Michael Carter II
Michael Carter II (born March 8, 1999) is an American football cornerback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Duke and was drafted by the Jets in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL Draft.[1]
| No. 30 – New York Jets | |||||||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
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| Born: | March 8, 1999 Douglasville, Georgia | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 184 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | South Paulding (Douglasville, Georgia) | ||||||||
| College: | Duke | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2021 / Round: 5 / Pick: 154 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2021 | |||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||
College career
Carter was ranked as a three–star recruit by 247Sports.com coming out of high school.[2] He committed to Duke on July 4, 2016.[3]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Bench press | ||
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| 5 ft 9+5⁄8 in (1.77 m) |
184 lb (83 kg) |
29+1⁄8 in (0.74 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 4.36 s | 1.51 s | 2.56 s | 4.44 s | 6.90 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) | 13 reps | ||
| All values from Pro Day[4][5] | ||||||||||||
Carter was drafted by the New York Jets with the 154th overall pick in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL Draft on May 1, 2021.[6] Coincidentally, the Jets drafted another Michael Carter from rival school North Carolina in the fourth round of the draft earlier that day.[7]
References
- Botte, Peter. "Jets pick another Michael Carter in NFL Draft twist". New York Post.
- "Michael Carter II Recruiting Profile". 247Sports.com.
- "Michael Carter 247". 247Sports.com.
- "Michael Carter II Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- "Michael Carter II, Duke, FS, 2021 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- Lange, Randy. "Jets Draft Speedy CB Michael Carter II from Duke in Round 5". NewYorkJets.com.
- Coleman, Madeline. "Jets Select Michael Carter... And Michael Carter II in NFL Draft". Sports Illustrated.
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