Duron Carter
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | |
Career information | |
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Status | Active |
CFL status | American |
Position(s) | DB and WR |
Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) |
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
College | Florida Atlantic |
High school | St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) |
Career history | |
As player | |
2013–2014 | Montreal Alouettes |
2015 | Indianapolis Colts* |
2016 | Montreal Alouettes |
2017–2018 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
2018 | Toronto Argonauts |
2019 | BC Lions |
2022 | Edmonton Elks |
*Offseason and/or practice roster only. | |
Career highlights and awards | |
CFL All-Star | 2014, 2017 |
CFL East All-Star | 2014 |
CFL West All-Star | 2017 |
Career stats | |
Receptions | 343 |
Receiving yards | 4,764 |
Receiving average | 13.9 |
Receiving Touchdowns | 30 |
Total Touchdowns | 36 |
Duron Christopher Carter (born March 22, 1991) is an American professional Canadian football defensive back who is currently a free agent. He was initially a member of the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a wide receiver and has also played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Toronto Argonauts, BC Lions, Edmonton Elks.
He is the son of Pro Football Hall of Fame player
Early life
Carter attended
He was regarded as a four-star prospect by Rivals.com and was ranked as the No. 11 wide receiver in the country. He was also ranked No. 90 in the Rivals 100 Super Prep Florida Top 20.
College career
Ohio State
As a true freshman at Ohio State, Carter played in 12 games, and was sixth on the team with 13 receptions for 178 yards (13.5 yards per catch). Like his father, he caught a touchdown as an OSU freshman with a five-yard grab against Indiana in the fifth game of the season. He also returned two punts for 24 yards with a long of 20 yards and made one tackle on special teams. Carter was declared academically ineligible for Ohio State's appearance in the Rose Bowl game following the 2009 regular season, an issue that also kept him out of spring practice in 2010. He left the Buckeyes in June of that year and enrolled at a junior college in Kansas.
Junior college
Carter spent his sophomore season at Coffeyville Community College in Coffeyville, Kansas, where he proved to be a playmaker in the receiving corps. He recorded 44 receptions for 690 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2010, helping guide the Red Ravens to a 6-5 record and a berth in the Graphic Edge Bowl. However, once Carter was eligible for the NFL Draft in 2014 his quarterback (Cayden Cochran) tweeted the following:
"The team that drafts Duron Carter will get the most lazy, whiny & non-work ethic player the nfl has ever seen. I played w/him. Horrible person & will be a complete cancer to any team on the board."[5]
Alabama
Carter transferred into the
Florida Atlantic
Carter transferred to Florida Atlantic (FAU) for his senior season in 2012, but his petition to play immediately was turned down.[6]
Professional career
Montreal Alouettes
After going undrafted in 2013, Carter had a tryout for the Minnesota Vikings but was not offered a contract. On June 23, 2013, Carter signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League and joined the practice roster.[7] On August 24, 2013, he made his CFL debut against the BC Lions.[8] Carter played in 12 of the 18 regular season games with the Als and 1 playoff game in the 2013 CFL season. He had an outstanding first season in the CFL, amassing 909 yards (over 75 yards per game) and 5 touchdowns. His second season in the CFL would prove to be equally as impressive as his first. Carter appeared in 15 of the 18 regular season games, as well as 2 playoff games. He finished the season with 1,030 receiving yards on 75 catches, with 7 touchdowns. Carter also returned a missed field goal 123 yards for a touchdown. In the 2014 playoffs, he totaled 5 receptions for 43 yards with a touchdown during two games. During a loss to Hamilton in the East Final, Carter ended up melting down, receiving a pair of penalties for punching an opposing player and making contact with an official. During the off-season, Carter worked at a law office in Florida.[9]
Indianapolis Colts
Carter originally planned to hold a Pro Day for all NFL teams to attend in early January 2015, an idea which was later scrubbed in favor of personal meetings/workouts with various NFL teams. The first four teams with which Carter had meetings and workouts for were the Minnesota Vikings, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Kansas City Chiefs and the Indianapolis Colts. Carter also had a workout with the Carolina Panthers on January 14, 2015.[10] Other NFL clubs that expressed their interest in the wide-out included the San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns and Tennessee Titans.[11] On January 25, NFL.com reported that the Colts were the frontrunners to sign Carter.[12] Two days later, several sources reported that Carter had agreed to sign a contract with the Colts.[13] It was also reported that, contrary to earlier reports, Carter could sign with an NFL team immediately due to an agreement with the Alouettes, rather than wait until February 10 when he officially became a free agent.[14]
On February 2, 2015, the Colts announced that Carter had signed a 3-year, $1.575 million contract with the team. Only $25,000 of his contract was guaranteed for 2015, and he did not receive a signing bonus.[15][16]
On September 5, 2015, the Indianapolis Colts announced they had cut Carter from the team.[17] He signed to the Colts' practice squad on September 6.[18] After the season ended, Carter was not signed to a future/reserve contract by Indianapolis, and became a free agent on January 12, 2016.[19]
Montreal Alouettes (II)
On January 23, 2016, Carter signed a one-year contract with the Montreal Alouettes.
