2010 Football Roster
Roster
David Carter
- Position:
- Defensive Tackle
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 301
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Fontana, CA
- High School:
- Kaiser
2010 - Started all 12 games ... Third on the team with his 3.5 sacks and tied for third with his 5.0 tackles for loss ... His 41 tackles ranked first among the defensive linemen and tied for fifth on the team ... Made his first career start versus Kansas State and had five tackles, 0.5 sacks ... Credited with four stops, one for loss, vs. Stanford ... Had one tackle versus Houston ... Recorded two tackles at Texas ... Made five tackles, including 3.0 sacks for 18 yards against WSU ... Had four stops at Cal ... Not credited with a tackle at Oregon ... Made a career-best eight tackles and forced a fumble against Arizona ... Did not record a tackle against Oregon State ... Collected six tackles at Washington ... Made two stops at Arizona State ... Totaled four tackles, 0.5 for loss, against USC ... Defensive winner of UCLA's Kenneth S. Washington Award for Outstanding Senior.
2009 - Made key contributions as a reserve lineman, appearing in all 13 games ... Named co-defensive winner of UCLA's Captain Don Brown Memorial Award for Most Improved Player ... Was not credited with a tackle in the opener versus San Diego St. ... Made four tackles at Tennessee, including one sack ... He occupied the offensive linemen so linebackers could stop the Vols on fourth-and-goal at the two-yard line to preserve the win ... Totaled two tackles against Kansas St. with one sack ... Had one pass defense against Oregon ... Registered one tackle versus Cal ... Made one tackle at Oregon St. ... Broke up a pass at Washington St. ... Saw brief action against ASU ... Made one tackle assist at USC.
2008 - Appeared in all 12 games as a reserve defensive lineman and special teams performer ... Credited with 13 tackles, including a tackle for loss ... Had two tackles-each in games against Washington St., Oregon and Stanford ... Made three tackles at Cal ... Had one stop in games against Oregon St. and Washington ... Made two stops at Arizona St., including a tackle for loss.
2007 - Saw action in three games during the season ... In the first game of his career at Washington St., he tallied one tackle assist and was credited with 0.5 tackles for a loss ... Had a tackle for a loss after he recorded a sack at Arizona ... Against Oregon, he had one solo tackle.
2006 - Did not see action in his first year in the program.
HIGH SCHOOL - Lettered in football at Henry J. Kaiser HS in Fontana, CA for coach Dick Bruich ... Three-star selection by rivals.com ... Three-star pick by scout.com ... Ranked No. 49 among defensive ends by scout.com ... Made 69 tackles, with seven sacks and nine deflected passes in 13 games as a senior ... Named first-team All-San Bernardino County by the Riverside Press-Enterprise ... All-League selection as a defensive end ... Served as team captain and helped lead team to a 10-3 record as a senior ... Also lettered in track and field for coach Noves ... Was a member of the high school debate team.
PERSONAL - Full Name: David H. Carter, Jr. ... Born: December 10, 1987 in Los Angeles, CA ... Parents: David and LaGenia Carter ... Has one brother, Christopher, and one sister, Sadia ... Admires the play of the NFL's Jason Taylor ... Hobbies include lifting weights ... History and Science are his favorite classes ... Director's Honor Roll in Fall 2006 and Winter 2010 ... Relative, Carol Davis, also attended UCLA ... History major.
Statistics
Tackles
Year | TT | T-AT | Sacks | TFL | INT |
2007 | 3 | 2-1 | 1.0-1 | 1.5-2 | 0 |
2008 | 13 | 8-5 | 0-0 | 1.0-2 | 0 |
2009 | 9 | 5-4 | 2.0-17 | 2.0-17 | 0 |
2010 | 41 | 27-14 | 3.5-22 | 5.0-24 | 0 |
Totals | 66 | 42-24 | 6.5-40 | 9.5-45 | 0 |
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 8 vs. Arizona, 2010
Sacks: 3.0 vs. WSU, 2010
Tackles for Loss: 1.0 multiple times, last vs. Stanford, 2010
