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Arion Carter Tennessee
File LB-12 · National rank 159 · 2027 class

Arion Carter

#7· Tennessee ·LB ·Sr ·2027 Draft · Smyrna, TN
6'1"Height 235 lbWeight
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My Grade
7.3/10
Day 3 Caliber
Current · Draft Caliber
7.1 Floor range 0.7 Ceiling 7.8
7.8/10
Day 2 Caliber
Ceiling · +0.5
7.1/10
Day 3 Caliber
Floor · −0.2
Ceiling: Projected 2026 starter (WILL1) — real opportunity to climb; close to ceiling (+0.5) · up-year team · LB lower-value.
Floor: Proven starter — high, stable floor · returning-starter role secures it; downside −0.2.
Grade last reviewed 4w ago
8.9+ Round 1 Caliber
7.8+ Day 2 Caliber
6.7+ Day 3 Caliber
5.6+ Priority UDFA
4.4+ UDFA
3.3+ Long Shot
2.2+ Raw Prospect
1.1+ Deep Project
0.0+ Non-Prospect
Grade History
7.3 2025
Re-graded after each season · 2025 is the beta baseline.
Scouting Notes

Ascending three-down WILL who earned everything in order: 17 to 68 to 76 tackles across three Tennessee seasons, with a 2024 coverage year (6 pass breakups, an interception) most college backers never produce. His surprise return for a senior season — after real transfer interest — hands Tennessee its defensive tone-setter back, and the leadership story around him is as well documented as any in the conference. The splash column is the honest gap: 1.5 career sacks and one interception in three years project a tackle-and-cover linebacker rather than a blitz weapon, and he managed only 10 games in 2025 with health questions that lingered into spring. Linebackers with this profile — steady volume, coverage competence, teams-ready temperament — come off the board on Day 3 of the 2027 class and stick on rosters. A healthy 100-tackle senior year firms up the floor.