5th Round Pick is OLB Chris Carter Fresno State

[Dee Dub]

Not bad. This is great value. He is one tremendous athlete. Great speed.

11 sacks and 16.5 tackles for loss in 2010. This however was a 4-3 DE. He'll need to make the change but his athletism should allow for that to be a not too difficult transition.

[steelerkeylargo]

Re: 5th Round Pick is OLB Chris Carter Fresno State

Typical Steeler draft pick...I actually had him as a 4th round pick for us in one of my Sig mocks

[url="http://thenationalfootballreport.com/2011/04/14/2011-nfl-draft-profile-chris-carter/"]http://thenationalfootballreport.com/20 ... is-carter/[/url]

[NJ-STEELER]

Re: 5th Round Pick is OLB Chris Carter Fresno State

OLB or does he project to ILB in our system?

good value

[Dee Dub]

Re: 5th Round Pick is OLB Chris Carter Fresno State

OLB or does he project to ILB in our system?

good value

OLB

[steelerkeylargo]

Re: 5th Round Pick is OLB Chris Carter Fresno State

I also interviewed him at the East-West game. Here is the transcript. Very confident borderline cocky kid. Knew all his stats.

[url="http://thenationalfootballreport.com/2011/01/22/qa-with-chris-carter-de-fresno-st-bulldogs/"]http://thenationalfootballreport.com/20 ... -bulldogs/[/url]

[Shoe]

Re: 5th Round Pick is OLB Chris Carter Fresno State

Damn this kid sounds good. Kiper's draft guide raves about him, and Nawrocki also like him. They say he gave Gabe Carimi fits (same guy who handled Cam Heyward). Throwing out the comparisons... we said Cortez Allen was Ike Taylor-like. This guy seems, dare I say... Peezy-like. Or at least Haggans-like (which is a compliment).

[RuthlessBurgher]

Re: 5th Round Pick is OLB Chris Carter Fresno State

Good value where we got him. NFLDraftScout has him ranked as a 3rd round prospect, and WalterFootball listed him a 2-3. We drafted Thad Gibson to be our #4 OLB last year behind Harrison, Woodley, and Worilds. San Fran picked him up when we needed to make a move mid-season to add a d-lineman (Steve McLendon) to our active roster from the practice squad due to injuries there, so now Carter replaces him in that spot going forward.

Chris Carter, DE/OLB, Fresno State
Height: 6-1. Weight: 248.
Projected 40 Time: 4.70.
Combine 40 Time: 4.66.
Pro Day 40 Time: .
Benchx225: . Vertical: 36. Arm: 33.
Projected Round (2011): 2-3.
3/15/11: Chris Carter had 16 TFL and 10 sacks in 2010. His 1.59 10-yard split at the Combine was pretty impressive.

5/7/10: Another very small rush linebacker, Chris Carter accumulated 13 TFL and five sacks as a junior.

[url]http://walterfootball.com/draft2011OLB3-4.php[/url]

Chris Carter, DS #9 OLB, Fresno State
Selected: Round 5, Pick 31, Overall Pick 162 by Steelers

College: Fresno State Number: 43
Height: 6-1 Weight: 248
Position: OLB Pos2: Pass Rush DE
Class/Draft Year: Sr/2011
40 Time: 4.58 40 Low: 4.52 40 High: 4.68
Projected Round: 3 Stock: High: 3 Low: 5-6
Rated number 9 out of 169 OLB's 93 / 2088 TOTAL

Combine Results:
Height: 6011
Weight: 248
40 Yrd Dash: 4.58
20 Yrd Dash: 2.67
10 Yrd Dash: 1.59 225 Lb. Bench Reps: 27
Vertical Jump: 36
Broad Jump: 09'06"
20 Yrd Shuttle: 4.34
3-Cone Drill: 6.88
4.63/4.73/4.85 40 range before Combine

