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2025 season · RB · #22 · 5th season

22Michael Carter

Age 27 · 5'8" · 200 lb · North Carolina · Pick 107 overall (2021). Snap share 45% across 13 games.

Cardinals players
ARICardinals offense45% of snaps
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Carries
92
7.1 per game
T-50th of 89
Rush yards
333
3.6 per carry
54th of 89
Rush TD
1
19 first downs
T-59th of 89
Targets
45
33 catches · 267 yds
T-19th of 89
Touches / game
10.5
137 total
46th of 89
EPA / touch
-0.04
-5.0 total
45th of 89
Explosive
5
10+ run · 20+ catch
T-65th of 89
Snap share
45%
offensive snaps
43rd of 89
The short version
  • How goodCarter's -5.0 EPA is 47th of 89 backs.
  • Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+32.6, 29th percentile per target).
  • Fantasy5.1 standard points a game, RB50 of 103.6.4 half-PPR points a game, RB47 of 103.7.6 PPR points a game, RB44 of 103.
  • How he's usedHe rarely moves before the snap: 31% of his touches come with motion (league 56%).
  • LatelyTouches are steady: 11.3 a game over his last three against 10.5 for the season.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 89 backs with 30 touches+League percentiles
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Yards per carry3.671st of 89
21st
Rush EPA per carry-0.0752nd of 89
42nd
EPA per targetreceiving, 5+ targets+0.0439th of 83
54th
Broken tacklesper touch5%6th of 89
94th
Explosive rate10+ run, 20+ catch per touch4%80th of 89
11th
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Touches per game10.546th of 89
49th
Receiving sharetargets per touch33%18th of 89
80th
Yards per touch4.455th of 89
39th
Success rate46%15th of 89
84th
Total EPA-5.047th of 89
48th
How this is measured

Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.

Fantasy · points, rank, range and the next matchup

Carter scores 5.1 standard points a game, RB50 of 103 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 2.9 and 6.5; 1 boom week (12+) and 7 busts (under 5).

Points a game5.1RB50 of 103
Season66.0RB55 · 13 games
Most weeks2.9–6.5his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts1 · 712+ · under 5

Carter scores 6.4 half-PPR points a game, RB47 of 103 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 4.3 and 8.3; 0 boom weeks (16+) and 7 busts (under 6.5).

Points a game6.4RB47 of 103
Season82.5RB52 · 13 games
Most weeks4.3–8.3his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 716+ · under 6.5

Carter scores 7.6 PPR points a game, RB44 of 103 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 5.3 and 10.4; 0 boom weeks (20+) and 8 busts (under 8).

Points a game7.6RB44 of 103
Season99.0RB48 · 13 games
Most weeks5.3–10.4his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 820+ · under 8
How this is measured

Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the RB24 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

Playstylehow he is used, against the league at his positionamong 89 backs

He rarely moves before the snap: 31% of his touches come with motion (league 56%). RPOs are rare for him: 4% of his carries (league 12%). His share of the team's touches is 14%: on third down it falls to 7%; inside the 20 it falls to 10%. He is a pass-catching back: 33% of his touches are targets (league 17%).

StaticMotion 31% · 2nd pctlNot the third-down back7% on third down · 14% overallNot the red-zone back10% inside the 20 · 14% overallPass-catching backReceiving share 33% · 79th pctl
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Inside runscarries at guard or tackle
53%
43rd
Shotgun runscarries from the gun
43%
54th
Receiving sharetargets per touch
33%
79th
Third-down shareof team touches on 3rd down
7%
37th
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Red-zone shareof team touches inside the 20
10%
34th
Short-yardage shareof team touches, 2 or fewer to go
19%
49th
RPOcarries on run-pass options
4%
16th
Motiontouches with pre-snap motion
31%
2nd
How this is measured

Every trait is a share of his own touches, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying backs; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

Game logall 22 weeks
WkOpponentDefenseSnapCarYdsTDTgtRecEPA
1at NO W 20-13Did not play
2vs CAR W 27-22Did not play
3at SF L 15-16Did not play
4vs SEA L 20-231st D1st vs the run6%1100-1.1
5vs TEN L 21-2222nd D22nd vs the run57%1851155-3.7
6at IND L 27-318th D8th vs the run44%93452-2.0
7vs GB L 23-2717th D17th vs the run37%71122-1.2
8Bye week
9at DAL W 27-17Did not play
10at SEA L 22-441st D1st vs the run11%3400-1.8
11vs SF L 22-4123rd D23rd vs the run42%2675-0.1
12vs JAX L 24-2716th D16th vs the run56%52833+4.1
13at TB L 17-205th D5th vs the run52%51765+1.6
14vs LA L 17-457th D7th vs the run53%31342-3.2
15at HOU L 20-402nd D2nd vs the run80%145644+5.0
16vs ATL L 19-2624th D24th vs the run53%116520-2.6
17at CIN L 14-3731st D31st vs the run44%72942+0.2
18at LA L 20-377th D7th vs the run53%71833-0.2
19Bye week
20Bye week
21Bye week
22Bye week
13 games45%9233314533-5.0

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season5 seasons
61Games
418Carries
1,692Rush yards
10TD
145Receptions
2021 to 2025 · 5 seasons · 2 teams

His best year was 2021, 964 scrimmage yards in 14 games with NYJ. This season's 46.2 a game puts him on pace for 785 over 17, short of it.

05001,000★21·NYJ22·NYJ232425
SeasonTeamGCarYdsYPCTDTgtRecRec ydsEPA/touch
2021NYJ141476394.345536325-0.06
2022NYJ161144023.535441288-0.16
2023ARI15301876.213124101-0.19
2024ARI3351313.71111157+0.01
2025ARI13923333.614533267-0.04
Career2 tm614181,6924.0101961451,038-0.09
Career highsRush yards 639 · 2021TD 4 · 2021Carries 147 · 2021
How this is measured

Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

IntelWeek 22
Depth chart
not listed
Injury report
clean
Red zone touches
…
Third down
…
Explosive plays
…
Drops
2 on 45 targets
Broken tackles
7
Passer rating when targeted
82.6
Play action
…
Contested
…
Best plays · by EPA
    Teammates · share of the ball
    PlayerTouchesYdsEPA
    85Trey McBrideTE1691239 · 11 TD+72.7
    14Michael WilsonWR1261006 · 7 TD+25.8
    20Bam KnightRB113429 · 5 TD-15.0
    18Marvin Harrison Jr.WR73608 · 4 TD+31.1
    31Emari DemercadoRB64413 · 1 TD-8.5
    33Trey BensonRB45224-8.3
    6James ConnerRB41133 · 2 TD-0.5
    4Greg DortchWR40221 · 4 TD+2.9