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Jersey Number 7
Terrance Carter Jr.
- Position:
- Tight End
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Killeen, Texas
- High School:
- Harker Heights
CAREER HONORS
2026 SEASON (SENIOR)
2025 SEASON (JUNIOR)
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
- All-Big 12 Second Team (2025, Jr.)
- Second-Team Midseason DCTF All-Texas CFB Team (2025, Jr.)
- Shrine Bowl 1000 (2025, Jr.)
- Preseason Athlon All-Big 12 fourth team (2025, Jr.)
- All-Sun Belt first team (2024, So.)
2026 SEASON (SENIOR)
- Heads into his senior season as a potential NFL selection following a strong debut in Texas Tech’s high-scoring offense … ranks as the leading returning tight end for receiving yards from a year ago.
2025 SEASON (JUNIOR)
- Regarded as one of the top tight ends in the country during first season as a Red Raider … appeared in 13 of 14 games overall, missing only the Oklahoma State game (10/25) midway through Big 12 play … started in 12 of those games, with the lone exception being versus Kansas.
- Among the top pass-catching tight ends in the country due to his ability to spread a defense in the slot or in a usual tight end position … caught 55 passes for 624 yards and five touchdowns on the season, finishing second on the team for receptions and fourth for both receiving yards and receiving touchdowns … marked the most receiving yards by a Red Raider tight end since Jace Amaro set an NCAA record in 2013 … added two carries for 24 yards on the ground as well.
- One of four Red Raiders with at least 600 receiving yards, the most for Texas Tech in a single season since the 2016 campaign … marked only the sixth time in program history the Red Raiders had four players with 600 or more receiving yards … joined on that list by wide receivers Caleb Douglas (846), Reggie Virgil (705) and Coy Eakin (637).
- Caught at least one pass in 12 of his 13 games played and had three or more receptions in 10 of those contests … lone game without a catch came in Texas Tech’s lone regular-season loss at Arizona State (10/18) … had 23 of his receptions go for at least 10 yards with 12 of those for 20-plus yards and three for 30 yards.
- AWARDS AND HONORS: an All-Big 12 second team selection by the conference coaches … marked the second-consecutive year a Red Raider tight end had been named to the All-Big 12 first or second team (Jalin Conyers, 2024) … recognized prior to the season for his pro potential as part of the Shrine Bowl 1,000 list.
- IN NCAA RANKINGS: ranked fifth in the FBS for receiving yards among tight ends, trailing only Vanderbilt’s Eli Stowers (769), Houston’s Tanner Koziol (727), Baylor’s Michael Trigg (694) and Ole Miss’ Dae’Quan Wright (635) … was fourth among tight ends for receptions behind only Koziol (74), Stowers (62) and New Mexico’s Dorian Thomas (56).
- IN BIG 12 RANKINGS: ended the year ranked 10th in the league for total receptions (55), 13th for receptions per game (4.2) and 19th for total receiving yards (624) … among tight ends only, ranked second in the conference for receptions behind Houston’s Tanner Koziol, who led the league with 74 catches … was third in the conference for receiving yards among tight ends, trailing both Koziol (727) and Baylor’s Michael Trigg (694).
- SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: xxxx
- Found the end zone twice in his Red Raider debut as part of three catches for 42 yards in the season-opening win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff … both touchdowns came in the first quarter on 21-yard and 9-yard passes from Behren Morton, giving the Red Raiders an early 23-0 lead … marked the first multi-touchdown performance of his career.
- All five of his touchdown receptions came in the first half of the regular season … followed with only one catch against Kent State (9/6) but it went for a season-long 50 yards in the win … tackled at the 3-yard line, setting up a Reggie Virgil touchdown pass the next play to give the Red Raiders a 48-0 lead at the half … marked the second-longest reception thus far in his career.
- Recorded his lone 100-yard outing of the season and the third of his career to close non-conference play versus Oregon State (9/13) … caught six passes for 102 yards and a touchdown as one of three Red Raiders with 100-yard receiving performances … joined by Coy Eakin (123) and J’Koby Williams (116) to become the first Red Raider trio to eclipse 100 receiving yards since 2014 when Jakeem Grant, Bradley Marquez and DeAndre Washington did so versus Baylor at AT&T Stadium … touchdown came via a 23-yard connection with Behren Morton to start the second half, pushing the Red Raiders’ lead to 35-0 at the time.
- Began Big 12 play with seven catches for 49 yards and a touchdown at Utah (9/20) … broke the game open for the Red Raiders by hauling in a 24-yard fade down the left side from Will Hammond to take a 20-10 lead with 8:29 remaining in regulation … set up a Stone Harrington 58-yard field goal just before halftime with a 11-yard reception over the middle … converted a 3rd-and-5 late in the fourth quarter to set up Cameron Dickey’s 24-yard touchdown run that sealed the victory.
- Limited to only three catches for 26 yards in the win at Houston (10/4) and three receptions for 28 yards versus Kansas … performance versus Kansas featured his final touchdown catch of the season, which came on a 21-yard pass from Behren Morton on Texas Tech’s second drive of the game … the Red Raiders took a 15-0 lead on the touchdown.
- Bounced back from no catches at Arizona State by hauling in four receptions for 81 yards at Kansas State (11/1) … had catches of 30 and 38 yards in the win, with both leading to scoring drives … followed with four catches for 41 yards the next week versus BYU (11/8) and two receptions for 13 yards versus UCF (11/15) … also carried once for 12 yards to set up a touchdown in the win over the Knights.