Draft Scout Snapshot: DS Rating on 9-1-10: #21 OLB, #249/750 Overall, 7-FA
2010: 2010 WAC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES)...Carter, the 2010 WAC Defensive Player of the Year, was among the national sack leaders all season. He has been selected first-team All-WAC each of the last two seasons and finished his career with nearly 200 tackles and 19.5 sacks. During the 2010 season he led the WAC with 11 sacks and made 16.5 tackles for losses....7th in the NCAA with 11.0 quarterback sacks; ranks 16th in the NCAA in TLF (16.5)...Fifth in the NCAA in forced fumbles with four (0.33 per game)...2009: First-team All-WAC in ‘09 despite playing with a club on his hand... Sixth in the WAC in quarterback sacks with four... Sixth in the WAC and ranks 62nd in the NCAA in tackles for losses with 10.5... Second-team All-WAC last season despite playing two different positions...Has 150 tackles in his career, with 20.5 tackles for losses and 8.5 sacks...2008: Played in all 13 games, starting 10 ... Was second on the team in tackles with 88, 38 being solo ... Had seven tackles for loss and four sacks ... Had a season-high 11 tackles against Nevada and 10 tackles at UCLA ... Had two tackles for a loss and two sacks against New Mexico State ... Earned Second-Team All-WAC honors...2007: Had 11 solo tackles during his freshman year and four assisted for a total of 15 tackles on the season ... Recovered a fumble and had two tackles resulting in six yards lost.

04/04/11 - Top linebacker prospects: 8. Chris Carter, Fresno State, 6-1, 248, 3 While scouts are debating where a few pass-rushing prospects will fit best in the NFL, Carter simply lacks the size to remain at defensive end. The 2010 WAC defensive player of the year finished his career with 19.5 sacks, including 11 last season to go along with 16.5 tackles for loss. Carter has long arms, a muscular frame and a good burst off the snap. He's also a heady player who studied philosophy and pre-law and should be able to handle the mental aspects of a move to outside linebacker. That won't help him in physical mismatches in defending the run and is another prospect who must prove he can handle coverage responsibilities. - Jeff Reynolds, The Sports Xchange

03/15/11 - Could be outside looking in (2nd round): OLB Chris Carter (Fresno State)...His exceptional Combine (4.58 40, 27 reps, 6.88 3-cone) and production for the Bulldogs could make him a late second-round pick. Carter's tape does not portend great consistency, however, so a top 64 slot is no sure thing. - Chad Reuter, NFLDraftScout.com

12/18/10 - PLAYERS TO WATCH: DE Chris Carter was named the Bulldogs' MVP in a vote of his teammates. Carter, a senior, had a team-high 11 sacks and 16.5 tackles for loss this season. He also had four forced fumbles. Carter, a converted linebacker, has 19.5 career sacks. - The Sports Xchange

12/07/10 - 2010 ALL-WAC FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: DL-Chris Carter, Fresno State, 6-2, 230, Sr., has been selected All-WAC First Team for the 2010 college football season as selected by the WAC’s nine head coaches. Carter leads the WAC and is seventh in the nation in sacks with 11.0 for a loss of 63 yards on the season. He is tied for second in the WAC in tackles for loss with 16.5. He has a total of 55 tackles (32 solo). He has also forced four fumbles on the year. Carter has helped lead Fresno State to third in the WAC in total defense. - Fresno State football

12/06/10 - 2010 WAC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Chris Carter, a senior defensive lineman from Fontana, Calif. (Kaiser Fontana), leads the WAC and is seventh in the nation in sacks with 11.0 for a loss of 63 yards on the season. He is tied for second in the WAC in tackles for loss with 16.5. He has a total of 55 tackles (32 solo). He has also forced four fumbles on the year. Carter has helped lead Fresno State to third in the WAC in total defense. This is Fresno State’s fourth WAC Defensive Player of the Year award as defensive tackle Alan Harper won it in 2001, defensive lineman Garrett McIntyre won it in 2005 and linebacker Marcus Riley won it in 2007. - WAC football

[url]http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=68930&draftyear=2011&genpos=OLB[/url]

[RuthlessBurgher]

Re: 5th Round Pick is OLB Chris Carter Fresno State

Past Buddy Ryan quote about WR Cris Carter: "All he does is catch touchdowns."

Future Rex Ryan quote about LB Chris Carter: "All he does is sack Joe Flacco."

[Dee Dub]

Re: 5th Round Pick is OLB Chris Carter Fresno State

Good value where we got him. NFLDraftScout has him ranked as a 3rd round prospect, and WalterFootball listed him a 2-3. We drafted Thad Gibson to be our #4 OLB last year behind Harrison, Woodley, and Worilds. San Fran picked him up when we needed to make a move mid-season to add a d-lineman (Steve McLendon) to our active roster from the practice squad due to injuries there, so now Carter replaces him in that spot going forward.

