Anthony Carter
Anthony Carter
Born: September 17, 1960
Riviera Beach, FL USA
Position: WR
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 168
College: Michigan
High School: Suncoast (Riviera Beach, FL)
Career: 1983-1995
Drafted: 1983 in Round 12, #334 overall by the Miami Dolphins
Anthony Carter played from 1983 to 1995 during his career with the Detroit Lions, Michigan Panthers, Minnesota Vikings and Oakland Invaders. Carter caught 646 passes for 10,775 yards and 82 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Passing:
Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1985 | USFL Oakland Invaders | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
1992 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
USFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1983 | USFL Michigan Panthers | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 9 | 0 |
1986 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
1988 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 41 | 10.2 | 21 | 0 |
1989 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 17 | 0 |
1990 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 11 | 0 |
1991 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 117 | 9.0 | 32 | 1 |
1992 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 66 | 4.1 | 14 | 1 |
1993 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 9 | 0 |
USFL | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 9 | 0 | |
NFL | 47 | 289 | 6.1 | 32 | 2 | |
Totals | 50 | 290 | 5.8 | 32 | 2 |
Receiving:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1983 | USFL Michigan Panthers | 60 | 1181 | 19.7 | 81t | 9 |
1984 | USFL Michigan Panthers | 30 | 538 | 17.9 | 55t | 4 |
1985 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 43 | 821 | 19.1 | 57 | 8 |
1985 | USFL Oakland Invaders | 70 | 1323 | 18.9 | 62t | 14 |
1986 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 38 | 686 | 18.1 | 60 | 7 |
1987 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 38 | 922 | 24.3 | 73 | 7 |
1988 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 72 | 1225 | 17.0 | 67 | 6 |
1989 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 65 | 1066 | 16.4 | 50 | 4 |
1990 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 70 | 1008 | 14.4 | 56 | 8 |
1991 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 51 | 553 | 10.8 | 46 | 5 |
1992 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 41 | 580 | 14.1 | 54 | 2 |
1993 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 60 | 775 | 12.9 | 39 | 5 |
1994 | NFL Detroit Lions | 8 | 97 | 12.1 | 18 | 3 |
USFL | 160 | 3042 | 19.0 | 81 | 27 | |
NFL | 486 | 7733 | 15.9 | 73 | 55 | |
Totals | 646 | 10775 | 16.7 | 81 | 82 |
Punt Returns:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1983 | USFL Michigan Panthers | 40 | 387 | 9.7 | 57t | 1 |
1984 | USFL Michigan Panthers | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 13 | 0 |
1985 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 117 | 13.0 | 41 | 0 |
1987 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 22 | 0 |
1988 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
1989 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
1995 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
USFL | 45 | 408 | 9.1 | 57 | 1 | |
NFL | 15 | 165 | 11.0 | 41 | 0 | |
Totals | 60 | 573 | 9.6 | 57 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1988 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
1989 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
1995 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
NFL | 4 | 65 | 16.2 | 23 | 0 | |
Totals | 4 | 65 | 16.2 | 23 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1985 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
1986 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1988 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
1989 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
1990 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1992 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1993 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
NFL | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
1983 | USFL Michigan Panthers | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||
1984 | USFL Michigan Panthers | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
1985 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
1985 | USFL Oakland Invaders | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | ||
1986 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
1987 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
1988 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||
1989 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
1990 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
1991 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
1992 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
1993 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
1994 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
USFL | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | |
NFL | 2 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 342 | |
Totals | 2 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 510 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1983 | USFL | Michigan Panthers | 18 | 17 |
1984 | USFL | Michigan Panthers | 6 | 6 |
1985 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 15 |
1985 | USFL | Oakland Invaders | 17 | |
1986 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 12 | 10 |
1987 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 12 | 11 |
1988 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 16 |
1989 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 16 |
1990 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 14 |
1991 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 15 |
1992 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 14 |
1993 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 14 |
1994 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 4 | 1 |
1995 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 3 | 0 |
Honors
1983 - USFL The Sporting News (All-USFL)
1985 - USFL The Sporting News (All-USFL)
1987 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1988 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)