William Carr (born July 13, 1975) is a former Arena football defensive / offensive lineman. He played college football at Michigan. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 7th round (217th overall) of the 1997 NFL draft.
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| Position: | Defensive lineman, offensive lineman | ||||||||
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| Born: | January 13, 1975 Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
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| High school: | Carter (Dallas, Texas) | ||||||||
| College: | Michigan | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1997 / round: 7 / pick: 217 | ||||||||
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College career
editCarr attended Michigan. While there he was named First-team All-Big Ten in 1996 as well as College and Professional Football News as a First-team All-American. He finished third on Michigan's career tackles-for-loss list.
College statistics
editMichigan career statistics
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| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Sacks | Pass defense | Fumbles | Blocked | ||||||||||||||
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| 1993 | Michigan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1-7 | 1-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1994 | Michigan | 11 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1995 | Michigan | 13 | 46 | 36 | 82 | 21-78 | 6-41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1996 | Michigan | 12 | 49 | 29 | 78 | 15-52 | 3-18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 40 | 109 | 71 | 180 | 38-138 | 11-67 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Professional career
editCarr was selected in the seventh round (217th overall) in the 1997 NFL draft by the Cincinnati Bengals.[1]
In 1999, he joined the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League (AFL). While with the Predators, he recorded 13 tackles, four sacks, one pass break up, two forced fumbles and one blocked field goal. In 2000, he joined the Barcelona Dragons of NFL Europe. On April 26, 2003, Carr was signed by the Georgia Force.[2] While there he recorded two tackles, for the season. For 2004, he recorded 15 tackles and 3.5 sacks for the Force. In 2005, he joined the Grand Rapids Rampage where he recorded nine tackles. In March, 2005, he was traded to the Predators in exchange for Cecil Caldwell.[3] During his second and final stint with the Predators he recorded seven tackles and one sack.
Career statistics
editAFL career statistics
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| 1999 | Orlando | -- | 6 | 7 | 13 | -- | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -- | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2003 | Georgia | -- | 0 | 2 | 2 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2004 | Georgia | -- | 9 | 6 | 15 | -- | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2005 | Grand Rapids | -- | 2 | 7 | 9 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2005 | Orlando | -- | 4 | 3 | 7 | -- | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | -- | 21 | 25 | 46 | -- | 8.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -- | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
Coaching career
editCarr became the defensive line coach at Arizona Western College in 2012, a position he held until 2013.[4] After which he joined the coaching staff at Michigan under head coach Brady Hoke as a student assistant.[4] He spent two seasons at Michigan. In February 2016, it was reported that Carr would be joining the Texas coaching staff.[5] He joined Texas as a Special Assistant/Analyst.[6]
Personal life
editAfter he retired from playing football, Carr ran his on apparel company called Will-O.[4] In 2014, Carr returned to Ann Arbor, Michigan to finish his degree in kinesiology.[4]
References
edit- ^ "1997 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ^ "Transactions". The New York Times. April 26, 2003. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
- ^ "Rampage trade Carr for Caldwell and future considerations". OurSportsCentral.com. March 30, 2005. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "U-M's Will Carr: Football life as a coach like 'heaven'". Detroit Free Press. November 12, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
- ^ Ebert, Wescott (February 21, 2016). "Texas expected to hire Michigan's William Carr as defensive analyst". BurntOrangeNation.com. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
- ^ "Staff: Graduate Assistants/Special Assistants". Retrieved August 9, 2016.