Dale Carter is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Carter in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Carter's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
Career games unavailable for incomplete season coverage. Verified career totals remain shown; career per-game figures require complete coverage.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Defense | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | ||||||
| 1992 | 22–23 | KC | 16 | — | 8.1 | 63 | 58 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 23–24 | KC | 15 | — | 0.7 | 54 | 50 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 24–25 | KC | 16 | — | 2.2 | 80 | 77 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 25–26 | KC | 16 | — | 5.2 | 57 | 52 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 26–27 | KC | 14 | — | 4.4 | 51 | 42 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 89 | 1 | — | 14.8 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 27–28 | KC | 16 | — | 1.8 | 58 | 51 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 28–29 | KC | 11 | — | 1.7 | 38 | 30 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 29–30 | DEN | 14 | — | 1.5 | 72 | 46 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 31–32 | MIN | 9 | — | 0.0 | 33 | 20 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 32–33 | NO | 7 | — | 0.9 | 30 | 22 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 33–34 | NO | 8 | — | 0.0 | 24 | 17 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 35–36 | BAL | 15 | — | 0.0 | 25 | 20 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 26.5 | 585 | 485 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 24 | 111 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 89 | 1 | — | 14.8 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
91 career value over replacement — #1295 all-time of 4,695. 10.1/season above a replacement-level CB.
Pick #20 (Rd 1) · KAN · 1992 · +8.3 vs expected KV-H
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