West Virginia University Athletics

2023 (r-Sr.)

• Has played in 12 career games, including nine starts
• Lone catch against Cincinnati was a 20-yarder
• Grabbed his second TD of the season at Oklahoma
• Finished with 56 yards receiving, including a long of 38, against BYU
• Hauled in three catches for 47 yards at UCF
• Caught his first touchdown of the season on a 45-yard grab against Oklahoma State; finished with 54 yards receiving
• Career day at Houston included five catches for 116 yards and a long of 49
• Grabbed the Mountaineer offense’s longest catch at TCU, a 30-yarder in the first quarter
• Lone reception against Texas Tech was a 6-yard catch
• Caught one pass in the Pitt game for 15 yards
• Made his first career appearance for the Mountaineers in the season opener at Penn State; hauled in six passes for 90 yards
• Also caught long play from scrimmage at PSU, a 37-yard reception in the first quarter
• Enrolled at WVU in January 2023

2022 (r-Jr.) - NC State

• Played for coach Dave Doeren at NC State
• Saw action in nine games and finished with 25 catches for 406 yards and two touchdowns
• Averaged 16.2 yards per catch
• Long catch went for 52 yards
• Averaged 45.1 yards receiving per game
• Fourth on the team in receptions despite missing four games
• Fifth on the team in all-purpose yards
• Season high six catches vs. North Carolina and five vs. Virginia Tech
• Top performance was 130 yards receiving vs. North Carolina with one score
• Finished his time at NC State with 118 catches for 1906 yards and 10 touchdowns
• For his career, averaged 16.2 yards per catch

2021 (r-So.) - NC State

• Averaged a team best 17.9 yards per reception
• Long reception went for 58 yards
• Third on the team in receiving yards and receptions
• Started 12 games and totaled 31 catches for 556 yards
• Finished with six touchdowns
• Two touchdowns vs. Wake Forest
• Participated on 620 offensive plays during the season, including 90 snaps vs. Clemson

2020 (COVID) - NC State

• NC State’s third leading receiver with 29 catches for 477 yards and two touchdowns
• Played in 12 games with 10 starts
• Averaged a team best 16.4 yards per catch
• Participated in 589 offensive plays
• First career touchdown came against Wake Forest
• Long catch went for 39 yards

2019 (r-Fr.) - NC State

• Finished with 32 receptions for 456 yards
• Averaged 14.3 yards per catch with a long of 55
• Played in 12 games with 11 starts
• Participated on 708 offensive plays
• First 100-yard receiving effort came against Boston College with 140 yards, which was tops on the team in 2019
• A season best six catches vs. Boston College
• Led team in receiving vs. Florida State and Boston College
• Co-recipient of the team’s Alpha Rising Award given to the player who shows exceptional improvement

2018 (Fr.) - NC State

• Played in four games and had one catch for 11 yards
• Participated on 19 offensive plays

High School – Clayton High School

• Played for coach Hunter Jenks at Clayton High School
• Career numbers included 160 receptions for 2,700 yards and 39 touchdowns
• 55 catches as a senior for 1,073 yards and 17 touchdowns
• Also rushed for two scores
• 78 catches as a junior for 1,167 yards and 15 scores
• Named Greater Neuse Offensive Player of the Year by the Raleigh News & Observer
• Played in the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl and Shrine Bowl
• Ranked as a Top 33 prospect in the state of North Carolina        

Personal

• Son of CJ Carter and Tammy Hairston
• One of two children (1 brother)
• Graduated with his bachelor's degree in sport management from NC State in December 2022