Tag: DeAndre Carter

Two 2024 commits are on ‘flip watch’

Auburn has put together a solid 2024 class so far. How close are they to losing two of its key components?

[autotag]Hugh Freeze[/autotag] has been praised for his efforts in putting together a stellar 2024 class in year one as head coach. As the season continues, there are two top commitments that Auburn will need to work hard in order to keep.

Four-star OL [autotag]Deandre Carter[/autotag] and four-star athlete [autotag]Jalewis Solomon[/autotag] were the subjects of On3’s interview with Auburn Live’s Jeffrey Lee this week. Lee told Josh Newburg of On3’s The Inside Scoop that those two are on high alert to flip, or even decommit.

Auburn beat out Texas for the commitment of Carter, but the Longhorns are far from out of it. Carter is set to officially visit Austin this weekend for Texas’ game with Kansas. Although Carter set the visit before committing to Auburn, Lee says there is room for worry.

“Anytime a commitment takes an official visit to another school I think there’s reason to be concerned,” Lee said. “If you want to look at the bright side on this, DeAndre Carter had planned this visit before he committed to Auburn … he gave (Texas) his word that he was going to visit for this game and he’s holding to it.”

As for Solomon, he chose Auburn over South Carolina during the summer. However, the Gamecocks were never out of the race. Lee describes Solomon’s thought process before ultimately committing to Auburn.

“He went from South Carolina, then he flipped to Auburn before the announcement. He went back to South Carolina about 15 minutes before the announcement. Then, his family was late to the announcement, delayed it an hour, and then he went back to Auburn, committed to Auburn,” Lee said. “He was so unsure, they were so even the day of his announcement — he’s certainly a guy you want to keep an eye on moving forward.”

According to 247Sports rankings, Auburn owns the No. 14 recruiting class of the 2024 cycle. Headliners include five-stars [autotag]Perry Thompson[/autotag] and [autotag]Demarcus Riddick[/autotag], as well as four-star quarterback [autotag]Walker White[/autotag]. In order to hold on to a top 15 class, Hugh Freeze and company will need to keep up their efforts in order to secure Carter and Solomon’s signature in December.

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Raiders Week 3 snap counts vs Steelers: Not much spreading the ball around on offense

Not much spreading the ball around on offense for Raiders

Sunday night, the Raiders offense was pretty clearly running through Davante Adams. Jimmy Garoppolo went to him early and often. The end result was Adams putting up 13 caches for 170 yards and two touchdowns.

At some point, Jakobi Meyers got into the act as well. He would finish with seven catches for 85 yards.

As for anyone else? Not so much.

There were five other wide receivers and tight ends who were active for this game for the Raiders. Among them they played a combined 146 snaps. In those snaps, they combined for four targets. Not catches. Targets.

Here’s how that broke down:

Austin Hooper: 55 snaps, 0 targets
Hunter Renfro: 37 snaps, 2 targets
Michael Mayer: 34 snaps, 1 target* (INT)
Tre Tucker: 12 snaps, 0 targets
DeAndre Carter: 8 snaps, 1 target

*Mayer also had caught the pass on the two-point conversion, though those targets don’t count in the totals. And, honestly, that play should never have happened. The initial two-point conversion attempt was for Meyers, and Minkah Fitzpatrick was called with a bogus pass interference.

