Kyle Carter
Penn State Nittany Lions No. 87 | |
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Position | Tight end |
Class | Senior |
Major | Physical Therapy |
Career history | |
College |
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High school | William Penn High School |
Personal information | |
Date of birth | December 17, 1992 |
Place of birth | New Castle, Delaware |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight | 247 lb (112 kg) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Kyle T. Carter (born December 17, 1992) is an American football tight end who is currently a member of the Penn State Nittany Lions.
Early years
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
Name | Home town | 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 |
Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 234 | ||||||
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College career
2011
Carter redshirted his freshman season.
2012
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]
External links
References
- ↑ "Big Ten Award Winners" (PDF). Big Ten Football. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ↑ Hinnen, Jerry. "2012 All-Freshman Team". CBSSports.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ↑ "2012 Freshman All-American Team". Scout.com. Microsoft. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ↑ Hayes, Matt. "Sporting News' 2012 Freshman All-American team". NCAA Football - Sporting News. SportingNews.com. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ↑ Cirminiello, Richard (December 10, 2012). "2012 CFN All-Freshman Team". College Football News. Scout.com. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
- ↑ "Kyle Carter". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ↑ Collins, Donnie. "Penn State tight end Carter thriving in O'Brien's offense". Sports - The Times-Tribune. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ↑ "Illinois, Penn State both looking at divisional title chances as Big Ten season opens". The Washington Post. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ↑ "Kyle Carter Stats, News, Video, Pictures, Bio". Penn State Nittany Lions - ESPN. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ↑ "Penn State Nittany Lions vs Virginia Cavaliers". ESPN. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ↑ Giger, Cory. "Penn State-Purdue notebook". AltoonaMirror.com. The Altoona Mirror.