Boo Carter CB Colorado |
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report

Scouting Report: Weaknesses

• Gives up too much in coverage, with a man-coverage mark well below average
• Availability is a question after a midseason departure and a hip injury
• Played only eight games, leaving a small body of work
• Did not record an interception despite the slot snaps
• Recorded no breakups outside of two on the year

Scouting Report: Summary

Carter is a fast, physical slot-and-box defensive back whose run defense is the strength of the profile, a downhill force who stoned UAB for six stops and forced three fumbles from in the box. The elite timed speed and the playmaking near the line give him a projectable sub-package and special-teams identity, and he doubled as a punt returner. The athleticism and the run-game toughness are real, projectable traits.

The coverage and the circumstances are the concerns. His beaten too often in coverage, with a man-coverage mark well below average, he recorded no interceptions and just two breakups, and his availability is a question after a midseason departure from his program and a hip injury that shortened the year to eight games. He is a run-and-hit nickel whose cover skills and availability both need to be resolved.

He profiles as a developmental slot and box defender with special-teams value, a Day 3 flier on speed and run-game toughness now at a new program. The poor coverage, the thin sample, and the off-field departure keep the grade low, and the availability needs to be cleared before publishing. He grades as a priority-free-agent type whose roster path runs through the box and special teams, with the availability the first thing to clear.