| Jermaine Carter Jr. | |
| Position: | Linebacker |
| Birth Date: | 14 January 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Fort Washington, Maryland, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lb: | 225 |
| High School: | Friendship Collegiate Academy (Washington, D.C.) |
| College: | Maryland |
| Draftyear: | 2018 |
| Draftround: | 5 |
| Draftpick: | 161 |
| Pastteams: | |
| Statleague: | NFL |
| Statlabel1: | Total tackles |
| Statvalue1: | 194 |
| Statlabel2: | Sacks |
| Statvalue2: | 0.5 |
| Statlabel3: | Forced fumbles |
| Statlabel4: | Fumble recoveries |
| Statvalue4: | 2 |
| Statlabel5: | Interceptions |
| Statlabel6: | Pass deflections |
| Statvalue6: | 2 |
| Pfr: | CartJe00 |
Jermaine Carter Jr. (born January 14, 1995) is an American professional football linebacker. He played college football at Maryland, where he led the Terrapins with at least 90 tackles per year his last three seasons. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Carolina Panthers and Cleveland Browns.
Carter was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the fifth round (161st overall) of the 2018 NFL draft.[1] In his first season in the NFL in 2018, Carter played in 16 games and had six solo tackles with one for a loss and 5 tackle assists. In the first NFL game of the 2019 season, Carter had three solo tackles, one tackle assist and a blocked punt that was recovered at the five-yard line; two plays later, Carolina scored on a Christian McCaffrey 2-yard touchdown run.
Carter signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on March 25, 2022.[2] He was released on August 30, 2022.[3]
Carter was signed to the practice squad of the Cleveland Browns on September 27, 2022.[4] He was promoted to the active roster on December 14.[5]
On May 8, 2023, Carter signed with the Houston Texans.[6] He was released on May 16.[7]