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2025 Guide: What Ourlads’ NFL Scouting Services said about BARRETT CARTER:
Clemson | Hometown: Suwanee, GA | HT: 6001 | WT: 232 | 40 time: 4.63 | Hand: 0914 | Arm: 3238 | Wing: 7858
Three year starter, First team All-ACC and consensus All-America in 2023 and 2024. Lacks ideal height for the position but added some quality weight and strength prior to the season. It increased functional strength without affecting his athleticism. Instinctive, with quickness in read and react. Plays with a non-stop motor. Excellent short area agility he’s sudden to change direction, stick his foot in the ground and accelerate to the play. Shows sideline to sideline range in pursuit. Flashes quick strong hands taking on blocks. Consistently outruns or rips through block attempts chasing to the perimeter. Disciplined to change speeds and stay on the back hip of the running back working to the perimeter. Adept at handling cutbacks. On inside runs he’s normally disciplined to fit gaps and is quick getting downhill. Explosive getting through an open window to make a play in the backfield. Normally gathers and squares up tackles with an explosive strike, wrap and drive. Solid tackling in space. Quick at the snap as a blitzer he’s adept at avoiding blocks and chasing in the backfield. Outstanding in coverage with vision to see and balance multiple threats. Sudden to break with the ball in the air he closes throwing lanes creating issues for quarterback reads. Has been effective taking a short drop and spying an athletic quarterback. Has the ability to mirror a shifty back and the speed to take an inside receiver up the field. Has some trouble with straight up blocks inline and can be a little hesitant reacting to blocking schemes. Has taken some bad angles and missed a tackle by leaving his feet. He stayed in school to physically improve on some fundamental issues. It paid off and the improvement was noticeable. Has three down potential as a Will linebacker.
2024 Stats: 82 T, 10.5 TFL, 3.5 sacks, 7 PBU, 8 QBH, 1 rushing TD. Draft projection: 2nd/3rd round