Kam Carter

Photo by: Pete Madia/Pitt Athletics

Position:
DL
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Height:
6-4
Weight:
295
Hometown:
Germantown, Md.
High School:
Gaithersburg

2017: Played in nine games as a reserve defensive tackle...had eight tackles, 1.5 TFLs and a fumble recovery on the year...had a season-high two tackles in three separate games (Oklahoma State, Rice and NC State)...recovered a fumble at Duke.

PRIOR TO PITT: Coveted junior-college defensive tackle who compiled 36 tackles, 6.5 TFLs, two sacks, three PBUs and one interception during the 2016 season under East Mississippi C.C. coach Buddy Stephens…helped EMCC to an 11-1 record, including a 27-17 win over Kilgore College in the Mississippi Bowl, and a No. 2 ranking in the final NJCAA Top 20 poll…EMCC also claimed the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) State/Region 23 championship and MACJC North Division regular-season title…Carter spent the 2015 season as a redshirt at Penn State…was a highly regarded prospect at Gaithersburg (Md.) High School…rated the country’s No. 8 defensive end, No. 58 overall prospect and the top player in Maryland by Scout…rated the nation’s No. 11 “athlete” and Maryland’s No. 4 overall prospect by Rivals…filled diverse roles for Gaithersburg coach Kreg Kephart, playing quarterback, tight end and defensive end…was a two-year team captain for Gaithersburg.

PERSONAL: Kamonte Marques Carter, born 3/3/97, is the son of Aaron and Andrea Carter…has two brothers, Kevon and Trevon, and two sisters, Iyannah and Maliyah...enrolled in the College of General Studies.