Zachary Carter

Zachary Carter (born April 7, 1999) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Gators and was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round of the 2022 NFL draft.

Early life Carter grew up in Tampa, Florida and attended Hillsborough High School. Carter was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at Florida.

College career Carter redshirted his true freshman season. He played in nine games as a reserve defensive lineman in his redshirt freshman season and had eight tackles, one tackle for loss, and two passes broken up. Carter led the Gators with five sacks and 9.5 tackles for loss as a redshirt junior. Carter considered entering the 2021 NFL draft, but opted to stay at Florida for his redshirt senior season.

Professional career

Cincinnati Bengals Carter was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round, 95th overall, of the 2022 NFL draft.

Carter was waived by the Bengals on October 4, 2024.

Las Vegas Raiders On October 10, 2024, Carter was signed to the Las Vegas Raiders practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on October 21.

On March 18, 2025, Carter was re-signed by the Raiders. He was waived on August 26 as part of final roster cuts.

Arizona Cardinals On September 17, 2025, Carter was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on December 27.

On August 30, 2026, Carter was placed on injured reserve.

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fum FR Yds TD 2022 CIN 16 9 23 10 13 0.5 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2023 CIN 17 5 23 8 15 0.0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2024 CIN 4 2 9 4 5 0.5 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LV 8 0 13 6 7 1.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2025 ARI 4 0 13 5 8 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0Career 49 16 81 33 48 2.0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0

Postseason Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fum FR Yds TD 2022 CIN 3 2 8 3 5 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Career 3 2 8 3 5 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0