Nate Carter came to BYU after playing one season at College of the Desert in California. He was a two-time All-State recruit from Dixie High School in St. George, Utah. Carter earned letterman honors as a junior and senior and played in a total of 19 games during his career. He tallied a total of 439 rushing yards with a career-long 70-yard run for a touchdown against Wagner in 2015. As a running back he contributed to BYU's 25-14 record during the 2013-2015 seasons. In 2016, Carter was named National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society. See the season summary tabs below and the recognition and stats tabs for more details.
Personal
Parents are Bruce and Janeal
Majoring in recreation management with a minor in Chinese
Has four brothers and sisters
Served an LDS mission to Taiwan
Before BYU
Played one season for the College of the Desert in Palm Desert, CA
Prepped at Dixie High School
First Team All-State two years
All-Region three years
Also lettered in wrestling and baseball
Three-time First Team All-State in baseball
2005 State Champion in baseball
Two-time State Champion in wrestling
Also recruited by Boise State, Utah, Colorado, Utah State and SUU
Mission
Taipei
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2012
Member of the scout team
Sophmore Year
2013
Got his first carry as a Cougar vs Idaho State
Junior Year
2014
Notched a career-high 12.4 yards per carry in home loss to Nevada
Chipped in 55 yards rushing on seven carries with a career-long rush of 31 yards in the win over UNLV
Played in eight games
Earned letterman honors as a junior
Recorded career-highs in carries with 20 and rushing yards with 116 while scoring the first touchdown of his career against Savannah State
Senior Year
2015
Named to 2016 NFF Hampshire Honor Society
A 70-yard run for the touchdown against Wagner was the longest in his career
Finished the season with 148 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 37 carries
Earned letterman honors as a senior, playing in nine games