Chris Carter, DE/OLB, Fresno State
Height: 6-1. Weight: 248.
Projected 40 Time: 4.70.
Combine 40 Time: 4.66.
Pro Day 40 Time: .
Benchx225: . Vertical: 36. Arm: 33.
Projected Round (2011): 2-3.
3/15/11: Chris Carter had 16 TFL and 10 sacks in 2010. His 1.59 10-yard split at the Combine was pretty impressive.

5/7/10: Another very small rush linebacker, Chris Carter accumulated 13 TFL and five sacks as a junior.

[url]http://walterfootball.com/draft2011OLB3-4.php[/url]

[quote:2b44kz0a]Chris Carter, DS #9 OLB, Fresno State
Selected: Round 5, Pick 31, Overall Pick 162 by Steelers

College: Fresno State Number: 43
Height: 6-1 Weight: 248
Position: OLB Pos2: Pass Rush DE
Class/Draft Year: Sr/2011
40 Time: 4.58 40 Low: 4.52 40 High: 4.68
Projected Round: 3 Stock: High: 3 Low: 5-6
Rated number 9 out of 169 OLB's 93 / 2088 TOTAL

Combine Results:
Height: 6011
Weight: 248
40 Yrd Dash: 4.58
20 Yrd Dash: 2.67
10 Yrd Dash: 1.59 225 Lb. Bench Reps: 27
Vertical Jump: 36
Broad Jump: 09'06"
20 Yrd Shuttle: 4.34
3-Cone Drill: 6.88
4.63/4.73/4.85 40 range before Combine

Draft Scout Snapshot: DS Rating on 9-1-10: #21 OLB, #249/750 Overall, 7-FA
2010: 2010 WAC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES)...Carter, the 2010 WAC Defensive Player of the Year, was among the national sack leaders all season. He has been selected first-team All-WAC each of the last two seasons and finished his career with nearly 200 tackles and 19.5 sacks. During the 2010 season he led the WAC with 11 sacks and made 16.5 tackles for losses....7th in the NCAA with 11.0 quarterback sacks; ranks 16th in the NCAA in TLF (16.5)...Fifth in the NCAA in forced fumbles with four (0.33 per game)...2009: First-team All-WAC in ‘09 despite playing with a club on his hand... Sixth in the WAC in quarterback sacks with four... Sixth in the WAC and ranks 62nd in the NCAA in tackles for losses with 10.5... Second-team All-WAC last season despite playing two different positions...Has 150 tackles in his career, with 20.5 tackles for losses and 8.5 sacks...2008: Played in all 13 games, starting 10 ... Was second on the team in tackles with 88, 38 being solo ... Had seven tackles for loss and four sacks ... Had a season-high 11 tackles against Nevada and 10 tackles at UCLA ... Had two tackles for a loss and two sacks against New Mexico State ... Earned Second-Team All-WAC honors...2007: Had 11 solo tackles during his freshman year and four assisted for a total of 15 tackles on the season ... Recovered a fumble and had two tackles resulting in six yards lost.

04/04/11 - Top linebacker prospects: 8. Chris Carter, Fresno State, 6-1, 248, 3 While scouts are debating where a few pass-rushing prospects will fit best in the NFL, Carter simply lacks the size to remain at defensive end. The 2010 WAC defensive player of the year finished his career with 19.5 sacks, including 11 last season to go along with 16.5 tackles for loss. Carter has long arms, a muscular frame and a good burst off the snap. He's also a heady player who studied philosophy and pre-law and should be able to handle the mental aspects of a move to outside linebacker. That won't help him in physical mismatches in defending the run and is another prospect who must prove he can handle coverage responsibilities. - Jeff Reynolds, The Sports Xchange

03/15/11 - Could be outside looking in (2nd round): OLB Chris Carter (Fresno State)...His exceptional Combine (4.58 40, 27 reps, 6.88 3-cone) and production for the Bulldogs could make him a late second-round pick. Carter's tape does not portend great consistency, however, so a top 64 slot is no sure thing. - Chad Reuter, NFLDraftScout.com

12/18/10 - PLAYERS TO WATCH: DE Chris Carter was named the Bulldogs' MVP in a vote of his teammates. Carter, a senior, had a team-high 11 sacks and 16.5 tackles for loss this season. He also had four forced fumbles. Carter, a converted linebacker, has 19.5 career sacks. - The Sports Xchange

