Carter Runyon
American football player (born 2001)
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Carter Runyon (born July 23, 2001) is an American professional football tight end for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Shenandoah Hornets and Towson Tigers.
Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.
| No. 46 – Las Vegas Raiders | |||||||
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| Position | Tight end | ||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||
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| Born | July 23, 2001 Fairfax, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 243 lb (110 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Oakton (Vienna, Virginia) | ||||||
| College | Shenandoah (2021–2022) Towson (2023–2024) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2025: undrafted | ||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||||
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Early life and college career
Runyon was born on July 23, 2001, and grew up in Fairfax, Virginia.[1] He attended Oakton High School in Vienna, where he played football as an offensive lineman, earning first-team all-conference and all-region honors.[2] He weighed 300 pounds (140 kg) at the time and after high school, began playing college football for the NCAA Division III-level Shenandoah Hornets as an offensive tackle.[3][4] He played at that position as a freshman at Shenandoah in 2021, earning third-team All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) honors for his performance.[5] He dropped his weight to 250 pounds (110 kg) and changed his position to tight end in 2022.[5] That year, he was named second-team All-ODAC after posting 16 receptions for 161 yards and a touchdown.[6]
Runyon transferred to the NCAA Division I FCS-level Towson Tigers in 2023.[5] In his first year there, he was his team's leading receiver with 43 catches for 549 yards and four touchdowns.[6] He led the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in receiving yards for a tight end and was named first-team All-CAA.[6] He was also chosen second-team FCS All-American, becoming the first All-American at tight end in Towson history.[4] He then caught 45 passes for 502 yards and five touchdowns as a senior in 2024, earning first-team All-CAA and first-team All-America honors.[6] He was invited to the Hula Bowl at the conclusion of his collegiate career.[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 | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 4+5⁄8 in (1.95 m) | 243 lb (110 kg) | 32+7⁄8 in (0.84 m) | 10 in (0.25 m) | 4.63 s | 1.64 s | 2.69 s | 4.20 s | 7.20 s | 36.5 in (0.93 m) | 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) | 22 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[7][8] | ||||||||||||
After going unselected in the 2025 NFL draft, Runyon signed with the Las Vegas Raiders as an undrafted free agent.[9] He caught six passes for 74 yards in preseason.[9] He was waived on August 26, 2025, then re-signed to the practice squad the following day.[10] He was elevated to the active roster for the team's Week 4 game against the Chicago Bears and made his NFL debut in the game, appearing on 15 special teams snaps.[11][12] On September 30, Runyon was signed to the active roster.[13]