Nate Carter Athlete Profile - FTB

Nate Carter

Running Back #26

Ht/Wt

189 lbs.

Class

Senior

Hometown

St. George,

Utah

Last School

Dixie High School

Roster Years

2010 | 2012-2015

Career Summary

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