Irish reinforce secondary with Carter transfer

• Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Personnel WriterMay 13, 2023, 07:03 PM ET Close ESPN

• personnel writer Signed up with ESPN in 2011
• Finished from Central Michigan

Notre Dame added a late addition to its secondary when Rhode Island protective back transfer Antonio Carter revealed he’ll bet the Irish in 2023.

Carter is a redshirt junior who got in the transfer website during the spring window and saw his recruitment remove. He had offers from LSU, Florida, Ole Miss, Wisconsin, Texas A&M and others, but eventually felt as though Notre Dame offered him the very best opportunity.He was seventh in

ESPN’s transfer website rankings.”What stood out about Notre

Dame the most was the truth that it’s a fantastic quality school,” Carter said.” Just being on campus, me and my moms and dads saw that it’s a quality school. Being on school, it’s a really chill environment and it’s what I need and what I’m looking for.

“A location, I can secure and not stress over other things that don’t matter.”

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1 Associated Carter wasn’t an extremely recruited prospect out of high school as a 5-foot-10, 155-pound corner from Oak Ridge High School in Orlando, Florida. He had some FCS scholarship offers, and schools such as Georgia State and Liberty revealed interest, but never offered.He selected Rhode Island and developed into an outstanding defender. As a redshirt freshman in 2021, Carter played in 11 games and had 52 deals with, one sack and seven pass separations. He started 11 games this past season and had 60 overall tackles, 4.5 deals with for loss, one interception and 10 pass breakups.With his advancement showing on the field and his production

rising, Carter bank on himself and went into the transfer portal for a chance to play on a larger stage. He and his parents talked about the concept of moving after the season, however he waited through spring practices to see if it was what he wished to do. He spoke with the Rhode Island coaches during the spring transfer window and they informed him if it didn’t work out, he ‘d still have a spot on the roster.Betting on himself settled as he saw interest from significant programs right after he went into the portal.” I didn’t know how it would go when I entered. You have people informing you that it’s going to

be crazy, but I took it all with a grain of salt,”Carter stated.”I didn’t understand what to anticipate, since the people saying that weren’t the coaches. So, I just said we’re going to see and rely on God and it in fact did work out that method. “Now that he’s devoted to bet Notre Dame, he will be a big assistance to a secondary that is returning a fair bit at cornerback however still needed another piece in the back end. Carter has the adaptability to play a variety of roles within the defense and will be somewhat of a Swiss Army knife next season for the Irish.”The coaches see me fitting in and being a flexible tool as a protective back,”Carter stated.

“Playing all the positions, safety, nickel, dime. They have some huge corners, so all those areas is where I’ll suit.”