TE1 or Scheme-Dependent? Breaking Down Terrance Carter Jr.'s NFL Draft Ceiling
Locked On NFL Draft on YouTube · Jul 30
TE · Texas Tech · 6'2" · 245 lb
Consensus #85 · Possible starter (pre-combine)
From consensus rank and position against 20 years of careers; testing and Burst join after the combine.
TEs ranked 81–90 (he's #85) have usually gone in the middle-half range of picks 69–118, with a median of 86. From 21 drafted players in the 2016-2026 drafts, by CFBD pre-draft rank (±10).
TE1 or Scheme-Dependent? Breaking Down Terrance Carter Jr.'s NFL Draft Ceiling
Locked On NFL Draft on YouTube · Jul 30
#85 in the week of Sep 21. The chart starts next week.
After the combine
Burst grades his athletic testing against every player at his position since 2000, on a 0 to 10 scale.
| Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Texas Tech | 24 | 274 | 11.4 | 4 |
| 2025 Texas Tech | 55 | 624 | 11.3 | 5 |
| 2024 Louisiana | 48 | 689 | 14.4 | 4 |
| 2023 Louisiana | 28 | 255 | 9.1 | 3 |
| Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 vs Abilene Christian | 3 | 28 | 0 | 19 |
| Wk 3 vs Houston |
Texas Tech Football vs. West Virginia: Highlights | 2026
Texas Tech Red Raiders on YouTube · 3d
Texas Tech Football vs. Arizona: Highlights (W 34-26)| 10.31.2026
Texas Tech Red Raiders on YouTube · Oct 31
Texas Tech Football: Game Highlights @ Colorado | 10.03.2026
Texas Tech Red Raiders on YouTube · Oct 4
#8 Texas Tech vs. Cincinnati Extended Highlights | 2026 Monster Energy Big 12 Football
Big 12 Conference on YouTube · Oct 25
Texas Tech Football vs. Arizona State: Game Highlights (W 53-25) | 10.17.2026
Texas Tech Red Raiders on YouTube · Oct 17
Texas Tech Football: Game Highlights vs Sam Houston | 9.26.2026
Texas Tech Red Raiders on YouTube · Sep 26
Texas Tech Football vs. UWV 11.07.2026 Terrance Carter Touchdown 2
Texas Tech Red Raiders on YouTube · 3d
Texas Tech Football vs. UWV 11.07.2026 Terrance Carter Touchdown
Texas Tech Red Raiders on YouTube · 3d
Texas Tech Football vs. Arizona: Terrance Carter TD | 10.31.2026
Texas Tech Red Raiders on YouTube · Oct 31
Texas Tech Football vs. ASU: Terrance Carter Touchdown | 10.17.2026
Texas Tech Red Raiders on YouTube · Oct 17
Texas Tech Football: Terrance Carter TD | 8.26.26
Texas Tech Red Raiders on YouTube · Aug 26
Texas Tech Football: Terrance Carter TD (Scrimmage 1) | 8.15.26
Texas Tech Red Raiders on YouTube · Aug 15
TE1 or Scheme-Dependent? Breaking Down Terrance Carter Jr.'s NFL Draft Ceiling
Locked On NFL Draft on YouTube · Jul 30
Terrance Carter Jr., Texas Tech Breakdown | Top-10 TEs in College Football
Preferred Walk-On: A College Football Show on YouTube · May 12
Texas Tech Football: Terrance Carter Jr. Media Availability | Nov. 3, 2026
Texas Tech Red Raiders on YouTube · Nov 3
Texas Tech Football: Howard Sampson, Terrance Carter Jr. Media Availability | Oct. 13, 2026
Texas Tech Red Raiders on YouTube · Oct 13
Texas Tech Football: Terrance Carter & John Curry Postgame Presser | 10.03.2026
Texas Tech Red Raiders on YouTube · Oct 4
Big 12 Media Day Interviews with Texas Tech's Brice Pollock & Terrance Carter Jr. | Big 12 Today
Big 12 Conference on YouTube · Aug 12
Texas Tech Football: Terrance Carter Jr Media Availability (Preseason Practice No. 6) | 8.11.26
Texas Tech Red Raiders on YouTube · Aug 11
Terrance Carter Jr. Interview at 2026 Monster Energy Big 12 Football Media Days
Big 12 Conference on YouTube · Jul 7
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Burst
After the combineTerrance Carter Jr. gets a Burst score once he tests at the combine or his pro day. Burst grades each test against every TE at the combine since 2000, where 5.0 is average for the position and 10 is the best ever. Each area is the average of its tests. Size-adjusted weighs speed against body weight. With fewer than 5 combine tests, pro day results fill the tests he skipped; timed pro day drills (40, shuttle, 3-cone) aren't scored yet.
D.J. Williams
TE · Arkansas · 2011 draft, #141
Similar production and size · 90% match
Aaron Hernandez
TE · Florida · 2010 draft, #113
Similar production and size · 70% match
Irv Smith Jr.
TE · Alabama · 2019 draft, #50
Similar production and size · 65% match
Built from our own data: size, Burst testing and college production against drafted players since 2006, and how their NFL careers went. A comp isn't a forecast.
When college and NFL outlets mention him, the headline, the source, the time and a link to the original show here.
Example
“Terrance Carter Jr. leads the way in a road win” · ESPN College Football · 2h
Jot down what you see in a player. Only you can read your notes.
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“Late hands on contested balls, but wins every release.”
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| 34 |
| 0 |
| 21 |
| Wk 5 at Colorado | 8 | 67 | 1 | 15 |
| Wk 7 vs Arizona State | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Wk 8 at Cincinnati | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 |
| Wk 9 vs Arizona | 3 | 42 | 1 | 24 |
| Wk 10 vs West Virginia | 4 | 81 | 2 | 30 |
College stats courtesy of CollegeFootballData.com.