- Set a career high with 10 catches in the regular-season finale at West Virginia (11/29) … nearly found the end zone on Texas Tech’s opening possession before his 27-yard gain was stopped at the 1-yard line … the Red Raiders scored a play later for an early 7-0 lead … had three catches for 49 yards on the opening drive alone en route to recording his entire receiving total prior to halftime.
- Hauled in a needed two-point conversion in the Edward Jones Big 12 Championship win over BYU (12/6) to give the Red Raiders a 21-7 lead late in the third quarter … added three catches for 22 yards in the victory … came close to matching his career high for receptions in the Edward Jones Big 12 Championship versus Oregon (1/1), finishing with nine catches for 72 yards … gave the Red Raiders some hope in the loss to the Ducks with a 24-yard catch to close the third quarter, setting up the Red Raiders inside the Oregon 10-yard line at only a 13-0 deficit.
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
- Spent first three seasons of collegiate career with the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns in Lafayette, La. … played in 26 career games and made 15 starts at Louisiana … considered one of the nation’s top tight ends in the transfer portal prior to signing with Texas Tech.
- Combined for 76 receptions, 944 receiving yards and seven receiving touchdowns over 25 games the previous two seasons (2023-24) ... bulk of yardage came during a breakout sophomore season in 2024 … appeared in only one game as a true freshman in 2022 … combined for 990 offensive snaps over his three seasons at Louisiana according to Pro Football Focus.
- 2024 SEASON (SOPHOMORE at LOUISIANA): started all 13 games during his sophomore year at Louisiana ... did not participate in Ragin' Cajuns bowl game … tabbed to the All-Sun Belt first team in first season as the Rajin' Cajuns starting tight end … ranked second on the team in receptions (48), receiving yards (689), receiving touchdowns (4) and receiving yards per game (53.0).
- Led all Sun Belt tight ends in receiving yards and receiving yards per game … owned the seventh-most receiving yards by a tight end in the FBS and the eighth-most receiving yards per game … had 404 yards after the catch, the fourth-most among FBS tight ends.
- Owned the fifth-best receiving grade (89.2) among all FBS tight ends according to Pro Football Focus … caught 77.4 percent of his 62 targets, according to Pro Football Focus, which ranked as the fourth-best percentage among tight ends who were targeted 60 or more times … credited with 653 offensive snaps by the publication, which awarded him an 82.5 overall offensive grade.
- Started the season with three receptions for 35 yards and a touchdown against Grambling (8/31) … recorded three catches for 17 yards at Kennesaw State (9/7) the next week ... had four receptions for 79 yards and a touchdown versus Tulane (9/21) ... recorded one reception for 14 yards at Wake Forest (9/28) ... had a season-high seven receptions for 64 yards at Southern Miss (10/5).
- Notched his first career 100-yard receiving performance versus Appalachian State (10/12) with a four-catch, 107-yard game that included a Rajin' Cajun season-long 74-yard touchdown reception ... matched season-high of seven receptions at Coastal Carolina (10/19) with a season-best 149 receiving yards and one touchdown ... the contest included second-longest catch of the season, a 59-yard gain.
- Followed with four catches for 46 yards at Texas State (10/29) ... had three catches for 47 yards versus Arkansas State (11/9) ... recorded five receptions and 41 yards against South Alabama (11/16) ... had five receptions for 63 yards versus Troy (11/23) ... had two catches for 27 yards at ULM (11/30) ... did not record a catch in final game against Marshall in the Sun Belt title game (12/7).
- 2023 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN at LOUISIANA): appeared in 12 games as a redshirt freshman with starts against Georgia State (Oct. 21) and Arkansas State (Nov. 4) … caught 28 passes for 255 yards and three touchdowns in first full season … recorded at least one catch in 11 of 12 games played during the season.
- Opened year with two receptions for season-high 42 yards against Northwestern State (Sept. 2) … had season-long 35-yard grab and added a 30-yard kick return for Cajuns against their in-state opponent … caught season-high five passes against Arkansas State (Nov. 4) … caught touchdown passes in games against UAB (Sept. 16), Georgia State (Oct. 21) and Troy (Nov. 18) … caught 22 passes over his final seven games of the season … added three receptions in games against South Alabama (Oct. 28), Southern Miss (Nov. 9), ULM (Nov. 25) and Jacksonville State (Dec. 16).
- 2022 SEASON (FRESHMAN at LOUISIANA): redshirt season … made collegiate debut in season-opener against Southeastern Louisiana, his lone appearance on the season.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Harker Heights High School in Killeen, Texas … dynamic offensive weapon who made the switch from quarterback to tight end during prep career … move ultimately helped generate his recruiting profile, landing him an early offer from Louisiana.
- Named the District 12-6A Offensive Most Valuable Player as a senior after catching 23 passes for 330 yards and six touchdowns … previously caught 34 passes for 555 yards and six touchdowns as a junior … also completed 21 of 36 passes for 246 yards and two passing touchdowns as a junior in 2020.
- Listed as a three-star prospect by 247Sports as part of the 2022 class … ranked as the No. 83 tight end in the country and No. 183 among prospects from the state of Texas by the publication.
PERSONAL
- Terrance Carter Jr. ... born and raised in Killeen, Texas ... mother is CoQuece Jenkins ... father is Terrance Carter Sr … has two younger siblings, Jayden and Kellen … teammates call him "T.C."
- An explore STEM major at Texas Tech.
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