2014 TCU Football Fact Book

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2012 | SOPHOMORE SEASON cont. final possession that clinched the Thanksgiving night win for the Horned Frogs ... made six tackles in the regular season finale against Oklahoma and intercepted his fourth pass of the year ... returned that interception 42 yards to set up a TCU touchdown on the next play from scrimmage.

B.J.

2011 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON Appeared in 11 games ... his lone start came in the season opener at Baylor ... had eight tackles, including three solo stops ... half of his tackles were at Baylor ... contributed a tackle in the last two games of the regular season against Colorado State and UNLV.

// JR-2L // 5-9 // 190 23 TAILBACK Houston, Texas (Westside)

2010 | FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirted his first season on campus. HIGH SCHOOL Ranked by Rivals.com as the No. 23 dual-threat quarterback in the nation ... also rated by Rivals as the No. 4 dual-threat signal caller in the state ... passed for 1,791 yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior ... added 995 yards rushing with 12 touchdowns ... nominated for an Old Spice Red Zone Player of the Year award ... passed for 1,759 yards and 19 touchdowns as a junior at Morton Ranch High School ... added 1,021 yards and nine scores on the ground ... named the District 21-4A Offensive Most Valuable Player ... had a 54.0 completion percentage (150-of-278) for 2,085 yards with 23 touchdowns and 10 interceptions as a sophomore ... added 739 yards rushing and seven touchdowns on a 5.9 per carry mark ... chose TCU over offers from Baylor, Houston, Miami (Fla.), Louisville and Oklahoma State. PERSONAL Parents are Sam Carter and Dildred Taylor ... pursuing a masters of liberal arts.

CARTER’S CAREER STATS

DEFENSE Year GP/S UT AT TT TFL QBS INT PBU FR FF 2011 11/1 3 5 8 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 1 0 0 2012 13/13 39 24 63 6.5-31 3.0-26 4 10 0 1 2013 12/12 33 16 49 7.5-34 4.0-29 5 2 0 1 Totals 36/26 75 45 120 14.0-65 7.0-55 9 13 0 2

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS

Total Tackles: 10 at West Virginia in 2012 Solo Tackles: 7 at Baylor in 2012 Tackles For Loss: 2.0 at Baylor in 2012 Sacks: 2.0 at Baylor in 2012 Interceptions: 2 vs. SMU in 2013 Pass Breakups: 2, 2x; last at Texas in 2012 Forced Fumbles: 1, 2x, last vs. SMU in 2013

CATALON CAREER HONORS 42013 Honorable-Mention All-Big 12 Kickoff Returner (Coaches) 42012 ESPN.com Big 12 All-Freshman Team 42012 Honorable-Mention Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year (Coaches) 2013 | SOPHOMORE SEASON His 569 yards led TCU in rushing for the second straight season ... became the first Horned Frog to top TCU in rushing in back-to-back seasons since Joseph Turner from 2007-09 ... a second-team Academic All-Big 12 honoree ... was also honorable-mention All-Big 12 as a kickoff returner ... placed second in the Big 12 and 16th nationally with his 26.5 return average ... his 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against LSU gave TCU at least one punt or kickoff return for a score in six of the last seven seasons ... the 100-yard return also tied for second longest in TCU history while setting an AT&T Stadium record for a collegiate game ... added 52 yards rushing, including a 26-yard touchdown, and a season-best three receptions in the LSU contest ... one of four players nationally with a rushing touchdown and kickoff return for a touchdown in 2013 ... went over the 1,000-yard mark in career rushing with his 71 yards on 12 carries at Kansas State ... also had a 44-yard kickoff return against the Wildcats ... ran for a career-high 93 yards on 11 carries while adding a 3-yard reception against Baylor ... his previous career best was 91 yards on 12 attempts, including a 2-yard touchdown, versus Kansas ... had a scoring run in five of the opening six games, en route to finishing with six rushing touchdowns on the season ... ran for at least 52 yards in six contests. 2012 | FRESHMAN SEASON Played in 13 games, making one start ... named All-Big 12 Honorable Mention Offensive Freshman of the Year and Big 12 All-Freshman Team by ESPN.com ... topped TCU in rushing with 582 yards, averaging 4.7 yards per carry ... the yardage totaled marked the most by a TCU true freshman since Aaron Brown ran for 758 in 2005 ... became the first freshman to lead the Frogs in rushing since Robert Merrill totaled 1,107 in 2003 ... was TCU’s leading rusher in six of 13 games ... also saw action in the passing game, making 23 catches ... opened his career with 13 carries for 63 yards against Grambling State, as well as making four receptions for 57 yards ... became the primary back against Iowa State to post a season-high 86 yards rushing on 13 carries, an average of 6.6 per rush and also caught four passes ... had 79 yards on 17 carries in the win at Baylor and 72 yards on 12 carries against Texas Tech ... scored his lone touchdown of the year against Texas Tech, finding the end zone via the air ... recorded a season-long 46-yard rush at Oklahoma State ... carried it eight times for 44 yards against Kansas State ... totaled 66 yards on just 11 carries in the win at Texas ... closed the regular season with 51 yards on 11 carries against Oklahoma. HIGH SCHOOL A Rivals.com three-star recruit ... ranked as the No. 7 all-purpose back in the nation and the No. 1 all-purpose back in Texas ... the No. 44 overall prospect for all positions in the Texas Top 100 ... rated as the third-best back in the state and one of top 100 players overall by the Houston Chronicle ... an All-State and All-Greater Houston first-team pick ... rushed for 2,269 yards and 32 touchdowns, averaging 12.2 yards per carry, his senior year ... also caught seven passes for 106 yards and a touchdown ... chose TCU over Baylor, Missouri and Texas Tech. PERSONAL Mother is Claudia Catalon ... major is sports broadcasting.

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