Michael Carter

Michael Carter

26-Year-Old CornerbackCB
New York Jets
Out
Injury Concussion
Est. Return 10/26/2025
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.
Sidelined for third straight
CBNew York Jets
Concussion
October 18, 2025
Carter (concussion) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Panthers.
ANALYSIS
Carter has been sidelined by the concussion since Week 4. Jarvis Brownlee will continue to serve as the Jets' slot corner in Carter's place.
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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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Questionable to play Week 7
CBNew York Jets
Concussion
October 17, 2025
Carter (concussion) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Panthers.
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Ruled out against Broncos
CBNew York Jets
Concussion
October 10, 2025
Carter (concussion) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Broncos.
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Expected to miss Week 6
CBNew York Jets
Concussion
October 8, 2025
Head coach Aaron Glenn told reporters Wednesday that Carter (concussion) is likely out for Sunday's matchup against the Broncos, Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports.
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Not traveling to London
CBNew York Jets
Concussion
October 6, 2025
Head coach Aaron Glenn told reporters Monday that Carter (concussion) won't travel with the team for Sunday's matchup against the Broncos in London, Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports.
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Out for Week 5
CBNew York Jets
Concussion
October 3, 2025
Carter (concussion) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Cowboys, Andy Vasquez of The Bergen Record 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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