Zachary Carter (American football)
American football player (born 1999)
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Zachary Carter (born April 7, 1999) is an American professional football defensive end for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Gators and was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round of the 2022 NFL draft.
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Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Carter at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in 2022 | |||||||||||
| No. 90 – Arizona Cardinals | |||||||||||
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| Position | Defensive end | ||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Born | April 7, 1999 Tampa, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 290 lb (132 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school | Hillsborough (Tampa) | ||||||||||
| College | Florida (2017–2021) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2022: 3rd round, 95th overall pick | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||||||||
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Early life
Carter grew up in Tampa, Florida and attended Hillsborough High School.[1] Carter was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at Florida.[2]
College career
Carter redshirted his true freshman season.[3] He played in nine games as a reserve defensive lineman in his redshirt freshman season and had eight tackles, one tackle for loss, and two passes broken up.[4] Carter led the Gators with five sacks and 9.5 tackles for loss as a redshirt junior.[5][6] Carter considered entering the 2021 NFL draft, but opted to stay at Florida for his redshirt senior season.[7]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 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+1⁄4 in (1.94 m) | 282 lb (128 kg) | 33+1⁄2 in (0.85 m) | 10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) | 6 ft 8+3⁄8 in (2.04 m) | 4.99 s | 1.73 s | 2.87 s | 4.56 s | 7.34 s | 27.5 in (0.70 m) | 9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) | 19 reps |
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[8][9][10] | ||||||||||||
Cincinnati Bengals
Carter was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round, 95th overall, of the 2022 NFL draft.[11]
Carter was waived by the Bengals on October 4, 2024.[12]
Las Vegas Raiders
On October 10, 2024, Carter was signed to the Las Vegas Raiders practice squad.[13] He was promoted to the active roster on October 21.[14]
On March 18, 2025, Carter was re-signed by the Raiders.[15] He was waived on August 26 as part of final roster cuts.[16]
Arizona Cardinals
On September 17, 2025, Carter was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad.[17] He was promoted to the active roster on December 27.[18]
NFL career statistics
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| Bold | Career high |
