Jalil Carter 6'1” 197
WR, Akron
Rankings: NFLDraftScout ranked Carter the #133 wide receiver available. Free agent grade.
Pro Football Weekly listed another Akron WR; they listed TWO wide receivers from Mars Hill, for crying out loud, but no information for Carter. Very likely they didn’t expect Carter even to make a training camp. Consensus Draft Services doesn’t list Carter, either, and they rarely miss anybody.
Biography/honors:
2010: Moved to wide receiver. 30 receptions, 412 yards (13.7 avg) and 2 TDs. 34 kickoff returns for a 20.7-yard average. Most of his receiving production was in Akron’s final three games: 6-69, TD vs. Ball State; 7-119 vs. Miami University; 5-109, TD vs. Buffalo in 1-11 Akron’s only win.
2009: All-Mid American Conference third team… at safety. Played in all 12 games, with seven starts at strong safety. 58 tackles with an interception, 3 tackles for loss, a half-sack, a forced fumble and a blocked punt. 13 kickoff returns for an 18.9-yard average. One punt return for 38 yards.
2008: Played in all 12 games, with seven starts at strong safety. 48 tackles, 4 pass break-ups, a forced fumble, an interception and a blocked punt. 3 kickoff returns for 18.3-yard average. One punt return for 23 yards.
2007: Played in all 12 games, primarily on special teams. 6 tackles.
Major: Found information that said Carter graduated early, but not what his major was.
Injuries:
2008: Two concussions, one in the spring game and one in the regular season, neither serious enough to cause him to miss more than part of a game.
Pro Day Stats: (not invited to NFL Combine)
4.38 40 (would have been 2nd-best WR time)
4.34 short shuttle (would have been 3rd-worst WR time)
7.19 3-cone drill (would have been 2nd-worst WR time)
37” vertical jump
10'5” broad jump
11 bench presses
Positives: Nice size for position. Excellent straight-line speed and good explosiveness. Improved as a receiver throughout his senior year. Versatile, can return kicks and punts, shows potential as a deep receiver, can turn screen passes or end-arounds into big gains. All-around contributor on special teams.
Negatives: Very limited experience at wideout. Below-average agility and lateral speed, which shows in his poorer workout times and in his pretty mediocre yards-per-catch and kickoff return averages for his straight-line speed. Questionable hands. Akron was 114th in total offense, 107th in passing offense, 114th in passing efficiency. I had to pull this “scouting report” out of thin air because there is no scouting info out there about the guy.
Compares to: Mikail Baker.
Fun Facts: Akron’s teams are named the Zips - after a shoe - and their mascot is a kangaroo. With that amount of weirdness going on, it figures they’d be a lot better school at soccer (defending national champions) than at football (1-11 last season).
RamView: Jalil Carter looks from here to be strictly a stopwatch signing who the Rams hope can contribute on special teams. Not sure I can explain the Rams’ fetish with players who only played their current position their senior year, and Carter’s not even first in that pecking order, since they drafted Mikail Baker. Carter will need to “pop” on special teams, and then some, to last long into training camp.
Sources: NFLDraftScout.com, ESPN, Wikipedia, Akron Beacon-Journal, Akron University Athletics, Draftinsiders.com, NFL.com, Cleveland Plain Dealer
Photo: Akron Sports Now
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