2017 Football Roster
Roster
Jerard Carter
- Position:
- DE
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 285
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Dekaney HS
• 2018 Athlon Sports Preseason AAC Third Team
• 2014 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Football Team
2018: Was lost for the season with an injury in week nine vs. SMU ... finished with four tackles, including a half tackle for loss, in win against Arizona ... had four tackles, including a half tackle for loss, at Texas Tech ... had two tackles, including one for loss, in win against Texas Southern ... had three tackles in win against Tulsa ... had three tackles, including 1.5 for loss, in win at ECU ... had two tackles in win at Navy ... had five tackles in win over No. 21/20 USF ... had three tackles at SMU.
2017: Appeared in the final five games, making three starts after coming off an early-season injury ... totaled 22 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 as sacks in limited action ... closed the year with four tackles, including one for loss vs. Fresno State in the Hawaii Bowl ... tied his career-best with seven tackles in win over Navy, also had a half sack ... had a career day at Tulane with seven tackles, one sack and three tackles for loss ... saw action in win vs. ECU and had two tackles and a QBH ... made first appearance of 2017 at USF after recovering from injury ... had two tackles and a tackle for loss in win vs. Bulls.
2016: Started nine of 11 games played ... had two quarterback hurries in a home win over Tulane ... had five tackles in a road loss at SMU ... tallied on tackle for loss in a win over Tulsa ... had six tackles at Navy ... tallied one tackle in a home win vs. UConn ... tallied two tackles and a 0.5 tackle for loss in a win over No. 3 Oklahoma.
2015: Registered 13 tackles while appearing in 13 games ... had two tackles and a 0.5 sack in Houston’s win over Florida State in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl ... recovered a fumble in his collegiate debut at Louisville ... collected his second fumble recovery of the season againt SMU.
2014: Redshirted.
High School: Named to the Houston Chronicle’s Top 100 ... named to VYPE Magazine’s 2014 Houston Hot 100 ... No. 84 defensive end nationally by 247Sports ... named first team All-District 13-5A in 2012 and second team All-District 13-5A in 2013 ... had 57 tackles as a senior defensive tackle and 33 tackles as a junior defensive end ... a member of Dekaney’s National Honor Society.
Personal: Majoring in Retail Consumer Science.
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 7, 2x, last vs. Navy (11/24/17)
Tackles for Loss: 3, at Tulane (11/18/17)
Sacks: 1, at Tulane (11/18/17)
Fumbles Recovered: 1, 2x, last vs. SMU (10/8/15)
