Carter Meadows
DE · Freshman
6'7" · 252 lbs · Defense
Also wearing #14: Tommy Carr (QB)
Background
- Hometown
- Bethesda, Md.
- High school
- Gonzaga
Recruiting
- Rating
- 5-star (0.9945 247 composite)
- National rank
- #9
- Class
- 2026
- Source
- 247 composite
2026 season
No 2026 stats recorded yet.
Official bio
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Prep:
• Attended Gonzaga College High School (2026), coached by Randy Trivers
• Part of an Eagles club that went 7-5 and reached the WCAC state championship game in 2025
• Member of a 7-4 team as a junior (2024) and a 6-5 club as a sophomore (2023)
• Also lettered in basketball and earned All-WCAC honorable mention as a junior; part of a 29-5 team in 2024-25 that reached the DSCAA Class AA championship
Key Statistics:
• Incomplete stats throughout his career, including senior season
• As a junior in 2024, credited with 33 tackles, including 5.0 for loss, with 2.0 sacks and one forced fumble across six games
• As a sophomore in 2023, totaled 23 tackles, including 3.0 for loss, and 2.0 sacks with one forced fumble in six games
• Made nine tackles, including 3.0 for loss with 1.0 sack across six games as a freshman in 2022
Honors and Rankings:
• Earned a 247Sports Composite ranking of five stars; the No. 6 overall player nationally, the No. 2 defensive end, and the No. 1 player in Washington D.C.
• Named a five-star prospect by 247Sports; the No. 6 overall player in the nation, the No. 1 defensive end, and the No. 1 player in Washington D.C.
• Rated as a five-star prospect by ESPN, the No. 23 overall player in the country, the No. 4 defensive end, and the No. 1 player in Washington D.C.
• Named a five-star prospect by Rivals Industry Ranking, the No. 6 player in the nation, the No. 2 edge rusher, and the No. 1 player in Washington D.C.
• Rivals five-star prospect, the No. 6 player nationally, the No. 2 defensive end in the nation, and the No. 1 player in Washington D.C.
• PrepStar ranking of five stars, the No. 40 player in the country, the No. 8 defensive end, and the No. 1 player in Washington D.C.
• Rated a PrepStar Top 300 All-American
• 2024 Washington Post All-Met honorable mention
• First-team WCAC All-Conference selection in 2025
Personal:
• Carter Meadows was born November 19, 2007
• Son of Mike and Cheri Meadows
• High school teammates with U-M defensive back Kainoa Winston