Michael Carter, the North Carolina RB, sits at No. 86 on the consensus board across 22 public boards. The tier model reads him as a role player — 3% elite, 24% starter.
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Complementary back with adequate size, toughness and athletic ability.”
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “He plays with good burst and could be a very good fit for an outside-zone scheme where he can one-cut downhill and get into space.”
Athleticism
NFL Network's Bucky Brooks: “Carter put on a show at the Senior Bowl, flashing an all-around game that could make him an explosive weapon as a change-of-pace back.”
Role and scheme fit
The archetype rules read him as a rotational-RB.
Sources · 4 · quotes 2
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- Lance Zierlein, NFL.com
- Bucky Brooks, NFL Network
- Lance Zierlein, nfl_com_zierlein
- Bucky Brooks, nflcom_bucky_brooks
“…Complementary back with adequate size, toughness and athletic ability. He's at his best when running off-tackle and working behind and setting up lead blocks. While he has crisp feet for quick cuts and directional change, he displays somewhat average creativity and instincts in eluding linebackers and safeties who fit up into positioning between the tackles. He plays with good burst and could be a very good fit for a…”
“…Carter put on a show at the Senior Bowl, flashing an all-around game that could make him an explosive weapon as a change-of-pace back.…”
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