Michael Carter is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Carter in the top half 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.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Rushing | Receiving | Snap Counts | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | ||||||
| 2021 | 22 | NYJ | 14 | — | 2.1 | 147 | 639 | 4 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 29 | 19.7 | 0 | 55 | 36 | 325 | 0 | 65.5% | 9.0 | 5.9 | — | 17 | 449 | 49.6% | — | 0.0% | 8 | 2.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 23 | NYJ | 16 | — | 0.0 | 114 | 402 | 3 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 14 | 12.3 | 1 | 54 | 41 | 288 | 0 | 75.9% | 7.0 | 5.3 | — | 12 | 496 | 48.0% | — | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 24 | ARI / NYJ | 15 | — | 0.9 | 30 | 187 | 0 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 9 | 30.0 | 0 | 31 | 24 | 101 | 1 | 77.4% | 4.2 | 3.3 | — | 5 | 224 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 25 | ARI | 3 | — | — | 35 | 131 | 1 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 9 | 25.7 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 57 | 0 | 100.0% | 5.2 | 5.2 | — | 2 | 132 | 61.7% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 26 | ARI | 13 | — | 0.0 | 92 | 333 | 1 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 19 | 20.7 | 0 | 45 | 33 | 267 | 0 | 73.3% | 8.1 | 5.9 | — | 12 | 393 | 45.2% | — | 0.0% | 5 | 1.4% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 27 | TEN | 2 | — | 0.0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | 1 | 16 | 12.5% | — | 0.0% | 3 | 5.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 63 | — | 3.0 | 421 | 1,699 | 9 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 80 | 19.0 | 1 | 197 | 146 | 1,045 | 1 | 74.1% | 7.2 | 5.3 | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
22 career value over replacement — #3057 all-time of 4,695. 5.5/season above a replacement-level RB.
Career Profile
Pick #107 (Rd 4) · NYJ · 2021 · +16.3 vs expected KV-H
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