^ "Bills sign tight end Kyle Carter". BuffaloBills.com. July 29, 2019.
- ^ Brown, Chris (August 31, 2019). "Bills cut roster down to 53 players". BuffaloBills.com.
External links
[edit]- Kyle Carter Penn State profile Archived October 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Delaware
- People from New Castle, Delaware
- Sportspeople from New Castle County, Delaware
- Penn State Nittany Lions football players
- Minnesota Vikings players
- New York Giants players
- Seattle Seahawks players
- Buffalo Bills players
- William Penn High School (Delaware) alumni