Clemson Tigers · S RoomS
#6 Jerome Carter III
Class JR/TRFrom Old Dominion (transfer)Ht / Wt 6'1" · 195 lbHometown Lake City, FL · Columbia HS // Old Dominion
Depth-chart placement
Current role
SS1Placement
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SafetyExperience
3-JRLast change
Updated 2026-07-29S room context
View full depth chart →Jerome Carter III holds the SS · Starter spot in Clemson Tigers’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Transfer history
2026Old Dominion→Clemson Tigers
Background & career
Jerome Carter III is a 6'1", 195-pound safety who joined Clemson as a transfer in 2026. The Lake City, Florida native played 25 games across two seasons at Old Dominion from 2024–25, recording 98 tackles, six interceptions, and three pass breakups. In 2025, his sophomore year, Carter appeared in 13 games with 12 starts and accumulated 75 tackles along with a school-record six interceptions, earning second-team All-Sun Belt honors. His six interceptions tied for second-most in the FBS that season. As a true freshman in 2024, he played all 12 games and posted 23 tackles and a pass breakup.
Old Dominion2024 – 2025
Clemson2026 — presentPrevious schoolOld DominionRecruiting3-star · No. 2464 nationalOriginLake City, FL · Columbia HS // Old Dominion