Like everyone else I had no idea who Markell Carter was when the Patriots drafted him, leading me to scour the internets to find out more about him. One of the best places to look is often team messageboards and here are some nuggets that I found below. These are just fan comments but I think they give some insight from people who followed Carter just like we’ll be following him.
Carter is explosive toward the ball and if the RB or QB runs to the edge, he’s there to lay down the punishment. He has a high ability to hold onto a ball carrier. I can’t remember very many leaving his grasp..if any at all. He’s a team leader also. Point of Attack is huge in his game. Killer speed. Very agressive but plays extremely smart. His field intelligence has allowed him to remain healthy. I’ve watched him survey the field looking at schemes before the ball is snapped and blow up a runner who thought his path was easy.
Markell looked like he always had the frame to get bigger but never did – or at least as much as I would expect. He moves well and was always around the quarterback, often one step away from getting to him. If you could find film from the McNeese game he certainly seemed to be asserting himself even more in his farewell game.
his stats last fall may not have been what some people predicted but he drew doubles and sometimes triple teams and most teams went the opposite way….some team could pick up a good talent in a low round draft and be pleasantly surprised……
