‘23 TN LB Arion Carter (Tennessee)

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Carter can do it all. He is natural in pass coverage. He is a thumper in the middle of the defense. He has a natural football IQ that allows him to play with a relentless motor. His time at running back only makes him more of a natural linebacker. His nose for the football is evident. He will primarily serve as a mike backer for the Vols, but they can get creative in the way they use him. He moves naturally and will be a threat with delayed blitzes. He can run dual-threat quarterbacks down from his coverage assignments, and he is one of the best in the country from sideline to sideline.

Impact Rating: 10 of 10
Carter is a massive addition for the Vols. He makes an already good defensive class elite, in my opinion. Tennessee is now set to bring in immediate help at all three levels. Pairing Carter with Jalen Smith and Jeremiah Telander gives the Vols an immense amount of versatility at linebacker. Tennessee outlasted Alabama in this one, and Carter has a chance to be a day-one player in Knoxville. Getting him to campus later in the week for bowl practices is an even bigger jumpstart to his career.
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“I think what’s exciting about Arion Carter, first off, is the combination of play-speed and physicality. The speed and striking power – the ability to play fast and physical as a linebacker – immediately popped off his senior video. Early in the season once his film started to get out and blow up with all these Power 5 offers when he was still committed to Memphis, it didn’t take very long to acknowledge that he’s a four-star prospect. The onslaught of recruiting attention he as getting was more than merited.

I think when you look at his profile as well, we love that he is a prolific running back. That’s something you see in common with a lot of top-linebackers, especially ones you end up seeing drafted high in the NFL. The two-way play-making ability most often as running back at the high school level are a lot of the times the best athletes at their school. I think it’s a way to showcase the athleticism and play-making ability – and honestly, physicality at running back as well. We love the Arion Carter is such a good all-around high school player, whether it’s with the ball in his hands or on defense.

I think he’s a big pick up for Tennessee. He was coveted by Alabama and several others. To keep him in-state, a guy who was one of the hottest prosects over the past couple of months in the 2023 cycle – to keep him in-state is a really big recruiting win down the stretch here.
There’s a lot to like about him as an addition to Tennessee’s linebacker room. Putting him behind that very strong defensive front and group of pass-rushers that Tennessee has recruited the past couple of cycles – I think it’s a great fit. Big recruiting win and I like Arion Carter a lot.”

— Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
 
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“I think what’s exciting about Arion Carter, first off, is the combination of play-speed and physicality. The speed and striking power – the ability to play fast and physical as a linebacker – immediately popped off his senior video. Early in the season once his film started to get out and blow up with all these Power 5 offers when he was still committed to Memphis, it didn’t take very long to acknowledge that he’s a four-star prospect. The onslaught of recruiting attention he as getting was more than merited.

I think when you look at his profile as well, we love that he is a prolific running back. That’s something you see in common with a lot of top-linebackers, especially ones you end up seeing drafted high in the NFL. The two-way play-making ability most often as running back at the high school level are a lot of the times the best athletes at their school. I think it’s a way to showcase the athleticism and play-making ability – and honestly, physicality at running back as well. We love the Arion Carter is such a good all-around high school player, whether it’s with the ball in his hands or on defense.

I think he’s a big pick up for Tennessee. He was coveted by Alabama and several others. To keep him in-state, a guy who was one of the hottest prosects over the past couple of months in the 2023 cycle – to keep him in-state is a really big recruiting win down the stretch here.
There’s a lot to like about him as an addition to Tennessee’s linebacker room. Putting him behind that very strong defensive front and group of pass-rushers that Tennessee has recruited the past couple of cycles – I think it’s a great fit. Big recruiting win and I like Arion Carter a lot.”

— Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
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A RB turned LB. Dare we hope for the second coming of Al Wilson?
 
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Carter can do it all. He is natural in pass coverage. He is a thumper in the middle of the defense. He has a natural football IQ that allows him to play with a relentless motor. His time at running back only makes him more of a natural linebacker. His nose for the football is evident. He will primarily serve as a mike backer for the Vols, but they can get creative in the way they use him. He moves naturally and will be a threat with delayed blitzes. He can run dual-threat quarterbacks down from his coverage assignments, and he is one of the best in the country from sideline to sideline.

Impact Rating: 10 of 10
Carter is a massive addition for the Vols. He makes an already good defensive class elite, in my opinion. Tennessee is now set to bring in immediate help at all three levels. Pairing Carter with Jalen Smith and Jeremiah Telander gives the Vols an immense amount of versatility at linebacker. Tennessee outlasted Alabama in this one, and Carter has a chance to be a day-one player in Knoxville. Getting him to campus later in the week for bowl practices is an even bigger jumpstart to his career.
Impact Report: Vols Land Dynamic LB Arion Carter
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Start him NOW. Along with both corners, take our lumps early.
 
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