Arion Carter
Tennessee Volunteers
91
Elite

Arion Carter

Tennessee VolunteersContender
WLBDefenseElite
Projected Starter

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Arion Carter is the projected starter at WLB for Tennessee Volunteers.

Senior · #7 · 6'1", 238 lbs

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Depth at WLB · Tennessee Volunteers

  1. 1791Arion CarterStarter
  2. 21385Edwin Spillman
  3. 32867Brayden Rouse
  4. 45061Ryan Scott

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Up next for Tennessee

Tennessee plays Kentucky at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 06:15 PM ET.

The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 4-star recruit out of Smyrna, ranked #130 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 75 tackles, 6 TFL, 1.5 sacks. That's 7% of the team's production at his spot and 91th-percentile production nationally — good for a 91 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit4★ · #130 Natl3-Yr Total160 tackles · 1.5 sacksTeam Share7%Percentile91th
Smyrna, TN
Jersey
#7
Class
SR
Height
6'1"
Weight
238 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20257561.5
2024686.50
20231710

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9439
National Rank
#130
High School
Smyrna
Hometown
Smyrna, TN

Why this rating?

On a 99-rated defense; 91th-percentile production (×0.98 for competition level) put them +4 vs unit starters → 91.

Team defense (SP+)
99
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 91% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.98)
Depth-chart adjustment
+4 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 24LSCTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 27-24

Oct 17WALATKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
2
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 26-10

Oct 10WARKTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 24-17

Oct 3WAUBTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 24-14

Sep 26LTEXTKL 11
TKL
11
SOLO
5
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 20-17

Sep 19WKENNTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
6
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 42-9

Sep 12WGTTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
6
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 45-24

Arion Carter's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

75 tkl · 6 TFL · 1.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement70%
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