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Position: OLB
Class: 2011 Big Board
Year: Senior
Hometown: Havelock, NC
Date of Birth: 02/19/88
Height: 6013
Weight: 243
40 T: 4.65
Projection: 2nd Round
Ordering: 62
Skinny: His read/react instincts and explosiveness allows Carter to blow up plays. He also was disruptive on special teams, leading the nation with a remarkable five blocked kicks. Carter returned to Raleigh to improve his all-around game and become a more complete player defending the pass, stuffing the run and applying pressure on the quarterback.
SCOUT'S TAKE
The senior outside linebacker plays for perhaps the most talented front seven in all of college football, one that may feature, including Carter, four first-round picks in next year’s draft. Carter has to make enough big plays while staying within his defensive scheme to make sure that he is not considered the fourth wheel. Not an easy task. Quite often in the NFL the Defensive Rookie of the Year is a linebacker; athletically gifted linebackers who played in a pro-style defense in college can have a very smooth transition to the pros. The next in line for this honor may be Carter, a prototypical outside linebacker in UNC’s Butch Davis-led defense. If Carter can emerge from his senior season without being overshadowed by his teammates or pigeonholed as a cover-2 weak side linebacker due to his size, his draft stock could explode. It would not surprise the Draft Bible to see Carter end up in the top 20 of next year’s draft due to his previous game film, athleticism, instincts and sheer force of will.
NEWS
12/17/10 - North Carolina announced today that star LB Bruce Carter, a first-round prospect for the 2011 draft, will miss the team’s bowl game after undergoing reconstructive surgery to repair a torn ACL. Carter, a Butkus Award finalist this year, had been considered to be a potential top 15-20 pick at the upcoming draft, but now likely will not be available for the combine or pro day work-out schedule. Carter, in fact, was one of two veteran Tar Heels to undergo surgery this week as senior OG Alan Pelc, a second tier prospect for this year’s draft, had his shoulder operated on Monday. Like Carter, Pelc will not be able to play in UNC's bowl game.
12/30/08 - Making several nice stops was Bruce Carter, another athletic second year linebacker, who even displayed the speed to run wide with Pat White. Carter recorded two sacks among his seven tackles. - CFI: Meineke CC Bowl Notes: WVU 31, UNC 30