2021 Football Roster
Roster
Ethan Carde
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 315
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Valrico, Fla.
- High School:
- Bloomingdale
2022 SEASON (SENIOR)
Appeared in 12 games as a reserve on the offensive line during final season as a Red Raider … missed only the regular-season finale against Oklahoma … able to serve as a backup at the tackle spots as well as at guard throughout the season … utilized heavily as part of Texas Tech’s field goal protection unit … elected to enter the transfer portal following the season for his final year of eligibility ... … AWARDS AND HONORS: recognized on the Academic All-Big 12 second team.
2021 SEASON (JUNIOR)
Key reserve on the offensive line as a junior … saw action in seven games while making two starts in road games at West Virginia (10/2) and Kansas (10/16), both wins … credited with playing in 275 snaps, grading out at 54.4 overall by Pro Football Focus … inserted into the starting rotation at right guard against the Mountaineers before moving back to the outside at left tackle in his start at Kansas … the Red Raiders rushed for 244 yards in the win over the Jayhawks, their second-highest total of the season … Kansas was also limited to only one sack and 4.0 tackles for loss by the Red Raider offensive line … came off the bench to see time against Florida International (9/18), Texas (9/25), TCU (10/9), Kansas State (10/23) and at Oklahoma (10/30) … missed the final three games of the regular-season due to injury … able to return for practices leading up the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.
2020 SEAS0N (SOPHOMORE)
Appeared in all 10 games with seven starts in his debut season as a Red Raider … was the starter at left tackle for each of the first seven games of the season … part of a Texas Tech offensive line that allowed only 1.60 sacks per game … the Red Raiders closed the season ranked 30th nationally and third in the Big 12 for the category … the unit also closed the year averaging only 5.40 tackles for a loss per game, which ranked second in the league.
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
Spent his first collegiate season at Coffeyville Community College in Kansas … played only one season at Coffeyville, appearing in eight games on the offensive line … listed as a three-star prospect according to 247Sports … ranked as the No. 18 junior college offensive tackle in the country by the publication.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Bloomingdale High School in Valrico, Fla. … key member of the offensive line throughout his prep career … actually threw for a touchdown from his spot on the offensive line via a trick play … had offers from the likes of Southern Miss, Florida Atlantic and Bowling Green in high school.
PERSONAL
Ethan Carde … son of Scott and Kristin Carde … has an older brother, Dalton … father is a University of Florida graduate, while his mother earned her degree from the University of Central Florida … brother also played football collegiately at the University of Central Florida … a sport management major at Texas Tech.
