Football
DALLAS – Redshirt junior defensive tackle DeWayne Carter was announced as one of 20 semifinalists for the sixth annual Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Award.
Compiled by a subset of the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Selection Committee, the semifinalists have all demonstrated a record of leadership by exhibiting exceptional courage, integrity and sportsmanship both on and off the field.
Carter, a 6-3, 298-pound Pickerington, Ohio, native has been an instrumental piece to the Blue Devils’ defense during his tenure. In 36 career games, he has compiled 77 tackles, 19.5 tackles for loss, 10.0 sacks, seven caused fumbles, three fumble recoveries, eight quarterback pressures and six pass breakups. In 2022, Carter is tied for second nationally in fumble recoveries (3) and tied for third in forced fumbles (3), while his seven career forced fumbles rank tied with Bob Grupp and Matt Daniels for fourth all-time on Duke’s career chart.
In the community, Carter has volunteered his time working with Habitat for Humanity building houses, participated in Duke’s Reading with the Blue Devils program, is a frequent visitor of Duke’s Children’s Hospital and is a consistent tutor at KIPP Durham College Preparatory School as well as Durham Public School’s IGNITE. In addition, he has stepped up to be a team accountability leader and serves as a First Year ACTION Mentor, guiding freshman student-athletes through the adjustment of college life. He was recently named a 2022 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Member and serves on the board for Duke’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, United Black Athletes and Omega…
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