Offense Spec Tms
Player Pos Num Pct Num Pct
Dylan Parham G 72 100% 3 10%
Kolton Miller T 72 100% 3 10%
Jermaine Eluemunor T 72 100% 3 10%
Andre James C 72 100% 0 0%
Jimmy Garoppolo QB 72 100% 0 0%
Greg Van Roten G 71 99% 3 10%
Davante Adams WR 70 97% 0 0%
Jakobi Meyers WR 62 86% 0 0%
Josh Jacobs RB 59 82% 0 0%
Austin Hooper TE 55 76% 0 0%
Hunter Renfrow WR 37 51% 0 0%
Michael Mayer TE 34 47% 3 10%
Ameer Abdullah RB 12 17% 18 62%
Tre Tucker WR 12 17% 5 17%
DeAndre Carter WR 8 11% 12 41%
Jakob Johnson FB 7 10% 11 38%
Thayer Munford T 3 4% 3 10%
Zamir White RB 1 1% 12 41%
Jordan Meredith G 1 1% 3 10%
Defense Spec Tms
Player Pos Num Pct Num Pct
Robert Spillane LB 62 100% 7 24%
Marcus Epps SS 62 100% 0 0%
Tre’von Moehrig FS 62 100% 0 0%
Jakorian Bennett CB 62 100% 0 0%
Marcus Peters CB 62 100% 0 0%
Maxx Crosby DE 59 95% 5 17%
Divine Deablo LB 52 84% 5 17%
Nate Hobbs CB 51 82% 9 31%
John Jenkins DT 42 68% 5 17%
Bilal Nichols DT 35 56% 5 17%
Jerry Tillery DT 33 53% 6 21%
Malcolm Koonce DE 25 40% 26 90%
Adam Butler DT 20 32% 3 10%
Byron Young DT 18 29% 5 17%
Isaac Rochell DE 17 27% 6 21%
Tyree Wilson DE 11 18% 0 0%
Luke Masterson LB 5 8% 26 90%
David Long CB 4 6% 6 21%
Special Teams Spec Tms
Player Pos Num Pct Num Pct
Roderic Teamer SS 0 0% 26 90%
Brandon Bolden RB 0 0% 26 90%
Jesper Horsted TE 0 0% 21 72%
Isaiah Pola-Mao FS 0 0% 20 69%
AJ Cole III P 0 0% 8 28%
Jacob Bobenmoyer LS 0 0% 8 28%
Daniel Carlson K 0 0% 7 24%
Amik Robertson CB 0 0% 6 21%
Curtis Bolton LB 0 0% 3 10

Raiders, Bills Week 2 Thursday injury report: WR Davante Adams returns to practice

Davante Adams returns to practice while Jakobi Meyers still going through concussion protocol.

Wednesday can often be a day of rest and rehab for players who were banged up in the previous week’s game. Such appears to be the case for WR Davante Adams and S Tre’von Moehrig who went from not practicing on Wednesday to full participants on Thursday.

Others returning to practice include WR DeAndre Carter (knee) who was limited Thursday.

Still missing were WR Jakobi Meyers (concussion) and DE Chandler Jones (personal) while G Jordan Meredith was downgraded from limited to DNP with a calf injury.

It appears at this point that Chandler Jones will miss at least his second straight game, if not more depending on if the Raiders ultimately opt to make a move to free up his roster spot while he works out his issues.

As for Meyers, he continues to go through the concussion protocol, making his status against the Bills very much uncertain.

The Bills appear to have come out of their season opener Monday night relatively injury free.

Raiders, Broncos Week 1 final injury report: Brandon Facyson, Chandler Jones OUT, DeAndre Carter Questionable

Chandler Jones and Brandon Facyson officially OUT, DeAndre Carter (knee) is Questionable

The first final injury report for the Raiders 2023 season is out. And with it are Chandler Jones and Brandon Facyson. Leaving the Raiders without two potential starters on defense.

Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels announced at his press conference that he didn’t expect Jones or Facyson to play Sunday. This just makes it official.

Jones is out for personal reasons. He made a series of disturbing and concerning posts on social media this week and his status is week-to-week at this point. Rookie seventh overall pick Tyree Wilson and third year man Malcolm Koonce should get the bulk of the snaps in Jones’s absence.

Facyson missed a good portion of training camp and now his shin injury has officially moved into the regular season. Who starts at outside corner opposite Marcus Peters is not entirely known yet.

Carter was limited all week, which would suggest he could go on Sunday.

For the Broncos, it’s starting wideout Jerry Jeudy cornerback Riley Moss who are Questionable. Both were limited all week. Jeudy with a hamstring injury and Moss with an abdomen issue.

