Education
Carter attended Henry J. Kaiser High School in Fontana, California. In his senior season he registered 69 tackles, 7 sacks and 9 pass deflections in 13 games. He was later named for the first-team All-San Bernardino County by the Riverside Press-Enterprise.
He was also an All-League selection as a defensive end, and as team captain, lead them to a 10-3 record as a senior.
Carter also lettered in Track And Field and was a member of the schools debate team
Carter played just three games over his first two years at University of California, Los Angeles, before appearing in all 12 games in the 2008 season. Carter was a co-defensive winner of University of California, Los Angeles"s Captain Don Brown Memorial Award for Most Improved Player in 2009 for the Bruins.
In his senior season he recorded 41 Total Tackles while collecting 3.5 sacks for the Bruins which propelled him to win the University of California, Los Angeles Kenneth South. Washington Award for Outstanding Senior.
