92 Keenan Carter

Class: Senior Hometown: Dumfries, Va. High School: Potomac Sr. H.S. Height / Weight: 6-1 / 308 Position: NT Experience: 2L

AT VIRGINIA: 2005-Blocky nose tackle who can be hard to handle in the middle ...very nimble ... battled several injuries that limited him to 10 games ...started the Georgia Tech game ...was in on a career-high 25 tackles ... three tackles in the opener vs. Western Michigan ...made a season-high five stops in a win at Syracuse ... tied his high with five tackles against Maryland ...three tackles against Georgia Tech ... did not play the Virginia Tech or Miami games due to an injury ...returned for the bowl win over Minnesota and had one tackle ...earned his second letter. 2004--Top reserve behind senior Andrew Hoffman at nose tackle ... didn't play in the first game against Temple, but appeared in all 11 games afterward ...third among the team's freshmen with 17 tackles ...very productive ...averaged a tackle every 7.06 plays, the second-best rate on the team behind LB Kai Parham ... made his first tackle against Akron ... made two tackles vs. Florida State, including his first sack ...career-high nine tackles against Miami when he saw his most extended action ... lettered. 2003--In uniform for all six home games but did not see any playing time ... red-shirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Fork Union Military Academy and played football for head coach John Shuman during 2002 ... six sacks on the year ... also recovered two fumbles while starring at nose tackle ... saw some action as a fullback and scored twice ... PrepStar All-American his senior season at Potomac Senior HS for head coach Keith King in 2001 ... listed as the 18th-best player in Virginia that season by SuperPrep ... 4-star defensive tackle by Rivals.com ... Associated Press first-team Group AAA All-State ... had more than 300 tackles in his career, including 42 tackles for loss and 38 sacks ... seven sacks and 14 tackles for loss as a junior ... team won district championship as a junior and advanced to state playoffs as a senior ... first-team All-Met, All-District, and All-Region as a junior and senior.

PERSONAL: Keenan Terrel Carter ... born 2-27-84 in Alexandria, Va. ... son of Tracy Carter ... has three brothers-Calvin, Kasey, and Cory ... sociology major.

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