2023 Football Roster
Jersey Number 5
Devin Carter
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 214
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Clayton, N.C.
- High School:
- Clayton
- Prev School:
- NC State
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
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