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Washington Commit Noah Carter Is Having Stellar Senior Season

The 4-star edge rusher is making an impact on both sides of the ball.
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Washington Commit Noah Carter Is Having Stellar Senior Season
Washington Commit Noah Carter Is Having Stellar Senior Season

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Kalen DeBoer's Washington coaching staff pulled in a talented recruiting class over the summer,  with 4-star edge rusher Noah Carter one of the headliners. From Centennial High School in Peoria, Arizona, Carter has been one of the best players in the state on both sides of the ball.

His future is on defense, but Carter has been an effective wide receiver throughout his time in high school. In his first five games of his senior year, he caught 12 passes for 294 yards and a touchdown.

Carter also pulled in a 22-yard touchdown in the Coyotes' win on October 6 over Chandler, but his full stat line for his past two games was not available on maxpreps.com.

On defense, Carter has continued to develop his game and frequently has found himself in the backfield. After collecting 14 sacks during his junior season, he has settled nicely into his future position.

He's learned how to hand fight not only to shed blocks in the run game but when rushing the passer, too, which can be difficult for high schoolers to master early on. His film also displays a high football IQ and elite athleticism as he shoots gaps and chases down ball carriers.

As his senior year rolls on, Carter's film looks reminiscent of another Washington edge rusher from Arizona — redshirt freshman Lance Holtzclaw. 

Coming out of high school, Holtzclaw was slightly undersized but displayed all the tools of a future high-end pass rusher. Same as the Desert Ridge product, Carter will need to put on somewhere between 15-20 pounds before he's ready to play at the college level.

Whenever Carter makes his way to the field for the UW, his final season has showed that Husky edge-rushers coach Eric Schmidt is getting a playmaker. While causing  backfield disruptions, he's also found the end zone on defense and special teams, too, scoring on a fumble recovery and a punt return.

The Husky coaching staff has invested heavily in the defensive line for its 2024 recruiting class and Carter is a great example of the kind of player it wants as the Huskies prepare to host multiple other defensive-line recruits ahead of their matchup with the No. 8 Oregon Ducks.

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ROMAN TOMASHOFF

I've followed the Huskies for my entire life, and to be in a position where I get to cover them full-time is nothing short of an honor. After graduating from Lasell University in 2019, I moved to Seattle to pursue my dream of working in sports media. While writing for the Husky Haul, I also covered local sports for the Everett Daily Herald before the COVID-19 pandemic. After being hired by Realdawg.com in February of 2021, I also transitioned into doing a lot of entertainment writing, as I work on a variety of magazines as a contributing writer for Centennial Media, and have also contributed to Emmy Magazine, as well as Walt Disney Television Studios. 

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