Tracking the Tigers: Where Auburn’s commits will play this week

Here is where all the future Tigers will be playing this week.

It is time for another week of high school football and once again most of Auburn’s commits will be taking the field.

With the addition of offensive lineman [autotag]DeAndre Carter[/autotag] to the recruiting class, Auburn now boasts 18 commits, 17 of whom who were in action this week.

The only exception is [autotag]Malcolm Simmons[/autotag], who is enjoying a bye after leading Jonesboro High School to a 2-1 start to the season. Quarterback commit [autotag]Walker White[/autotag] and Little Rock Christian played on Thursday night, picking up a 42-14 victory to improve to 2-1 on the season.

Here is a look at where the rest of Auburn’s commits will be playing this week.

Four-star OL DeAndre Carter announces commitment to Auburn

Auburn has landed its first offensive lineman commitment of the 2024 cycle.

The Auburn Tigers have landed its first offensive lineman commitment of the 2024 class.

High-priority target [autotag]DeAndre Carter[/autotag], a four-star interior offensive lineman from Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California, announced his commitment to Auburn on Saturday, choosing the Tigers over Michigan State and Texas.

Auburn has been suspected to be the favorite to land Carter for a few weeks now. On3 gave Auburn a 93.7% chance to snag Carter prior to his commitment, and 247Sports gave four crystal balls in favor of Auburn.

Carter received an offer from Auburn on June 7, and has visited Auburn twice since. One of those times was for Big Cat Weekend. He tells On3 that Auburn has plenty to offer.

“I love the coaches and the environment. I love the campus and the fans,” Carter said of Auburn. “Love the traditions there. Love what they have to offer for the education program.”

Carter is ranked as a four-star IOL by all four major recruiting services. He is the No. 1 interior offensive lineman by both 247Sports and ESPN and is the No. 6 prospect from the state of California according to 247Sports for the 2024 cycle.

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Ballers & Busters: Raiders preseason Week 2 vs Rams

Your Ballers & Busters for the Raiders’ second preseason game vs Rams

Another preseason in the books. And while the joint practices were probably more useful to the starters than the game — because many didn’t play and most of those who did saw just one drive — the roster hopefuls rely on it as a proving ground. Not just for the Raiders, but any other team that may be watching.

For that reason, it gives the Raiders a lot to think about. Obviously because they want to keep the best players, but also because they don’t want to risk another team scooping them up on waivers.

In that regard, the performances in the game means something. Whether it’s those who balled out or those whose performance was a bust. In other words…

Ballers

QB Aidan O’Connell

He’s two for two this preseason as the Raiders’ top Baller. This week he played the entire second half and was nearly flawless doing it. He threw for 163 yards on 11 of 18 passes with two touchdowns and no interceptions. The fourth round rookie is developing quite a following this early on and deservedly so.

LT Jermaine Eluemunor, RT Thayer Munford

With Josh McDaniels saying Kolton Miller was a bit banged up, he moved Eluemunor from right to left and started Munford on the right side. And the two formed a wall for half the game.

The first drive of the game was led by Jimmy Garoppolo. The Raiders marched down the field 70 yards for the score. Along the way Munford was a key block on a ten-yard run, Eluemunor cleared the way for Zamir White to pick up the first and goal on third and one, and the next play Munford was part of the escort for Brandon Bolden to score from seven yards out.

There were several time Brian Hoyer held the ball much longer than you’d have liked. But because of Eluemunor and Munford, he only paid for it once. Two other times, he sat in the pocket comfortably until he found his man for completions of 17 yards and 43 yards.

WR Phillip Dorsett, WR DeAndre Carter

Those completions of 17 and 43 yards both went to Dorsett on consecutive plays near the end of the first half. Two plays later, his man was flagged for pass interference trying to keep Dorsett from beating him for another catch. And it led to a field goal.

