Boo Carter

Houston

Nov 13 (Fri)

8:15 PM

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
5-11
Weight:
200
Class:
Third
Hometown:
Chattanooga, Tenn.
High School:
Bradley Central
Prev School:
Tennessee

AT COLORADO

2026 (Third-Year): Has played in all six games, starting all six. Has 26 tackles (18 solo), four tackles for loss, five pass breakups, which tie for the team lead, one quarterback hurry and one fumble recovery; has five punt returns for 13 yards. Preseason: Senior Bowl Top 300; Shriners Children’s 1000 watch list; third-team All-Big 12 safety (Athlon) and defensive back (Lindy’s), fourth-team punt returner (Athlon); Big 12 All-Transfer Team (Pick Six Plus).

Game by Game:

at Georgia Tech (Sept. 3, W 14-13) (start): 2 tackles (1 solo), 1 FR; 2 PR for 7 yards. Colorado debut; blocked a kick. Honors: Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week; CU Athlete of the Week.
vs. Weber State (Sept. 12, W 52-21) (start): 3 tackles (3 solo), 1 TFL, 2 PBU; 2 PR for 6 yards. First TFL as a Buff.
at Northwestern (Sept. 19, L 7-41) (start): 3 tackles (1 solo), 1 QBH.
at Baylor (Sept. 26, L 13-23) (start): 5 tackles (5 solo), 1 TFL, 1 PBU; 1 PR for 0 yards. CU highs at the time with five tackles, all solo, including a 4-yard TFL on third-and-18.
vs. Texas Tech (Oct. 3, L 7-29) (start): 2 tackles (1 solo), 1 TFL.
vs. Utah (Oct. 17, L 24-27) (start): 11 tackles (7 solo), 1 TFL, 2 PBU. College career high in tackles, passing the nine he had for Tennessee against UAB in 2025.

AS A TRANSFER

Rated a four-star transfer prospect by 247Sports, which listed him as the No. 74 player in the portal and the No. 4 safety as of Jan. 16, 2026. Enters Colorado as an undergraduate transfer with three years to play two.

AT TENNESSEE (2024-25)

Played in 21 games with five starts over two seasons.

2025 (Second-Year): Played in nine games and had 25 tackles (16 solo), 4.5 tackles for loss, a sack, three pass breakups, three forced fumbles and two quarterback hurries, and returned 11 punts for 145 yards with a long of 40. His three forced fumbles tied for third in FBS and led the SEC through Week 9. Entered the season as a third-team preseason All-SEC selection by the coaches and media and fourth-team by Athlon.

2024 (First-Year): Played in all 13 games as a true freshman and started the final five regular-season games at the STAR position, making his first career start against Kentucky with four tackles. Led the SEC in punt-return average at 16.5 yards (12 for 198) and was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team as a return specialist, the first Tennessee freshman so honored since Shawn Summers in 1992; was SEC Freshman of the Week after the Florida game (Oct. 12), a preseason On3 True Freshman All-American and on the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll. Finished sixth on the team with 38 tackles (28 solo), three tackles for loss, a sack, an interception and three hurries, and had three tackles in the College Football Playoff first-round game at Ohio State.

RECRUIT RANKINGS

A consensus four-star prospect. Rivals Industry Ranking listed him No. 111 nationally, the No. 3 athlete in the class and the No. 3 player from Tennessee; 247Sports rated him a 93, the No. 149 player, the No. 5 athlete and No. 3 in Tennessee; On3 rated him a 93, No. 189, the No. 5 athlete and No. 6 in Tennessee; ESPN had him No. 297, the No. 20 athlete and No. 6 in Tennessee. The 247Sports Composite ranked him No. 129 nationally, the No. 4 athlete and No. 3 in Tennessee.

AT BRADLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

Played his senior season at Bradley Central in Cleveland, Tenn., for head coach Damon Floyd, winning the Tennessee Titans Class 6A Mr. Football award and Region 2-6A Player of the Year honors and playing in the 2024 All-American Bowl in San Antonio (Jan. 6, 2024). Starred at multiple positions for a team that went 13-1 with an undefeated regular season and a trip to the state semifinals, totaling 1,795 all-purpose yards and 27 touchdowns: 55 receptions for 911 yards and 12 touchdowns, 102 tackles and two interceptions at defensive back, and two return touchdowns. As a junior at Chattanooga Christian in 2022, had 678 rushing yards, 780 receiving yards and 28 touchdowns and was TSWA Division II-AA all-state as the Chargers went 10-3 and reached the state semifinals.

PERSONAL

Orlando “Boo” Carter is the son of Shareca Carter and Terrence Holland; has a brother, BJ Holland, and a sister, Amoree Holland. Favorite movie is “Friday,” favorite sport other than football is baseball, and he models his game after Tyrann Mathieu.