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Jersey Number 12
Ajani Carter
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- North Shore HS
- Prev School:
- Utah State
Bio
As a Senior (2024)
Prior to Houston
Personal
- Played 11 games in his lone season for Houston
- Tied for third on the team with three pass breakups
- 453 snaps played – 360 on defense and 92 special teams
- 30+ snaps in all 11 of his games played
- One-or-no receptions allowed in six of 11 games
- Did not allow a reception on three targets at #15/13 Oklahoma (Sept. 7)
- Season-best 78.4 coverage grade vs. Baylor (Nov. 23)
- UH honorary game captain vs. Rice (Sept. 14)
Prior to Houston
- Did not compete during 2023 season
- Spent four seasons (2019-22) at Utah State
- 856 defensive snaps across four seasons
- 40 career games played
- Career: 108 tackles, four interceptions and six passes defended
- Combined 2021-22 totals: 4 INTs, 6 passes defended, 3 forced fumbles + 4.0 TFLs
- One of five Group of Five players with the above stat line
- Started nine games and played 10 at cornerback in 2022
- 90.8 run defense grade (PFF) during 2022 ranked second nationally among all corners
- 82.6 tackling grade (PFF) during 2022 ranked second in Mountain West Conference
- 44.0 tackles during 2022 ranked fourth among MWC corners
- Played 13 games during 2021
- 2021 defensive snaps: 88 in box, 70 at corner, 43 on d-line and 42 at free safety
- Also played 220 special teams snaps
- Three picks over his first seven games of 2021 season
- Three interceptions on season ranked fourth in MWC and tops on team
- Seven tackles vs. No. 19 San Diego State in 2021 MWC Championship Game
- Transitioned from wide receiver to safety during 2020 season
- Appeared in five games with 60 of 72 snaps on special teams
- Began career on special teams and as reserve wide receiver during 2019
- 214 snaps with 180 on special teams during 2019
- Three-star recruit by 247Sports
- Two-year letterwinner at wide receiver for North Shore
- Career: 33 receptions for 495 yards and seven touchdowns
- Started all 16 games as a senior
- Texas All-District 21-6A as a senior
- 24 receptions for 426 yards (17.7 ypr) and six touchdowns as a senior
- Caught game-winning 45-yard TD pass as time expired in Texas Class 6A DI title game
- Reception lifted team to 41-36 win vs. then-undefeated Duncanville
- MaxPreps tabbed 16-0 Mustangs as top high school football team in the country
- USA Today Sports ranked North Shore as No. 2 in the nation at end of season
- Played baseball and competed in track and field team
- Helped 4x200-meter relay team win 2018 state championship
Personal
- Nickname: AJ
- Hobbies: owning and showing horses
- Dream job outside of football: owning ranch and homestead
- Something most people don’t know: he rode bulls
- Hidden talent: training and riding horses
- His cousin, William Jackson III, was standout defensive back at UH
- Chose UH because it’s his hometown team
- One word to describe himself on the field: aggressive
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: crabs
- Biggest motivation for working hard: his son
- Highlight of his life thus far: having his first son
- Best advice: just earn everything in life
- Most memorable athletic accomplishment: committing to UH
- Unique fact: doesn’t like chocolate
Postgame Press Conference: Football at Rice
Saturday, September 06
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Stephen F. Austin
Friday, August 29
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews SFA
Monday, August 25
Camp Availability: Head Coach Willie Fritz
Monday, August 04
