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11 Eric Carrera

  • Position Defensive Back
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 200
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown St. Louis, Mo.
  • Highschool Christian Brothers

Biography

SENIOR (2019): MVFC Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence Award ... MVFC Honor Roll ... voted team captain ... third on the team, 14th in the Valley, with 83 tackles (40 solo) ... recorded the sixth-most tackles in MVFC play (66) and the most as a DB ... added two interceptions and three pass breakups 

JUNIOR (2018): Academic All-league (2018), Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award (2018) … played in all 11 games… finished third on the team with a career-high 44 solo tackles (22 asst)… tied for a team-high three interceptions… picked off two passes against #15 Montana including the game-closing interception in the final minute… notched a career-high seven solo tackles against Youngstown State… had three pass break-ups

SOPHOMORE (2017): Appeared in all 12 games… recorded 21 tackles (5 solos)…3.5 TFL…recorded three solo tackles in games against Coastal Carolina, Northern Iowa and Missouri State... at Coastal Carolina totaled a career-high 8 TFLY… tallied a sack and two pass break-ups versus Missouri State.

REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN (2016): MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award... MVFC Honor Roll... Played in 10 games... started the final five contests... finished with a tackle at Eastern Illinois... solo tackle at Northern Illinois... made a then career-high three solo tackles at South Dakota State... earned his first collegiate start against North Dakota State, finished with five solo tackles... solo tackle at South Dakota... four solo tackles and a pass break-up versus Illinois State... first career interception came in the endzone against UNI, helping stop a second half scoring drive... career-high 10 tackles (5 solos) at Southern Illinois... had a 7-yard sack and forced a fumble.

FRESHMAN (2015): Redshirted

Statistics

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2019

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Historical Player Information

  • 49

    2015Freshman

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 185 lbs
    49
  • 20

    2016Redshirt Freshman

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 200 lbs
    20
  • 11

    2017Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 200 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2018Redshirt Junior

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 200 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2019Senior

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 200 lbs
    11