In late November 2016
Saskatchewan Roughriders
On January 26, 2017, Carter signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL).[33] Carter's 2017 salary, which became fully guaranteed partway into the season was worth around 130,000 CAD.[34] The 2017 season saw Carter set a career high in receiving yards for a single season with 1,043. After a slow start to the season Carter produced a 9 catch, 131 yard game against Toronto during week 6 which included the consensus CFL catch of the year,[35] one of the two touchdowns Carter scored during the 38-27 win. Other highlights included returning a blocked convert kick 113 yards for a two-point score against Edmonton in week 10.[36] In Week 17, Carter also set a new single game career high with 231 receiving yards on 11 receptions.[37] Due to an increasing number of injuries to the Riders cornerbacks Carter began practicing as a defensive back in practice.[38] On October 20, 2017, Carter started the game as a cornerback, recording two defensive tackles, one for loss and one interception, which he returned 37-yards for a touchdown.[39] For his efforts he was named a Top Performer for Week 17.[40] The Roughriders made the playoffs as a crossover team, and Carter recorded 11 catches for 150 yards and a score during the two games played. He also was the target for a pass which was intercepted by Cassius Vaughn during the CFL East final game, which the Roughriders lost to Toronto. On January 22, 2018, Carter signed a one-year contract extension with the Roughriders: He was slated to become a free agent in February 2018.[41] Carter's salary for 2018, including potential playtime bonuses, increased to 175,000 Canadian Dollars.[42] Several days later, news broke that Carter was facing two cannabis related charges, which the Roughriders were not aware of.[43]
During the 2018 season, Carter started out at receiver, but injuries caused head coach
Immediately following his release there were four teams rumored to be interested in signing Carter – the Toronto Argonauts, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, BC Lions and Montreal Alouettes .[48] However, in the following days both the Lions and Alouettes announced they were no longer interested in signing Carter.[49][50]
Toronto Argonauts
On August 26, 2018, Carter signed with the Toronto Argonauts, reuniting with Jim Popp, who originally brought Carter into the CFL five years prior when Popp was general manager for the Montreal Alouettes.[51] The 2018 season saw Carter's lowest receiving output of his 5-year CFL career, largely due to playing defense for 5 games with Saskatchewan, spending several weeks without a team, and slowly being phased into the new Toronto playbook. Other factors include contributing as a returner on special teams, and playing with 5 different quarterbacks during the season; Zach Collaros, Brandon Bridge, and David Watford of the Roughriders, and McLeod Bethel-Thompson and James Franklin of the Argonauts all completed at least one pass to Carter. During the offseason, Carter stated he would consider retirement if a new collective bargaining agreement was not reached by the beginning of free agency on February 12, 2019.[52]
BC Lions
Upon entering free agency, Carter signed a one-year contract with the BC Lions on February 13, 2019.
Edmonton Elks
On February 14, 2022, it was announced that Carter had signed with the Edmonton Elks to play as a defensive back with Chris Jones' defence.[60] He played in ten regular season games where he recorded 16 defensive tackles and one interception. He was released on December 1, 2022.[61]
Career statistics
Receiving | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Year | Team | Games | Rec. | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Games | Rec. | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||
2013 | MTL | 11 | 49 | 909 | 18.6 | 71 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 29 | 1 | ||
2014 | MTL | 15 | 75 | 1,030 | 13.7 | 64 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 16 | 1 | ||
2016 | MTL | 14 | 61 | 938 | 15.4 | 67 | 5 | Released | |||||||
2017 | SSK | 18 | 73 | 1,043 | 14.3 | 88 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 150 | 13.6 | 35 | 1 | ||
2018 | SSK | 7 | 8 | 111 | 13.9 | 41 | 1 | Not with team | |||||||
TOR | 8 | 10 | 119 | 11.9 | 21 | 1 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2019 | BC | 18 | 67 | 614 | 9.2 | 32 | 3 | Did not qualify | |||||||
CFL totals | 91 | 343 | 4,764 | 13.9 | 88 | 30 | 5 | 18 | 225 | 12.5 | 35 | 3 |
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