Michael Carter

Michael Carter

26-Year-Old CornerbackCB
New York Jets
Questionable
Injury Shoulder
Est. Return 9/21/2025
Fri Practice: Full
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Carter is arguably the best nickel cornerback in the NFL when healthy, but his box score stats were quiet in 2024, as he posted only one pass defensed and 24 tackles in 13 games while playing through a back injury. In the three preceding seasons, Carter averaged 7.7 passes defensed and 61.7 tackles. Carter's poised to bounce back if healthy under the Jets' new coaching staff. Read Past Outlooks
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Signed a three-year, $30.75 million contract with the Jets in September of 2024.
Questionable to return Sunday
CBNew York Jets
Shoulder
September 14, 2025
Carter has a shoulder injury and is questionable to return to Sunday's matchup with the Bills.
ANALYSIS
The starting corner made two solo tackles before leaving the contest. Carter finished with four tackles (three solo) and a pass breakup on 36 defensive snaps in the Jets' Week 1 loss to the Steelers. Korie Black, Qwan'tez Stiggers and Azareye'h Thomas are New York's extra corners for Sunday's game.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Carter has developed into one of the top slot cornerbacks in the NFL, posting nine passes defensed in each of the last two seasons. The 2021 fifth-round draft pick heads into the final year of his rookie contract as a member of arguably the league's best cornerback room, with Sauce Gardner and D.J. Reed starting on the outside.
Carter should reprise his role as the nickel corner in the stout Jets secondary, with Sauce Gardner and D.J. Reed locked into starting roles on the outside. In 2022, Carter recorded 63 tackles, two interceptions and nine passes defensed.
The second Michael Carter selected by the Jets in the 2021 draft, this Carter is a versatile defender out of Duke who will likely see time at both safety and nickel cornerback. What Carter lacks in size (5-foot-9 and 184 pounds), he makes up for in speed, as the rookie fifth-round pick ran a blistering 4.36 in the 40-yard dash.
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Ready to go
CBNew York Jets
June 12, 2025
Carter "said he's completely healthy" again after dealing with a back injury during the 2024 season, Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic reports.
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Misses four games in 2024
CBNew York Jets
January 13, 2025
Carter recorded 24 total tackles (20 solo) and one pass defended over 13 games in 2024.
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Cleared to play against Bills
CBNew York Jets
December 29, 2024
Carter (back) is active for Sunday's AFC East clash against Buffalo.
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Could return in Week 17
CBNew York Jets
Back
December 27, 2024
Carter (back) is listed as questionable ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Bills, Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports.
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Logs limited practice Thursday
CBNew York Jets
Back
December 26, 2024
Carter (back) was a limited participant in Thursday's practice, Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports.
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No extension talks
CBNew York Jets
June 3, 2024
Carter has yet to engage in contract extension talks with the Jets, Rich Cimini of ESPN reports.
ANALYSIS
The 25-year-old is headed into the final year of his rookie contract after being selected in the fifth round of the 2021 Draft, and he's coming off a season in which he led all nickel cornerbacks in a number of statistical categories. The Jets have some tough decisions to make in their secondary, though, as starting boundary corners Sauce Gardner and D.J. Reed will both potentially be looking for new deals after the 2024 season. That may not leave much cap room to also extend Carter, despite his strong play last year.
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