Carter comes from a long line of football players, beginning with his grandfather Ray, who played running back at Youngstown State. Ray was elected to the YSU Hall of Fame in 1997.

Carter’s father and two uncles played college football. His father was a wide receiver at Ohio State, and his uncles Raymond and John played at Notre Dame and Western Kentucky, respectively.

Carter was a multi-sport athlete in high school, earning first-team All-District honors for as a catcher and first basemen for his high school baseball team.

On the football side, Carter won a state championship as a junior and was named the Metro Defensive Player of the Year and earned All-State, All-District and All-Conference honors in his senior season.

Two NFL Draft analysts think Carter can develop into an impact player.

“He is smart, strong and very active. He might never be a full-time starter, but he will give a team value as a rotational three-technique (even fronts) or five-technique”While he doesn’t have jarring rush production, he might be a more talented pass rusher than run defender on the pro level, thanks to his bull rush and lateral quickness. Carter has the ability to become a good rotational piece in a 4-3 scheme,” NFL Network Draft analyst Lance Zierlein wrote.