American football player (born 1997)
American football player
Carter Coughlin (born July 21, 1997) is an American professional football linebacker . He played college football at Minnesota , and was selected by the Giants in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL draft .
Early life
Coughlin grew up in Eden Prairie, Minnesota and attended Eden Prairie High School , where he played basketball and football. He helped lead the Eagles to back-to-back state championships as a sophomore and junior. As a senior, he recorded 35 tackles, 7.0 tackles for loss, two pass breakups and one fumble recovery. He was named first-team All-State and played in the All-American Bowl .[ 1] A 4-star recruit, Coughlin committed to Minnesota over offers from Iowa , Michigan State , Ohio State , Pittsburgh , Oregon , and Wisconsin .[ 2]
College career
Coughlin played in 11 games as a true freshman and finished the season with 25 tackles including four tackles for loss and two sacks.[ 3] He became a starter at outside linebacker going into his sophomore season and was named honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference after leading the Golden Gophers with 11.5 for a loss and 6.5 sacks.[ 4] [ 5] As a junior, Coughlin recorded 48 tackles and led the team with 9.5 sacks, 15 tackles for loss and four forced fumbles and was named second-team All-Big Ten.[ 6] [ 7] Coughlin was named second-team All-Big Ten again as a senior after making 49 tackles with 9.5 for loss and 4.5 sacks.[ 8]
Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
Height
Weight
Arm length
Hand span
40-yard dash
10-yard split
20-yard split
Vertical jump
Broad jump
6 ft 3+ 1 ⁄8 in (1.91 m)
236 lb (107 kg)
31+ 3 ⁄8 in (0.80 m)
9+ 1 ⁄2 in (0.24 m)
4.57 s
1.54 s
2.67 s
36.0 in (0.91 m)
10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)
All values from NFL Combine [ 9] [ 10]
Coughlin was selected by the New York Giants in the seventh round with the 218th overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft .[ 11] In Week 8 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday Night Football , Coughlin recorded his first career sack on Tom Brady during the Bucs’ 25–23 win.[ 12]
On November 1, 2021, Coughlin was placed on injured reserve .[ 13]
On March 11, 2024, Coughlin re-signed with the Giants.[ 14] He was released on September 5, and re-signed to the practice squad.[ 15] [ 16]
References
^ Goblirsch, Kyle (February 23, 2016). "Signee Spotlight: Get to Know Linebacker Carter Coughlin" . 247Sports.com . [dead link ]
^ "Carter Coughlin, 2016 Outside Linebacker, Minnesota" . Rivals.com . Retrieved January 8, 2024 .
^ Hartman, Sid (April 14, 2017). "Tom Moe's family tree keeps growing Gophers" . Star Tribune . Retrieved May 4, 2020 .
^ Johnson, Randy (July 3, 2018). "Key Gophers football players building bonds 'that cannot be broken' on and off the field" . APNews.com .
^ House, Daniel (October 10, 2018). "Gophers' pass rusher Carter Coughlin is becoming a position technician" . SKORNorth.com .
^ Feldman, Bruce (August 28, 2019). "Minnesota's Carter Coughlin went to summer school to get to the quarterback this fall" . The Athletic .
^ "Gophers' Carter Coughlin, Blake Cashman earn All-Big Ten Honors" . Star Tribune . November 27, 2018.
^ "Eden Prairie native Carter Coughlin talks NFL Draft preps, Gophers career, and more" . KSTP.com . April 13, 2020.
^ "Carter Coughlin Draft and Combine Prospect Profile" . NFL.com . Retrieved August 29, 2020 .
^ "2020 Draft Scout Carter Coughlin, Minnesota NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile" . draftscout.com . Retrieved March 8, 2023 .
^ "Giants draft Minnesota LB Carter Coughlin in Rd. 7" . www.giants.com . April 25, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2020 .
^ "Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New York Giants - November 2nd, 2020" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved November 3, 2020 .
^ Eisen, Michael (November 1, 2021). "Giants activate 4; LB Carter Coughlin to IR" . Giants.com . Retrieved May 18, 2023 .
^ Citak, Matt (March 11, 2024). "Reports: Giants agree to terms with LB Carter Coughlin" . Giants.com . Retrieved October 17, 2024 .
^ Fennelly, John (September 6, 2024). "Giants release LB Carter Coughlin" . Giants Wire . USA Today. Retrieved October 18, 2024 .
^ Salomone, Dan (September 9, 2024). "Giants sign returner Ihmir Smith-Marsette; Carter Coughlin to practice squad/injured" . Giants.com . Retrieved October 18, 2024 .
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