12/07/10 - 2010 ALL-WAC FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: DL-Chris Carter, Fresno State, 6-2, 230, Sr., has been selected All-WAC First Team for the 2010 college football season as selected by the WAC’s nine head coaches. Carter leads the WAC and is seventh in the nation in sacks with 11.0 for a loss of 63 yards on the season. He is tied for second in the WAC in tackles for loss with 16.5. He has a total of 55 tackles (32 solo). He has also forced four fumbles on the year. Carter has helped lead Fresno State to third in the WAC in total defense. - Fresno State football

12/06/10 - 2010 WAC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Chris Carter, a senior defensive lineman from Fontana, Calif. (Kaiser Fontana), leads the WAC and is seventh in the nation in sacks with 11.0 for a loss of 63 yards on the season. He is tied for second in the WAC in tackles for loss with 16.5. He has a total of 55 tackles (32 solo). He has also forced four fumbles on the year. Carter has helped lead Fresno State to third in the WAC in total defense. This is Fresno State’s fourth WAC Defensive Player of the Year award as defensive tackle Alan Harper won it in 2001, defensive lineman Garrett McIntyre won it in 2005 and linebacker Marcus Riley won it in 2007. - WAC football

[url]http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=68930&draftyear=2011&genpos=OLB[/url][/quote:2b44kz0a]


This kid will eventually be the replacement to James Harrison (2 to 3 years). He has all that you want in a 3-4 OLB. Speed (4.5, strength (27 reps), pass rushing moves, and a hi-octane motor. And he is mean too.

[NJ-STEELER]

Re: 5th Round Pick is OLB Chris Carter Fresno State

why would rex care if carter sacks flacco?

[NJ-STEELER]

Re: 5th Round Pick is OLB Chris Carter Fresno State

Good value where we got him. NFLDraftScout has him ranked as a 3rd round prospect, and WalterFootball listed him a 2-3. We drafted Thad Gibson to be our #4 OLB last year behind Harrison, Woodley, and Worilds. San Fran picked him up when we needed to make a move mid-season to add a d-lineman (Steve McLendon) to our active roster from the practice squad due to injuries there, so now Carter replaces him in that spot going forward.

Chris Carter, DE/OLB, Fresno State
Height: 6-1. Weight: 248.
Projected 40 Time: 4.70.
Combine 40 Time: 4.66.
Pro Day 40 Time: .
Benchx225: . Vertical: 36. Arm: 33.
Projected Round (2011): 2-3.
3/15/11: Chris Carter had 16 TFL and 10 sacks in 2010. His 1.59 10-yard split at the Combine was pretty impressive.

5/7/10: Another very small rush linebacker, Chris Carter accumulated 13 TFL and five sacks as a junior.

[url]http://walterfootball.com/draft2011OLB3-4.php[/url]

[quote:1w1eucuh]Chris Carter, DS #9 OLB, Fresno State
Selected: Round 5, Pick 31, Overall Pick 162 by Steelers

College: Fresno State Number: 43
Height: 6-1 Weight: 248
Position: OLB Pos2: Pass Rush DE
Class/Draft Year: Sr/2011
40 Time: 4.58 40 Low: 4.52 40 High: 4.68
Projected Round: 3 Stock: High: 3 Low: 5-6
Rated number 9 out of 169 OLB's 93 / 2088 TOTAL

Combine Results:
Height: 6011
Weight: 248
40 Yrd Dash: 4.58
20 Yrd Dash: 2.67
10 Yrd Dash: 1.59 225 Lb. Bench Reps: 27
Vertical Jump: 36
Broad Jump: 09'06"
20 Yrd Shuttle: 4.34
3-Cone Drill: 6.88
4.63/4.73/4.85 40 range before Combine

Draft Scout Snapshot: DS Rating on 9-1-10: #21 OLB, #249/750 Overall, 7-FA
2010: 2010 WAC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES)...Carter, the 2010 WAC Defensive Player of the Year, was among the national sack leaders all season. He has been selected first-team All-WAC each of the last two seasons and finished his career with nearly 200 tackles and 19.5 sacks. During the 2010 season he led the WAC with 11 sacks and made 16.5 tackles for losses....7th in the NCAA with 11.0 quarterback sacks; ranks 16th in the NCAA in TLF (16.5)...Fifth in the NCAA in forced fumbles with four (0.33 per game)...2009: First-team All-WAC in ‘09 despite playing with a club on his hand... Sixth in the WAC in quarterback sacks with four... Sixth in the WAC and ranks 62nd in the NCAA in tackles for losses with 10.5... Second-team All-WAC last season despite playing two different positions...Has 150 tackles in his career, with 20.5 tackles for losses and 8.5 sacks...2008: Played in all 13 games, starting 10 ... Was second on the team in tackles with 88, 38 being solo ... Had seven tackles for loss and four sacks ... Had a season-high 11 tackles against Nevada and 10 tackles at UCLA ... Had two tackles for a loss and two sacks against New Mexico State ... Earned Second-Team All-WAC honors...2007: Had 11 solo tackles during his freshman year and four assisted for a total of 15 tackles on the season ... Recovered a fumble and had two tackles resulting in six yards lost.

