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 | Class: Graduated
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 | Hometown: Las Vegas, Nev.
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 | High School: Cheyenne HS
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 | Height / Weight: 6-1 / 200
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 | Position: DB
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| Season |
G-GS
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UT
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AT
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Total
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Loss
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Sacks
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INT
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FC
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FR
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PBU
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| 2006 |
5-0
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0
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1
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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| 2007 |
-- Redshirted --
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| 2008 |
12-2
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20
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16
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36
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0.5-1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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2
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| 2009 |
13-13
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51
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37
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88
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2.5-8
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0
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4-24
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0
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1-0
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5
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| 2010 |
14-14
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59
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37
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96
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2.5-7
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0
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4-38
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0
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1-0
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6
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| Career |
44-29
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131
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90
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221
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5.5-16
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0
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8-62
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0
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2-0
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13
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April 17, 2010 - Quinton Carter Following Red/White Game
March 12, 2009 - Quinton Carter Spring Practice Interview
November 18, 2008 - Quinton Carter on the Defense
November 4, 2008 - Quinton Carter on Playing Time
October 21, 2008 - Quinton Carter on Stepping In
OU Football Video Library
2010
Thorpe Award candidate and one of the team's most active community servants ... picked off fifth career pass against Utah State ... leading tackler against Florida State with seven stops ... intercepted a pass on the final play of the first half vs. Texas ... had a career-high 17 tackles vs. Texas Tech, topping the 14 stops he had against Missouri.
2009
All-Big 12 second team by coaches and honorable mention by AP ... took over starting position at free safety spot and responded as team's second-leading tackler with 80 stops ... tied career high of 10 tackles twice vs. BYU and Texas Tech ... eight tackles and an interception in the Sun Bowl win over Stanford ... had at least seven tackles in eight games ... picked off passes against Tulsa, Kansas, Kansas State and Stanford ... also recovered a fumble against BYU ... broke up two passes against Kansas.
2008
Started two games at safety when defense shifted to five starting
defensive backs ... collected a career-high 10 tackles in first career start
versus Kansas ... had eight tackles, including two big hits, in second start
at the Big 12 Championship ... broke up passes in wins over Kansas
State and Missouri ... also had five tackles versus Texas Tech ... third
on team with 14 special teams tackles ... led team with 14 solo special
teams tackles.
2007
Redshirted
2006
Played in five games, all on special teams units ... had one tackle against UAB ... earned a reputation as one of the secondary's most physical players.
High School
Threw for more than 650 yards and eight touchdowns during regular season as quarterback for Cheyenne High ... ran for 400-plus more yards ... earned all-league honors as a junior ... also a standout basketball player ... coached by Dave Snyder.
Personal
Son of Clemon and Sandra Carter ... graduated high
school a semester early and enrolled at OU in January 2006 ... owns
a 37-inch vertical leap and 345-pound bench press ... sociology/
criminology major.