2025 Football Roster
Jersey Number 13
Derek Carter Jr.
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Birmingham, Ala.
- High School:
- Gardendale
- Prev School:
- Jacksonville State
- Has played in 45 career games, including 21 starts
- Finished his career with 120 tackles, including 77 solo stops, six tackles for loss, two interceptions, 14 pass breakups and a forced fumble
2025 (r-Sr.)
- Played in 10 games at cornerback, including starting six the last seven games of the season
- Finished the season with 31 tackles, including 21 solo stops and two tackles for loss, and added one forced fumble, one interception and four pass breakups in 10 games
- Totaled two tackles with one solo stop and forced his first career fumble against Colorado
- WVU Team Captain: Colorado
- Finished with two tackles with one solo stop and collected his first interception of the season at Houston
- Co-led the defense with seven tackles, including three solos and a season-high two pass breakups against TCU
- Registered three solo stops and a pass breakup at UCF
- Added four tackles, including two solos, in his first WVU start at BYU
- Recorded a season-high eight tackles with seven solo stops and a career-high two tackles for loss against Utah
- Registered three tackles and a pass breakup at Kansas
- Tallied his first tackle as a Mountaineer at Ohio with one solo stop
- Made his first WVU appearance vs. Robert Morris
- Transferred to WVU from Jacksonville State in Winter 2025
2024 (r-Jr.) - Jacksonville State
- Played cornerback for coach Rich Rodriguez at Jacksonville State
- Tallied 31 tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss
- Recorded one interception and one breakup
2023 (r-So.) - Jacksonville State
- Second-Team All-Conference USA at cornerback
- Led the team and tied for No. 3 in CUSA in pass breakups with eight
- Tied for No. 6 in the league in passes defended with eight
- Played in all 13 games, totaling 44 tackles, including two tackles for loss
- Had a season-high eight tackles twice – at Coastal Carolina and vs. Western Kentucky
- Season-high three pass breakups vs. WKU
2022 (r-Fr.) - Jacksonville State
- Appeared in 10 games with three starts at corner
- Finished the season with 14 tackles and assisted on one tackle for loss against Davidson
2021 (Fr.) - Jacksonville State
- Did not see action as a freshman
High School
- Played for coach Chad Eads at Gardendale High
- Led the Rockets to a 9-3 record and the second round of the AHSAA Class 6A Playoffs as a senior in 2020
- Had five interceptions and scored five touchdowns for GHS
- Recorded 68 tackles and 15 pass breakups
- On offense, had 17 receptions for 405 yards
Personal
- Son of Derek Carter Sr. and Tywania Dudley
- Graduated with his bachelor's degree in integrated studies from West Virginia in December 2025
Rich Rodriguez | Dec. 3
Wednesday, December 03
Reid Carrico | Nov. 29
Saturday, November 29
Jeff Weimer | Nov. 29
Saturday, November 29
Rich Rodriguez | Nov. 29
Saturday, November 29
