RECRUITING UPDATE West Virginia has offered a transfer portal DB

[Vernon]

Rhode Island defensive back Antonio Carter has received an offer from West Virginia.

Carter spent two years at Rhode Island racking up 105 tackles, 2 sacks and an interception during that time. Redshirted during his first season and would have two years left at his next stop. A native of Orlando that has experience in the defensive secondary and has already been attracting a long list of offers.

 

[Vernon]

2022 (Redshirt Sophomore)

• Started all 11 games
• Finished fourth on the team with 60 tackles
• Had 4.5 tackles for loss, one sack, one interception and 10 pass break ups
• Had four tackles, one sack, one forced fumble and two pass break ups against UAlbany (11/19)
• Recorded eight tackles and one pass break up at New Hampshire (11/12)
• Had six tackles and one pass break up against Maine (11/5)
• Recorded four tackles and one fumble recovery at William & Mary (10/29)
• Had four tackles, including one for loss, at Monmouth (10/22)
• Made five stops and broke up two passes against Elon (10/15)
• Recorded five tackles, one interception, one pass break up, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery against Brown (10/1)
• Had four tackles and one pass break up at Pitt (9/24)
• Recorded seven tackles against Delaware (9/17)
• Made five stops and broke up one pass at Bryant (9/10)
• Had seven tackles, including one tackle for loss, at Stony Brook (9/1)

2021 (Redshirt Freshman)

• Appeared in all 11 games, making 10 starts
• Finished the season with 52 tackles, one sack, seven pass break ups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery
• Had three tackles and two pass break ups at Elon (11/20)
• Made one stop against New Hampshire (11/13)
• Had six tackles and one pass break up at Massachusetts (11/6)
• Made six tackles and broke up one pass against Maine (10/30)
• Had three tackles at Villanova (10/23)
• Made seven tackles and broke up one pass at Towson (10/16)
• Had four tackles against No. 10/9 Delaware (10/9)
• Made four tackles against Stony Brook (10/2)
• Had six tackles, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one pass break up at Brown (9/18)
• Had five tackles, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one pass break up at Brown (9/18)
• Made five stops and broke up one pass at UAlbany (9/11)
• Had six tackles and one sack against Bryant (9/4)

2020-21 (Redshirt Freshman)

• Had two tackles against No. 9 Delaware (3/27)
• Recorded the first interception of his career and added one tackle at No. 18/19 Albany (3/20)
• Had four tackles at No. 6 Villanova (3/13)

2019 (Freshman)

• Appeared in three games on defense and special teams/Redshirted
• Made his collegiate debut against Merrimack (11/2)

Before Rhode Island

• A team captain for Oak Ridge as a senior
• Earned Second-Team All-Metro honors in 2018
• Won his team's Hard Hat Award as a junior, and the Pioneer GPA Award as a senior
• A three-year letter winner with the program

Personal

• Born Jan. 31, 2001
• Son of Tiffany and Antonio Carter
• Has two sisters, Janiah and Destini
• His father, Antonio, was a student-athlete at Glenville State
• Had offers from Wagner, Fordham and Gardner-Webb
• Chose Rhode Island because of the nice campus, good academics and the great competition in CAA Football
• Enjoys video games, music, animals and shoes
• Favorite athlete is LeBron James
• Favorite team is the 49ers
• Christian
• Was a member of the National Honor Society
• Majoring in Biology and hopes to become a doctor