2021 Football Roster

14 Perry Carter Jr.

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 177
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Houston, Texas
  • Highschool St. Pius X

Biography

Fourth-year player heads into the season listed No. 1 on the depth chart at flanker . . . two-year letterman has 20 career receptions for 372 yards (18.6 avg.) in 16 games . . . 2019 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in all 12 games as a sophomore in 2019, while working behind Markis McCray at flanker . . . set career highs with 15 catches for 305 yards (20.3 avg.) . . . had five explosive receptions (20-plus yards) . . . accounted for 105 combined kick return yards (7 punts for 37 yards and 5 kickoffs for 68 yards) . . . caught at least one pass in 10 games, including the last eight in a row . . . showcased some of his big-play ability down the stretch; had 10 receptions for 247 yards (24.7 avg.) over the last five games of the regular season . . . his career-long 66-yard grab from Caleb Evans at UL Lafayette set up a third-quarter field goal; accounted for a career-high 106 all-purpose yards against the Ragin’ Cajuns (returned 2 punts for 37 yards, including a career-long 22-yarder early in the third quarter) . . . caught two passes for a career-high 95 yards at Georgia Southern, including a 46-yard bomb early in the fourth quarter that led to a touchdown . . . hauled in two passes for 49 yards vs. Georgia State; his 37-yard grab opened a nine-play, 75-yard TD drive early in the second quarter . . . had a career-best three receptions for 19 yards vs. Arkansas State . . . 2018 SEASON (RED-SHIRT FRESHMAN): Saw action in four games as a red-shirt freshman in 2018 (at Georgia State, at Ole Miss, vs. Georgia Southern and at South Alabama) . . . finished with five receptions for 67 yards (13.4 avg.) . . . had two catches for 11 yards and returned one punt for 8 yards at South Alabama . . . accounted for 83 all-purpose yards at Ole Miss; caught two passes for 55 yards, including a season-long 38-yard grab from Colby Suits in the fourth quarter; also returned a kickoff 28 yards in the fourth quarter against the Rebels . . . 2017 SEASON: Redshirted . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Four-year letterman in football and track at St. Pius X High School in Houston, Texas . . . earned second-team all-state and first-team all-district honors as a defensive back as a senior in 2016; also selected second-team all-district at wide receiver . . . had 13 catches for 359 yards (27.6 avg.) and four touchdowns as a senior; accounted for 433 all-purpose yards in 2016 . . . earned all-state honors in track and field as a senior 2017 . . . became a TAPPS regional and district winner in the 100 meters as well as the 4x100 and 4x200 relays . . . finished third in the state in the 100 meters and 4x200 relay as a sophomore in 2015 . . . father Perry Carter is in his second season as cornerbacks coach at ULM; also spent eight seasons on the Houston Texans coaching staff (2006-13) . . . father was a four-year letterman as a cornerback at Southern Miss (1990-93) and played four seasons each in the National Football League and Canadian Football League . . . sister Bria competed as a sprinter at Houston from 2013-17; became 2015 American Athletic Conference champion in the 60 meters and qualified for the 2015 NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 4x100 relay . . . born Aug. 31, 1999, in Alameda, Calif. . . . son of Perry and Nicole Carter . . . majoring in kinesiology.

Statistics

Season:
2021

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2017Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'8" 160 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2018Redshirt Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'8" 160 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2019Redshirt Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    5'8" 175 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2020Junior

    Wide Receiver
    5'8" 172 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2021Junior

    Wide Receiver
    5'9" 177 lbs
    14