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2024 Football Roster

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29 Connor Carter

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 200
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Macungie, Pa.
  • High School Emmaus
  • Position LB

Biography

SENIOR (2024): D3football.com All-Region Second Team...All-Centennial First Team...Appeared and started all 11 games at defensive end...Led Centennial Conference with 13.5 sacks that also tied for seventh in NCAA Division III....Ranked second in the Centennial with 19.0 tackles for loss and on the team with 72 total tackles (34 solo)...Had two multi-sack outings...Forced two fumbles and recovered one...Made one interception...Added 0.5 tackle for loss versus Alvernia (9/6)...Assisted on seven tackles and made 1.5 sacks against Kean (9/14)...Recorded 10 tackles (seven solo), 3.0 TFL, and 2.5 sacks while forcing a safety versus Rowan (9/21)...Posted six tackles (four solo) against Muhlenberg (10/4)...Registered career high four sacks and 5.0 TFL with one forced fumble plus nine total tackles (four solo) versus Franklin & Marshall (10/12)...Intercepted a pass and posted seven tackles (three solo) against William Paterson (10/19)...Registered 10 tackles (five solo), 2.0 TFL, while forcing and recovering a fumble off a sack versus Johns Hopkins (10/26)...Made a sack against McDaniel (11/2)...Posted three tackles (two solo) and one sack versus Gettysburg (11/9)...Tallied four tackles (two solo) and one sack against Dickinson (11/16)...Registered career-high 14 tackles (six solo), 2.0 TFL, and 1.5 sacks against King's (11/23)

JUNIOR (2023): Earned All-Centennial Honorable Mention...Appeared and started in nine games at defensive end...Ranked third on the team with 59 tackles and second on the team and eighth in the Centennial with 5.5 sacks...Ranked fourth on the team with 4.5 TFL and recovered a fumble...Posted four tackles (two solo) and 1.5 sacks versus Alvernia (9/1)...Recorded eight stops (two solo) versus Muhlenberg (9/29)...Added three solo tackles and a sack against Franklin & Marshall (10/7)...Tallied five tackles (two solo) and 0.5 sack versus William Paterson (10/14)...Compiled nine tackles (five solo) against Johns Hopkins (10/21)...Made career best two sacks and tallied eight tackles (four solo) versus McDaniel (10/28)...Registered career-high 11 tackles (three solo) and recovered a fumble against Gettysburg (11/4)...Posted six stops (five solo) and 0.5 sack versus Stevenson (11/18).

SOPHOMORE (2022): Appeared and started in all 11 games at linebacker...Ranked fifth on the team with 47 tackles (22 solo)...Added 3.5 TFL and one forced fumble...Forced a fumble and made three tackles (two solo) against Alvernia (9/2)...Recorded five tackles (three solo) versus Johns Hopkins (9/10)...Tallied six tackles (two solo) versus Muhlenberg (9/17)...Registered career-high nine tackles (five solo), 1.0 TFL, and one pass break-up against Franklin & Marshall (9/24)...Made six tackles (three solo) and 0.5 TFL against Susquehanna (10/1)...Recorded five tackles (one solo) and 1.0 TFL versus McDaniel (10/14)...Tallied three tackles (two solo) and 1.0 TFL against Juniata (11/5).

FRESHMAN (2021): Appeared in seven games...Made six tackles (three solo)...Made two tackles (one solo) versus Franklin & Marshall (9/25).

Before Ursinus: Three-sport athlete at Emmaus High School, earning four letters in wrestling and three in both football and lacrosse ... Part of district championships in all three sports, including a pair of lacrosse titles ... Football team won district crown as a senior, when he was named second team All-East Penn Conference and second team all-area 

Personal: Born August 7, 2003 ... Parents are David and Lisa Carter ... Has two siblings, Tyler and Kaitlyn ... Has an uncle who played football at Towson and a cousin who plays at SUNY Maritime ... Major is undecided

Why Ursinus? I chose to attend Ursinus College due to the fact that the school is academically exceptional. I enjoy the personal level of education due to the small classroom size. The school is the right fit for me and has everything I was looking for. 

HONORS

  • D3football.com All-Region Second Team (2024)
  • All-Centennial First Team (2024)
  • D3football.com Team of the Week (9/24/24 and 10/15/24)
  • Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Week (9/22/24 and 10/13/24)
  • All-Centennial Honorable Mention (2023)

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Historical Player Information

  • 29

    2021First-Year

    LB
    5'10" 200 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2022Sophomore

    LB
    5'10" 200 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2023Junior

    LB
    5'10" 200 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2024Senior

    LB
    5'10" 200 lbs
    29