Nigea Carter

Nigea Carter (born September 1, 1973) is a former wide receiver for Michigan State Spartans football team.[1] In his total of 4 years (1993-1996) of playing with Michigan State, he had a total of 81 receptions, 1,413 receiving yards, and 10 touchdowns.[2]

Nigea Carter
No. 81
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1973-09-01) September 1, 1973
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Career information
High school:Coconut Creek (FL)
College:Michigan State
NFL Draft:1997 / Round: 6 / Pick: 197
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

Carter chose to play for Michigan State after initially committing to Tennessee.[3]

On October 29, 1994, in a game against Indiana, Carter caught a 93-yard touchdown pass, helping the Spartans to a 27–21 victory.[4]

In 1995, in a game against Michigan, Tony Banks led an 88-yard drive and threw the winning touchdown to Carter with 1:24 left in the game to win 28–25 over the No. 7 ranked Wolverines.[5]

Professional career

Carter was the 197th overall pick in round six of the 1997 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[6][7] Carter did not make the final roster.[8]

References
  1. "Players". NFL.
  2. "Nigea Carter Statistics". Sports Reference.
  3. Boetel, Ray (30 January 1993). "Carter Decides On Mich. State". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
  4. "Statistics Summary for 1994". Michigan State Football.
  5. Frei, Terry (2010). Playing Piano in a Brothel: A Sports Journalist's Odyssey. 5360 Manhattan Circle #101 Boulder, CO: Taylor Trade. p. 222. ISBN 978-1-58979-459-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  6. "1997 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  7. "Path to Primetime". NFL.
  8. "The 1997 Buccaneer draft review". Buc power.
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