Barrett Carter

LB·

Cincinnati Bengals

Round 4, pick 119 in 2025

Updated November 10, 2026

73.7

Model Score

Up from 71.4 last year

Trade value ·a 7th

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Recruited

Class of 2021 · Linebacker · High school: North Gwinnett, Suwanee, GA

Recruiting sites

★★★★★

No. 33 in the nation. Composite 0.9835, the recruiting sites' average

Offers

Partial list

None on record beyond his commitment

Committed to

Clemson

Partial offer list. Offer lists for the 2021 class are partial everywhere we can read them: we hold 3 or more offers for 43 of 3,366 recruits, and we grade only those boards.

College: Clemson 2021-24

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Our College Grade

71.7 MODEL

2022

80.5

2023

76.9

2024

68.6

Ranked #352 among LBBroke out at 19.0

How good he was in college at what his position is supposed to do, out of 100. Scored against everyone else at his position, adjusted for the level he played at. This is not his NFL grade.

College Production

Clemson · ACC

Season	Tkl	TFL	Sacks	Hur	PD	INT	Pos Rk
2021	16	2	0.0	2	1		553
2022	64	10	5.5	4	6	2	51
2023	56	8	3.0	4	5	1	47
2024	74	10	3.5	7	6		59

The seasons in our college data. It does not always reach back to a player's first year.

Scouting Report

Clemson · 2025 draft class

Carter is an athletic, versatile linebacker with sideline-to-sideline range and playmaking ability. He possesses exceptional speed and explosiveness for the position, allowing him to excel in pursuit and as a blitzer. Carter demonstrates fluid movement skills in coverage, with the ability to match up with running backs and tight ends in man coverage and the awareness to pattern-match in zone. His processing continues to develop, showing improved play recognition and trigger. Carter takes on blocks effectively with strong hands to disengage and find the ball carrier.