Career
3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD | Havoc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Vanderbilt#64 · 3-5 | 3 | 9% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt#11 · 10-3 | 13 | 46% | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt#50 · 7-6 | 10 | 16% | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Dontae Carter's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Dontae Carter's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 |  Austin Peay | W 28–9 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2 |  Delaware | W 35–26 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 3 |  NC State | W 35–31 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 4 | @ Auburn | L 15–21 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 5 | @ Georgia | L 14–38 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 6 |  Ole Miss | L 17–52 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 7 |  Arkansas | L 21–31 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 8 | @ Kentucky | L 17–34 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2026 · 3 games | 2.7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 3 | 3629th / 5664 |
| Solo | 2 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
| Kick returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 1 | — |
| Yards | 14 | — |
| Average | 14 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 14 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Austin Peay | 46 | ~14 (0–43) | 1 | 30% |
| Wk 3 · NC State | 78 | ~24 (0–40) | 1 | 31% |
| Wk 6 · Ole Miss | 65 | ~10 (0–31) | 1 | 15% |
| Season | 519 | 48 (7–63) | 3 | 9% |
Position Room
21 DBs on the Vanderbilt roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | CJ Heard | S | JR | 62 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Ricardo Jones | S | JR | 36 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 |
| 25 | Mason Lewis | S | FR | 33 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 |
| 21 | Davin Chandler | S | SO | 22 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 2 |
| 26 | Cayden Daniels | CB | SO | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Martel Hight | CB | SR | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Jordan Matthews | CB | SR | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 9 | Jalen Gilbert | S | SR | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 3 | Carson Lawrence | S | SO | 6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 1 | Dontae Carter | S | JR | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 12 | Vanzale Hinton | S | SO | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 14 | Jailen Ruth | S | JR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 0 | Cobey Sellers | CB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Jaylin Lackey | CB | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Jaylin Davies | CB | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Bradley Brown | S | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Thomas Jones | S | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Jeremy Garner II | CB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | Payne Daniel | S | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | Blaine McClure | CB | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | Mustafa Dannett | CB | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Vanderbilt depth chart →