Darnell Carter

Darnell Jarod Carter (born November 27, 1987) is an American former football linebacker.

Early life Carter attended Dwight Morrow High School in Englewood, New Jersey where he participated in both football and basketball. As member of the football team, Carter played both tight end and linebacker.

Carter committed to the University of Virginia on September 12, 2005. Carter was not heavily recruited, receiving FBS scholarships from Illinois and Virginia, as well as one FCS scholarship from Delaware.

College career Carter attended the University of Virginia, where he played as a member of the football team from 2006-2007, and 2009-2010. Carter missed the 2008 season when he was academically suspended.

Professional career

Pre-draft Prior to the 2011 NFL draft, Carter was projected to be undrafted by NFLDraftScout.com. He was rated as the 114th-best inside linebacker in the draft. He was not invited to the NFL Scouting Combine, he posted the following numbers during his Virginia pro-day workouts:

nfl predraft height ft = 6 height in = 2 weight = 244 dash = 4.87 ten split = 1.74 twenty split = 2.81 shuttle = 4.34 cone drill = 7.28 vertical = 35 broad ft = 10 broad in = 1 bench =18 wonderlic = arm span = hand span = note = All values from 2011 Virginia Pro Day After the 2013 season, Carter was named the Barnstormers' Special Teams Player of the Year. Carter was assigned to the Barnstormers again on January 2, 2014.

Arizona Rattlers On February 17, 2014, Carter was traded to the Arizona Rattlers in exchange for Cody Johnson.

Jacksonville Sharks On March 1, 2014, Carter was traded to the Jacksonville Sharks for future considerations.

Return to Iowa On May 28, 2014, Carter was traded back to Iowa for future considerations.