Michael Carter

Michael Carter

26-Year-Old CornerbackCB
New York Jets
Questionable
Injury Concussion
Est. Return 10/5/2025
Thu Practice: DNP
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.
Estimated DNP on Wednesday
CBNew York Jets
Concussion
October 1, 2025
Carter (concussion) was estimated to be a DNP on Wednesday, Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
The Jets did not hold a practice on Wednesday so Carter's lack of participation is an estimate. Carter was concussed Monday night against the Dolphins and is now on a short week ahead of Sunday's date with the Cowboys. Isaiah Oliver was the biggest beneficiary of Carter's missed time against Miami.
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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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Enters concussion protocol
CBNew York Jets
Concussion
September 29, 2025
Carter has been diagnosed with a concussion and is ruled out for the rest of Monday night's game against the Dolphins.
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Being evaluated for concussion
CBNew York Jets
Head
September 29, 2025
Carter (head) is being evaluated for a concussion and is questionable to return to Monday's game against the Dolphins.
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Able to suit up Sunday
CBNew York Jets
September 21, 2025
Carter (shoulder) is active for Sunday's matchup against Tampa Bay.
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Full practice, deemed questionable
CBNew York Jets
Shoulder
September 19, 2025
Carter (shoulder) is questionable for Sunday's game versus Tampa Bay, Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports.
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Gets in limited practice
CBNew York Jets
Shoulder
September 18, 2025
Carter (shoulder) was limited 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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