Carter Meadows
American football player (born 2007)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carter Meadows (born November 19, 2007) is an American college football defensive end for the Michigan Wolverines.
| Michigan Wolverines | |
|---|---|
| Position | Defensive end |
| Class | Freshman |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 19, 2007 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.) |
| College | Michigan (2026–present) |
Early life
Meadows was born on November 19, 2007, and grew up in Bethesda, Maryland.[1] He is the nephew of basketball coach Randy Ayers.[2] He attended Gonzaga College High School where he played both football and basketball, receiving offers to play in college in both sports.[3] He had nine tackles as a freshman and 23 tackles as a sophomore in 2023.[1] He then tallied 33 tackles and two sacks in six games in 2024.[4] He was named honorable mention All-Met by The Washington Post in 2024 and first-team all-conference in 2025.[1]
Meadows was a five-star prospect and the top recruit in Washington, D.C.[5] He was a consensus top-10 prospect nationally, being ranked sixth overall by 247Sports.[6] He committed to play college football for the Michigan Wolverines.[4] He signed with the Wolverines in December 2025.[6]