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CB · Philadelphia Eagles · week 7 vs Dallas Cowboys · Mon Oct 26 · 8:15 PM ET

Michael Carter II

  • ROLE a starter
  • CLASS 2021 · R5 P154
  • EXP 5 seasons
  • AGE 25-28
  • DEPTH SS2

As of week 7, Michael Carter II was a CB for PHI, age 27.5, 5 seasons of experience, drafted in round 5. In 2026 through week 6 he was listed at depth rank 2 on his club's depth chart; he had played 5 games on 34% of snaps; his line was 3.8 tackles a game, 0 sacks a game and 0.8 passes defended a game. Before 2026 he played 74 games (postseason included) over 5 seasons. His injury history held 10 episodes (arm 2, back 2, concussion 2), 4 of them reaching OUT, 4 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was a concussion injury in 2025 week 8.

The full read

In short

Michael Carter II is a starter at strong safety for PHI — 90% of the snaps in his best week of 5. He has an abdomen injury. His team named him inactive in week 6. This week he did not practise every day the report covers. His team has listed him Out. We called him PLAY in week 6 and he did not play.

What the reports say

our calls for this week are for members

The reports, quoted

What was reportedSource
1“Smith, Wicks, Goedert, Smith, and Carter II missed practice for the second day in a row. Two straight missed practices to begin the week typically does not portend well for a player's chances of playing in the upcoming game.”Bleeding Green Nation · 2026-10-23
2“Defensive back Michael Carter (abdomen), tight end Dallas Goedert (knee), wide receiver DeVonta Smith (hamstring), linebacker Nolan Smith (concussion), and wide receiver Dontayvion Wicks (ankle) were out of practice again.”Pro Football Talk · 2026-10-23
3“Defensively, defensive back Michael Carter (abdomen) remains sidelined”Philadelphia Eagles · 2026-10-22
4“The Eagles listed six players under DID NOT PARTICIPATE: DeVonta Smith, Dontayvion Wicks, Dallas Goedert, Nolan Smith, Willie Lampkin, and Michael Carter II.”Bleeding Green Nation · 2026-10-22

His team's word: Out

This is the TEAM'S OWN ANNOUNCEMENT, not a reading of ours. His team filed him on the injury report and we are restating it so the record is complete. There is nothing early about repeating an announcement — what we say ahead of one is on the week's page. Source: his team's own word, restated.

Practice this week

FriThu
DNPdated Fri Oct 23DNPdated Fri Oct 23

Shape of the week: steady. Only days the publisher dated are shown; a day we could not date is left out until the nightly sweep stamps it. The shape is a fact, not a forecast.

Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range

  • Tackles / game3.8 range 1.0–6.0

    wk 1–5 · 4 games

  • Sacks / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0

    wk 1–5 · 4 games

  • Passes defended / game0.8 range 0.0–3.0

    wk 1–5 · 4 games · above most of his peers

  • Snap share34.0% range 8–90

    wk 1–5 · 5 games

Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share

  1. 9%wk 1
  2. 8%wk 2
  3. 28%wk 3
  4. 90%wk 4
  5. 35%wk 5

Missed while on the injury report

SeasonWeeks on the reportMissed while listed
202611

Only the weeks he was on the injury report with a recorded result — not every game of his career.

Medical history

WhenInjuryWeeks on a reportWorst status
2026 · wk 6abdomen2Out
2025 · wk 5concussion4Out
2025 · wk 2shoulder2Questionable
2024 · wk 15back3Out
2024 · wk 8arm1—
2024 · wk 6back5Out
2024 · wk 2ankle2—
2023 · wk 12hamstring2Doubtful
2023 · wk 8hamstring1Questionable
2023 · wk 1arm2—
2021 · wk 14concussion2Out

Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.

Injury history by season · 11 episodes · 26 weeks on a report · same site more than once: concussion ×2

  • ruled out
  • doubtful
  • questionable
  • listed, and played

Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status.

Our past calls vs what happened

Wk 6PLAY 62% ✗ missbefore his team said anything; did not play

Season on him: 0 of 1 graded call of ours right. Graded by the record: right or a miss against whether he played. A week we did not call, or his club's own word, is not graded.

The rest of his team's report this week

PlayerPosPracticeWhose wordCallChance he playsBand
Jalen HurtsQBUNKteam's word—
DeVonta SmithWRDNPteam's wordOut
Landon DickersonGFULLteam's wordQuestionable
Grant CalcaterraTEFULLteam's wordQuestionable
Dontayvion WicksWRDNPteam's wordOut
Nolan SmithLBDNPteam's wordOut
Jakorian BennettCBFULLteam's wordQuestionable
Carson SteeleRBUNKteam's word—
Joe Milton IIIQBUNKteam's word—
Eli StowersTEFULLteam's wordQuestionable

The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.

The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show

Profile — as of week 7

RoleCB2 · 34% snaps
Season2026 · 5 games through wk 6
Per game3.8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0.8 passes defended
Career5 seasons · 74 games before 2026
Injuries10 episodes · last: concussion, 2025 wk 8
Bioage 27.5 · 5 seasons' experience · drafted round 5

Where the profile comes from

Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.

nflverse injuries_2026.csv

About him

About himAs the record holds it
His rolea starter at strong safety — 90% of the snaps in his best week of 5
Listed on the depth chartsecond at strong safety
Last weekHe did not dress last week
Snaps played34% a week on average over 5 weeks, 90% at his highest, 56% on special teams
Build5 ft 10 in · 184 lb
CollegeDuke
Drafted2021, round 5 pick 154, by NYJ
Age25-28 at the season's start
Experience5 seasons

When this call was made, and when the world knew

  1. PublicHis team's word was public as soon as it was filed.
  2. KickoffKickoff.

His record this season

WkPracticeChance he playsCallSourcePlayed
6DNP62%PLAYbefore his team said anythingno

A blank in Played is a week not yet settled — never a no.

Named inactive in week 6

The team's own list (Injury.). We held it before kickoff, so it could have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.