But that’s not where Dorsett’s day stared. He had the first catch of the game from Garoppolo on the opening touchdown drive. He got a step on his man on a deep ball on the next drive, but the pass was behind him so it was knocked down.

Carter was impressive because he had nice plays in three different areas. He laid a clear out block on the first touchdown. Then at the end of the first quarter, he had a 31-yard punt return before just barely getting pushed out of bounds near midfield, and finally he had a nine-yard catch. Check those three boxes. We already know about his deep speed.

LB Curtis Bolton

As you might expect, this special teams maven made his first play of the game in the return game, getting down the field on coverage teams to make the stop at the 24-yard-line. He would make another special teams tackle later in the game.

In the second quarter, he was in on defense and made a run stop for no gain despite the defender grabbing his face mask.

In the third quarter he had a tackle on a short catch and a tackle for loss that was nullified by a holding penalty on the defense.

LB Drake Thomas

The undrafted rookie showed some great instincts and tackling abilities. He entered the game on defense in the third quarter and finished with a team leading 10 combined tackles, including four run stops of two yards or less and a tackle for loss and two tackles on special teams.

WR Keelan Cole

The O’Connell/Cole connection was clicking in the second half. For five catches on six targets for 60 yards. That included a 21-yards hookup on O’Connell’s first touchdown drive and catches of 11 yards and 17 yards on third and nine on his second TD drive.

Honorable Mention

S Isaiah Pola-Mao — Was in the right position to haul in an interception which he returned 50 yards for a TD.

G Greg Van Roten — Gave up no run stuffs or pressures while being a key block on the Brandon Bolden TD run to end the first drive.

WR Cam Sims — Made an impressive leaping touchdown grab along the right side of the end zone, dragging his toes to secure it. There’s value in being able to make catches like that.

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Key offensive line target DeAndre Carter sets commitment date

He is picking between Auburn, Texas and Michigan State.

[autotag]DeAndre Carter[/autotag] is one of, if not Auburn’s top targets left in the 2024 recruiting cycle and the four-star offensive lineman is ready to announce his commitment. He will reveal his decision on Sept. 3, choosing between Auburn, Texas and Michigan State.

Carter is the No. 101 overall player and No. 3 interior offensive lineman in the 247Sports Composite ranking. He is also the No. 14 player from California.

While he is listed as an interior lineman, Auburn has been recruiting him as someone who can play both guard and tackle, only increasing his value.  Carter has officially visited Auburn (June 16) and Michigan State (June 23) and is scheduled to take one to Texas on Sept. 29.

While the Santa Anna, California native is well outside Auburn’s typical recruiting footprint, he has family in Birmingham and made the cross-country trek to return for Big Cat Weekend and that visit could be critical in their pursuit of Carter.

The Tigers became the overwhelming favorites to land the 6-foot-4, 340-pounder after his return. They received four crystal ball predictions by 247Sports‘ writers and On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine gives Auburn a 93.6% chance of being his pick on Sept. 3.

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4-star OL DeAndre Carter includes MSU as finalist, sets commitment date for Sept. 3

Michigan State football is one of three teams still alive for the top interior offensive lineman in the country

Michigan State football is one of three teams still alive for the top interior offensive lineman in the country.

Four-star offensive lineman DeAndre Carter will announce his college decision on Sept. 3, and Michigan State is one of the schools he’s still considering. The other two finalists for his commitment are Texas and Auburn.

Carter ranks as the No. 1 interior offensive lineman in 247Sports’ rankings for the 2024 class. He’s also listed as the No. 55 player overall in the country and No. 6 player from California.

At the moment, Carter is predicted by numerous 247Sports insiders to end up at Auburn. We will see, though, if Michigan State can turn the tide and land this massive recruit early next month.

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Texas target, four-star OL DeAndre Carter sets commitment date

DeAndre Carter will choose between Texas, Auburn, and Michigan State.

Mater Dei offensive lineman DeAndre Carter announced his commitment date and the final three schools left in his recruitment. Continue reading “Texas target, four-star OL DeAndre Carter sets commitment date”