Zachary Carter

A 2022 third-round pick of the Bengals, Carter played in 17 games in '23, making five starts as an extra DT and totaling 23 tackles with one FF and one PD ... As a rookie in 2022, he saw action in all 16 regular-season contests (nine starts) and all three postseason games (two starts) ... Only defensive player in Cincinnati's 2022 draft class to appear in every game in '22 ... Spent four seasons at the University of Florida (2018-21), where he totaled 17.5 sacks ... Was teammates with Bengals K Evan McPherson at Florida.

A 2022 third-round pick of the Bengals, Carter played in 17 games in '23, making five starts as an extra DT and totaling 23 tackles with one FF and one PD ... As a rookie in 2022, he saw action in all 16 regular-season contests (nine starts) and all three postseason games (two starts) ... Only defensive player in Cincinnati's 2022 draft class to appear in every game in '22 ... Spent four seasons at the University of Florida (2018-21), where he totaled 17.5 sacks ... Was teammates with Bengals K Evan McPherson at Florida.

Career transactions: Selected by Cincinnati in third round of 2022 NFL Draft (95th overall) ... Signed with Bengals on 5-23-22.

Pro career:

2022—Played in all 16 regular-season games (nine starts at DT) and three postseason games (two starts at DT) ... Each start was as a second DT ... Recorded 23 tackles (10 solos), a half sack and a PD during the regular season ... Helped Cincinnati defense rank seventh in rushing yards allowed per game (106.6) ... Made NFL debut on Sept. 11 vs. Pittsburgh, playing 11 defensive snaps ... Made first start on Sept. 29 against Miami ... Posted five tackles in back-to-back games (Game 7 vs. Atlanta, Game 8 at Cleveland), with a five-yard TFL on third down against the Browns to force a punt ... On Dec. 24 at New England, teamed up with DE Joseph Ossai for first career half sack, bringing down QB Mac Jones for a one-yard loss in the third quarter ... Started in Wild Card Playoff vs. Baltimore and AFC Championship at Kansas City ... Played 29 defensive snaps in Wild Card Playoff, and posted four tackles (three solos).

2023—Played in all 17 games with five starts as a second DT ... Totaled 23 tackles (eight solos), one FF and one PD ... Had two tackles with a TFL on Sept. 17 vs. Baltimore ... Made first start of season and registered one tackle on Oct. 29 at San Francisco ... Had first career FF on Nov. 26 vs. Pittsburgh, knocking ball loose in the red zone in first quarter (recovered by CB DJ Turner II) ... Started as a second DT on Dec. 10 vs. Indianapolis and contributed to run defense that allowed season-low 46 rushing yards ... Lined up for 43 defensive snaps on Dec. 16 vs. Minnesota, following DT DJ Reader's knee injury early in game ... Part of interior D-line that stopped Vikings for no gain on third-and-one and fourth-and-inches in overtime.

College highlights:

Spent four seasons at Florida (2018-21) ... Played in 46 games, starting 23 of his final 24 contests ... Totaled 107 tackles (39 solos), with 17.5 sacks and 28.5 TFLs, while recording eight PDs, two FFs and one FR ... Ranked ninth in the SEC in sacks (eight) as a senior ... Led team with five sacks his junior season ... Redshirted as a true freshman in 2017.

High school/personal:

Hometown is Tampa, Fla. ... Attended Hillsborough High School in Tampa ... Named first-team all-county as a senior ... Totaled 149 tackles and 8.5 sacks over his sophomore and junior seasons ... Also played basketball as a power forward ... Majored in journalism at Florida.