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Taurean Carter
Jersey Number 90

Taurean Carter II

  • Position:
    Defensive Tackle
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    280
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Mansfield, Texas
  • High School:
    Mansfield Legacy
  • Prev School:
    Arkansas
AT COLORADO
2024 (Gr.)
  • Played in the first tow games of the 2024 season.
  • Missed the final 11 games due to injury.
  • Made one tackle against Nebraska.
TRANSFER RANKINGS
  • 247 Sports lists him with a transfer rating of .8500, the No. 632 overall player, and the No. 66 defensive lineman (as of Jan. 17, 2024).
  • Comes to Colorado as an undergraduate transfer with two years to play two. 
AT ARKANSAS (2019-23)
  • In his time at Arkansas he played in 33 games making five starts.
  • In 2023 he played in all 12 games and started the first four. He totaled 25 tackles, six unassisted, three-and-a-half tackles for loss, and one-and-a-half sacks.
  • Started the season with the first three games registering a tackle for loss or sack, and finished the last two as well.
  • Missed the entire 2022 season after enduring a knee injury near the end of spring practice.
  • Appeared in all 13 games the 2021 season, totaling 24 tackles, three tackles for loss, one sack and one pass break-up.
  • Registered five games with multiple tackles.
  • According to Pro Football Focus, played in 262 snaps with 244 at defensive line and 18 on special teams.
  • Made a career high six tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss in season opening win over Rice.
  • Played in eight games in 2020 and made one start against LSU.
  • Totaled 11 tackles (four solo) and one pass broken up.
  • Made two stops in the season opener and broke up a pass against Georgia.
  • According to Pro Football Focus, played in 155 defensive and 10 special teams snaps.
  • Posted a season-best defensive game grade of 71.1 against Georgia.
  • Did not play during the 2019 season.
HIGH SCHOOL RANKINGS
  • A three-star prospect by the recruiting services.
  • ESPN ranked him as the No. 52 defensive lineman in the class and No. 89 player from Texas.
  • Rivals ranked him as the No. 32 defensive lineman in the class and No. 71 player from Texas.
  • 247 Sports ranked him as the No. 58 defensive tackle and No. 96 player from Texas.
  • On3 Consensus listed him as the No. 568 player nationally, the No. 61 defensive lineman in the class and No. 67 player from Texas.
  • 247 Composite ranked him as the No. 596 player in the country, the No. 42 defensive tackle and No. 72 player from Texas.
AT MANSFIELD LEGACY
  • Four-year varsity letter winner at Mansfield Legacy High School for head coach Rahn Smith.
  • Tallied 28 total tackles, eight for loss with four sacks, 15 quarterback hurries and a forced fumble in 2018.
  • Invited to play in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl.
  • Racked up 63 total tackles, 38 solo, with 14 for loss as a junior in 2017.
  • Posted seven sacks with a forced fumble, helping the Broncos to a 10-3 overall record and a berth in the Texas High School Football 5A-II semifinals.
  • Had 66 tackles, 39 solo, with six for loss, all sacks, and seven QBH as a sophomore on the 11-3 state quarterfinal Mansfield Legacy squad
PERSONAL
  • Born March 5.
  • Son of Chantal Brown and Taurean Carter Sr.
  • Has four siblings, Z’Kharyah, Anthony, Don and Natilya.
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