Micah Carter Micah Carter 6'5" | 235 lbs | DL St. Xavier | 2023 State KY is another player that was high in our rankings coming into this season that continued to impress. Carter finished his high school career on a high note, finishing his senior year with 56 tackles, seven tackles for loss, four sacks, and one forced fumble. He is a very dangerous pass rusher, using an impressive combination of strength and quickness to beat offensive tackles off the edge. Carter also has shown a nice variety of pass rush moves to defeat blocks. Against the run, Carter plays with a very high motor and has shown the ability to run down ball carriers all over the field and make tackles in the open field. Carter is committed to Louisville where I see him developing into a key piece of their defensive line.

Another future Boilermaker defensive end that impressed me this season is Micah Carter Micah Carter 6'5" | 235 lbs | DL St. Xavier | 2023 State KY . He finished his final regular season with 52 total tackles, seven tackles for loss, and four sacks. Carter is a dominant pass rusher that uses a combination of strength and quickness off the edge to get by opposing offensive tackles. He has a variety of pass rush moves to defeat blocks but also has the ability to run straight through opposing offensive linemen on his way to the quarterback. Against the run, Carter plays with a high motor and has shown that he can run all over the field to make tackles. I full expect Carter to be a key piece of the Purdue defense early in his collegiate career.

While all these defensive linemen that I’ve listed are great players, Micah Carter Micah Carter 6'5" | 235 lbs | DL St. Xavier | 2023 State KY stood out above them all this off-season as our top ranked defensive lineman in the class of 2023. Carter has continued to dominate this season, accounting for 47 total tackles, six tackles for loss, and four sacks through eight games. He is a big, athletic defensive end that uses a very impressive combination of strength and quickness to win off the edge as a pass rusher. Carter has a nice variety of pass rush to avoid blocks but also has a very strong bull rush that he uses to run straight through his opponent. I also love the high motor that Carter plays with as he always finds a way to get to the ball no matter where the play is. Carter will be joining Clements at Purdue and the two could be a very dominant pass rush duo down the road.