Martels Carter Jr.

RB · #0 · Kentucky · SO · 6'0" · 205 · Chattanooga, TN

Projected RES starter

37 2026 rush yards

0 2026 total TDs

1% Team touch share

1 Explosive plays

6 Career games (0 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Carries	Rush yds	YPC	Rec	Rec yds	TD
2026	Kentucky	2	0	5	37	7.4			0
2025	Kentucky	4	0						0

2026 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 18.5 27

Yards per carry 7.4 93

Total TDs 0 0

Around Martels

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production

Kenny Minchey QB · 1,552 pass yds · 7g

CJ Baxter RB · 484 rush yds · 6g

WR-X

DJ Miller WR · 178 rec yds · 6g

WR-Z

Nic Anderson WR · 197 rec yds · 7g

WR-F Kenny Darby WR · 436 rec yds · 7g

Willie Rodriguez TE · 257 rec yds · 7g

The situation

Kentucky 2026 offense ›

Explosive play rate 12.2% 63

Red zone TD rate 70.3% 41

Line yards per carry 2.4 48

Sack rate allowed 8.2% 25

2026 Game log

Week	Opponent	Carries	Rushing yards	Rushing TDs	Targets	Receptions	Receiving yards	Receiving TDs	RZ opps	Touch share
W1	Youngstown State Penguins	5	37	0	0	0	0	0	1	10%

Recruiting

2025 class · 247 composite

Four-star high school recruit

The 2025 board

#258

Byron Baldwin Jr. S · St. Frances Academy IND

#259 Wydeek Collier EDGE · Neumann Goretti RUTG

#260

Martels Carter Jr. S · Paducah Tilghman UK

#261

Nic Moore IOL · Jefferson County TENN

#262

Cortez Thomas S · Holmes County MISS

Ss in the class

#19

Omarion Robinson Parkview Magnet OKLA

#20

Byron Baldwin Jr. St. Frances Academy IND

#21

Martels Carter Jr. Paducah Tilghman UK

#22

Cortez Thomas Holmes County MISS

#23

Jaylan Morgan Rockvale UGA

2026 · 27th pctile of RBs

Recruit · 92th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.