Ball-Hawking Safety Coming Off a Breakout 2025
Jerome Carter was one of Old Dominion’s most impactful defenders in the 2025 season, earning Second-Team All-Sun Belt honors after starting 12 of 13 games, finishing with 75 tackles and a school-record six interceptions while also leading the Monarchs with three double-digit tackle games.[1] His biggest differentiator is range and instinct in coverage—he clearly has a nose for the football—but he also showed enough physicality to be a reliable all-around safety rather than just a takeaway specialist.[1] That combination makes him the kind of high-upside defender who fits teams needing a playmaker in the back end.[1]
