DeWayne Carter
Position: DL — Projected: 4th Round
History & Measurables
Born: Dec. 10, 2000 – Pickerington, OH
High School: Pickerington Central High
College: Duke
Height – 6’2″ Weight – 303 lbs
Traits & Characteristics
The Good
- Versatile arsenal of attack moves
- Good first move
- Effort
The Bad
- Strength at tackle point
- Pad level
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Advanced Analytics Notes
2023 Pass Rush Stats: Min 100 Snaps
- Pass Rush Grade: 67.2 (T-135th among DTs)
- Pass Rush Win Rate: 6.2% (T-202nd among DTs)
- Sacks: 2 (T-125th among DTs)
- Hurries: 18 (T-41th among DTs)
- QB Hits: 5 (T-27th among DTs)
2023 Run Defense Stats: Min 100 Snaps
- Run Defense Grade: 69.2 (T-179th among DTs)
- Run Stops: 12 (T-152nd among DTs)
Film Notes and Highlights
DeWayne Carter has a good repertoire of power and finesse moves to win against his assignment. However, his hands are inconsistent, as are his leverage points. This can cause him to be completely taken out of plays – especially in the run game – despite a (usual) good first move.
Carter doesn’t give up on a play, but his power at the tackle point and angles leave a lot to be desired. Far too often Carter would take bad angles from an advantageous spot, over pursuing or just being completely lost on a play. There were many occasions of him not following through on his tackles, allowing for chunk plays to occur. In the games I watched, Carter had more whiffed tackles than solo tackles – and that spoke volumes to me. Carter still has potential, but he’s a Day 3 pick in my opinion. – Thomas Christopher
(Games Watched: vs Kansas 2022, vs Clemson 2023, vs Louisville 2023, vs Florida State 2023, vs Notre Dame 2023)
Plays like this occur often watching Duke DT DeWayne Carter. Good movement gets him past his block but poor angle and strength at tackle point turn a TFL into a game winning touchdown.
I have Carter as a mid Day 3 prospect. pic.twitter.com/QgMujVFUvs
— Thomas Christopher (@ThomasCP_NFL) February 28, 2024
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