2016 Football Roster
Lorenzo Carter
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 242
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Norcross, Ga.
- High School:
- Norcross
* 2017 Phil Steele All-America 4th Team *
* 2017 Coaches’ All-SEC 2nd Team *
* 2017 AP All-SEC 2nd Team *
Career Highs:
10 tackles vs. Oklahoma in 2017
*2.5 sacks at Kentucky in 2014
*3.5 tackles for loss at Kentucky in 2014
* 2 forced fumbles at Notre Dame in 2017
2017: Played in all 15 games, starting in 10...third on the team with 61 total stops...third on the team in tackles for lost yardage (7.5) and was 2nd on team in QB hurries (16) and fourth in QB sacks (4.5)...defensive recipient of the Charley Trippi Award -- given to the most versatile player -- at the team's post-season awards gala...in a game loaded with big plays, he had perhaps the biggest, when he blocked an Oklahoma field goal in the second OT of the Rose Bowl, opening the door for Georgia to claim victory on its next possession...also had a career-high 10 tackles against Oklahoma...team's leading tackler in win vs. Florida with nine stops...had six stops, a forced fumble and a QB pressure in SEC Championship game vs. Auburn...had four tackles with one for a tackle of six yards vs. Mississippi State...recorded two sacks for a loss of 17 yards and four tackles (three solo) against Samford...a semifinalist for the 33rd Butkus Award, given to the nation’s top collegiate linebacker...named SEC Defensive Player of the Week after two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in start against Notre Dame, which also included seven tackles, one TFL, a sack for a loss of 12 yards and four QB hurries...three tackles in start against App State (1 solo) with 0.5 TFL...earned Coffee County Hustle Award for exhibiting the most desire during spring drills...recipient of the Bill and Margaret Young Football Scholarship...named to the Preseason Third-Team All-SEC, the Senior Bowl Watch List, the Coaches Preseason Third-Team All-SEC and the Butkus Award Watch List...recipient of the Don Leebern, Jr. and Don Leebern, III Scholarship.
2016: Appeared in all 13 games, making nine starts...finished with 44 total stops, tying for team lead in QB sacks with five...ranked second on the team in QB pressures with 13...season-best eight tackles vs. Ga. Tech that included a stop for 2-yard loss...in Liberty Bowl win over TCU, he was credited with seven stops (6+1) and two forced fumbles, both of which were recovered by UGA...had six tackles (3 solo) at South Carolina, with a fourth-quarter QB sack...his five tackles vs. Tennessee included a QB sack for a 12-yard loss...two of his three tackles vs. Vanderbilt were sacks for a combined -13 yards...recovered a fumble vs. Louisiana...made five tackles (2 assisted, 3 solo) and had 3 QB pressures against North Carolina...earned the team’s Defensive Player of the Week award against Nicholls after a scoop-and-score fumble return TD to put Georgia ahead 26-14...earned Coffee County Hustle Award for exhibiting the most desire during spring drills...recipient of the Bill and Margaret Young Football Scholarship.
2015: Appeared in 13 games, making two starts ... 19 total tackles and two forced fumbles ... forced a fumble and had three tackles in addition to a QB hurry at Auburn ... season-best five tackles vs. No. 13 Alabama ... Phil Steele’s Preseason All-SEC Third Team ... recipient of the Don Leebern, Jr. and Don Leebern, III Scholarship ... football team representative on the UGA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
2014: UGA Newcomer of the Year Award ... played in 13 games making five starts ... 41 total tackles, seven tackles for loss, four and a half sacks ... one fumble recovery ... team-best eight tackles, including a sack, against No. 21 Louisville in the Belk Bowl ... named SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week for his performance at Kentucky ... career-high nine tackles, 2.5 sacks, and 3.5 tackles for loss at Kentucky in his first collegiate start ... first career sack at No. 23 Missouri ... three tackles at No. 24 South Carolina, also recovered a fumble ... Recipient of the Don Leebern, Jr. & Don Leebern, III Scholarship.
High School: Norcross, coached by Keith Maloof ... American Family Insurance USA Today All-USA First Team ... Parade Magazine All-America first team ... member of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution 2013 Super 11 and Class AAAAAA All State Team ... named to the Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State Class AAAAAA First Team Offense ... PrepStar five-star prospect, Top 150 Dream Team, #1 ranked DE and #2 ranked overall player in the country ... Rivals.com four-star prospect, #36 player nationally, #3 DL nationally, #4 player in the state ... Scout.com five star prospect, #23 player nationally, #5 DE nationally, #1 player in the state ... 247Sports.com five-star prospect, #20 player nationally, #2 DE nationally, #2 player in the state ... ESPN.com five-star prospect, #14 player nationally, #3 DE nationally, #2 player in the state ... played in the Under Armour All-American Game ... finished his senior season with 132 tackles, including 40 tackles for losses and six sacks ... led his team to a 13-2 record and a state championship.
Personal: LORENZO LEMUEL CARTER...Major: Psychology.