04/04/11 - Top linebacker prospects: 8. Chris Carter, Fresno State, 6-1, 248, 3 While scouts are debating where a few pass-rushing prospects will fit best in the NFL, Carter simply lacks the size to remain at defensive end. The 2010 WAC defensive player of the year finished his career with 19.5 sacks, including 11 last season to go along with 16.5 tackles for loss. Carter has long arms, a muscular frame and a good burst off the snap. He's also a heady player who studied philosophy and pre-law and should be able to handle the mental aspects of a move to outside linebacker. That won't help him in physical mismatches in defending the run and is another prospect who must prove he can handle coverage responsibilities. - Jeff Reynolds, The Sports Xchange

03/15/11 - Could be outside looking in (2nd round): OLB Chris Carter (Fresno State)...His exceptional Combine (4.58 40, 27 reps, 6.88 3-cone) and production for the Bulldogs could make him a late second-round pick. Carter's tape does not portend great consistency, however, so a top 64 slot is no sure thing. - Chad Reuter, NFLDraftScout.com

12/18/10 - PLAYERS TO WATCH: DE Chris Carter was named the Bulldogs' MVP in a vote of his teammates. Carter, a senior, had a team-high 11 sacks and 16.5 tackles for loss this season. He also had four forced fumbles. Carter, a converted linebacker, has 19.5 career sacks. - The Sports Xchange

12/07/10 - 2010 ALL-WAC FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: DL-Chris Carter, Fresno State, 6-2, 230, Sr., has been selected All-WAC First Team for the 2010 college football season as selected by the WAC’s nine head coaches. Carter leads the WAC and is seventh in the nation in sacks with 11.0 for a loss of 63 yards on the season. He is tied for second in the WAC in tackles for loss with 16.5. He has a total of 55 tackles (32 solo). He has also forced four fumbles on the year. Carter has helped lead Fresno State to third in the WAC in total defense. - Fresno State football

12/06/10 - 2010 WAC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Chris Carter, a senior defensive lineman from Fontana, Calif. (Kaiser Fontana), leads the WAC and is seventh in the nation in sacks with 11.0 for a loss of 63 yards on the season. He is tied for second in the WAC in tackles for loss with 16.5. He has a total of 55 tackles (32 solo). He has also forced four fumbles on the year. Carter has helped lead Fresno State to third in the WAC in total defense. This is Fresno State’s fourth WAC Defensive Player of the Year award as defensive tackle Alan Harper won it in 2001, defensive lineman Garrett McIntyre won it in 2005 and linebacker Marcus Riley won it in 2007. - WAC football

[url]http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=68930&draftyear=2011&genpos=OLB[/url]

This kid will eventually be the replacement to James Harrison (2 to 3 years). He has all that you want in a 3-4 OLB. Speed (4.5, strength (27 reps), pass rushing moves, and a hi-octane motor. And he is mean too.[/quote:1w1eucuh]

what about worilds?

[Dee Dub]

Re: 5th Round Pick is OLB Chris Carter Fresno State

what about worilds?

The replacement to Woodley. That's waht the Steelers have always done. Have an influx of talent in the wings at OLB to repalce those that have contracted themselves out or have started to decline. Now I know Woodley is young but at some point at his rate he is going to cost small fortune. He has improved every year and that is a recipe for Fort Knox.

[steelerkeylargo]

Re: 5th Round Pick is OLB Chris Carter Fresno State

I think you could see Harrison move inside in a year or two.

[Eddie Spaghetti]

Re: 5th Round Pick is OLB Chris Carter Fresno State

woodley already signed

[RuthlessBurgher]

Re: 5th Round Pick is OLB Chris Carter Fresno State

why would rex care if carter sacks flacco?

We are in the 6th round already, so my brain is obviously mush by now (it was oatmeal in round 5, and will likely be tapioca pudding by round 7). Apparently, I still think it is 2008 and Rex is still in Baltimore and Joe Flacco is their rookie QB. Ugh...