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Ht/Wt
5'
9"
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189 lbs.
Class
Senior
Hometown
St. George,
Utah
Last School
Dixie High School
Roster Years
2010 | 2012-2015
Career Summary
Nate Carter came to BYU after playing one season at College of the Desert in California. He was a two-time All-State recruit from Dixie High School in St. George, Utah. Carter earned letterman honors as a junior and senior and played in a total of 19 games during his career. He tallied a total of 439 rushing yards with a career-long 70-yard run for a touchdown against Wagner in 2015. As a running back he contributed to BYU's 25-14 record during the 2013-2015 seasons. In 2016, Carter was named National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society. See the season summary tabs below and the recognition and stats tabs for more details.
Personal
- Parents are Bruce and Janeal
- Majoring in recreation management with a minor in Chinese
- Has four brothers and sisters
- Served an LDS mission to Taiwan
Before BYU
- Played one season for the College of the Desert in Palm Desert, CA
- Prepped at Dixie High School
- First Team All-State two years
- All-Region three years
- Also lettered in wrestling and baseball
- Three-time First Team All-State in baseball
- 2005 State Champion in baseball
- Two-time State Champion in wrestling
- Also recruited by Boise State, Utah, Colorado, Utah State and SUU
Mission
- Taipei
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2012
- Member of the scout team
Sophmore Year
2013
- Got his first carry as a Cougar vs Idaho State
Junior Year
2014
- Notched a career-high 12.4 yards per carry in home loss to Nevada
- Chipped in 55 yards rushing on seven carries with a career-long rush of 31 yards in the win over UNLV
- Played in eight games
- Earned letterman honors as a junior
- Recorded career-highs in carries with 20 and rushing yards with 116 while scoring the first touchdown of his career against Savannah State
Senior Year
2015
- Named to 2016 NFF Hampshire Honor Society
- A 70-yard run for the touchdown against Wagner was the longest in his career
- Finished the season with 148 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 37 carries
- Earned letterman honors as a senior, playing in nine games
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
2010
- Member of the scout team
Medical Redshirt Year
2010
- Football | Nov, 21
BYU rolls Fresno State 52-10 for undefeated home season
- ImageFootball | Oct, 24
Cougars cruise past Seahawks 70-6
- ImageFootball | Sep, 17
Up Close with Nate Carter
- ImageFootball | Sep, 17
Up Close with Nate Carter
- ImageFootball | Aug, 10
Cougars continue with second practice of fall camp
- ImageFootball | Apr, 03
Spring practice finishes with alumni day scrimmage
- ImageFootball | Mar, 27
Carter and Blackmon shine during spring scrimmage
- ImageFootball | Mar, 25
Offense gets last word in before scrimmage
- ImageFootball | Dec, 18
Fua in quiet pursuit
- ImageFootball | Nov, 22
Stewart, Carter help Cougars roll Tigers on Senior Day
- ImageFootball | Oct, 19
Cougars fall short to Nevada in the homecoming game 42-35
- ImageFootball | Aug, 02
BYU runs practice for the public
- ImageFootball | Apr, 04
BYU wraps up spring practice with Alumni Day