ANTHONY CARTERCarter, AnthonyPosition: WR Height: 5-11 Weight: 174 Born: September 17, 1960 Miami, FL High School: Suncoast (Riviera Beach, FL) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Michigan | Lettered |
| 1980 | Michigan | Lettered |
| 1981 | Michigan | Lettered |
| 1982 | Michigan | Lettered |
| Draft: 12th round (334th overall) 1983 Miami Dolphins; Territorial Selection 1983 Michigan Panthers |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Michigan Panthers (USFL)1983 MIC USFL | 1 | WR | 18 | 17 |
| 1984 Michigan Panthers (USFL)1984 MIC USFL | 1 | WR | 6 | 6 |
| 1985 Oakland Invaders (USFL)1985 OAK USFL | 1 | WR | 17 | |
| 1985 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1985 MIN NFL | 81 | WR | 16 | 16 |
| 1986 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1986 MIN NFL | 81 | WR | 12 | 10 |
| 1987 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1987 MIN NFL | 81 | WR | 12 | 11 |
| 1988 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1988 MIN NFL | 81 | WR | 16 | 16 |
| 1989 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1989 MIN NFL | 81 | WR | 16 | 16 |
| 1990 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1990 MIN NFL | 81 | WR | 15 | 14 |
| 1991 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1991 MIN NFL | 81 | WR | 15 | 15 |
| 1992 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1992 MIN NFL | 81 | WR | 16 | 14 |
| 1993 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1993 MIN NFL | 81 | WR | 15 | 14 |
| 1994 Detroit Lions (NFL)1994 DET NFL | 81 | WR | 4 | 1 |
| 1995 Detroit Lions (NFL)1995 DET NFL | 81 | WR | 3 | 0 |
| 11 Years (NFL)11 Years NFL | 140 | 127 |
| AWARDS |
|---|
| 1983 The Sporting News All-USFL |
| 1983 Pro Football Weekly All-USFL |
| 1985 The Sporting News All-USFL |
| 1988 Pro Bowl All-NFC |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Michigan Panthers (USFL)1983 MIC USFL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 60 | ||
| 1984 Michigan Panthers (USFL)1984 MIC USFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1985 Oakland Invaders (USFL)1985 OAK USFL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 90 | ||
| 1985 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1985 MIN NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 48 | ||
| 1986 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1986 MIN NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1987 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1987 MIN NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1988 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1988 MIN NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1989 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1989 MIN NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1990 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1990 MIN NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 48 | ||
| 1991 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1991 MIN NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1992 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1992 MIN NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1993 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1993 MIN NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1994 Detroit Lions (NFL)1994 DET NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 342 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Michigan Panthers (USFL)1983 MIC USFL | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1986 MIN NFL | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1988 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1988 MIN NFL | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1989 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1989 MIN NFL | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1990 MIN NFL | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1991 MIN NFL | 13 | 117 | 9.0 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1992 MIN NFL | 16 | 66 | 4.1 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1993 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1993 MIN NFL | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 47 | 289 | 6.1 | 32 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 Oakland Invaders (USFL)1985 OAK USFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1992 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1992 MIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Michigan Panthers (USFL)1983 MIC USFL | 60 | 1181 | 19.7 | 81t | 9 | ||||||
| 1984 Michigan Panthers (USFL)1984 MIC USFL | 30 | 538 | 17.9 | 55t | 4 | ||||||
| 1985 Oakland Invaders (USFL)1985 OAK USFL | 70 | 1323 | 18.9 | 62t | 14 | 0 | |||||
| 1985 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1985 MIN NFL | 43 | 821 | 19.1 | 57t | 8 | ||||||
| 1986 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1986 MIN NFL | 38 | 686 | 18.1 | 60t | 7 | ||||||
| 1987 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1987 MIN NFL | 38 | 922 | 24.3 | 73t | 7 | 0 | |||||
| 1988 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1988 MIN NFL | 72 | 1225 | 17.0 | 67t | 6 | ||||||
| 1989 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1989 MIN NFL | 65 | 1066 | 16.4 | 50 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 1990 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1990 MIN NFL | 70 | 1008 | 14.4 | 56t | 8 | ||||||
| 1991 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1991 MIN NFL | 51 | 553 | 10.8 | 46t | 5 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1992 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1992 MIN NFL | 41 | 580 | 14.1 | 54 | 2 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1993 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1993 MIN NFL | 60 | 775 | 12.9 | 39 | 5 | 45 | 9 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1994 Detroit Lions (NFL)1994 DET NFL | 8 | 97 | 12.1 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 486 | 7733 | 15.9 | 73t | 55 | 109 | 19 | 5 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Michigan Panthers (USFL)1983 MIC USFL | 40 | 10 | 387 | 9.7 | 57t | 1 | |||
| 1984 Michigan Panthers (USFL)1984 MIC USFL | 5 | 3 | 21 | 4.2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1985 MIN NFL | 9 | 5 | 117 | 13.0 | 41 | 0 | |||
| 1986 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1986 MIN NFL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1987 MIN NFL | 3 | 0 | 40 | 13.3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1988 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1988 MIN NFL | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1989 MIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1990 MIN NFL | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1995 Detroit Lions (NFL)1995 DET NFL | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 15 | 13 | 165 | 11.0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1988 MIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1989 MIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Detroit Lions (NFL)1995 DET NFL | 2 | 0 | 46 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 0 | 65 | 16.3 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Michigan Panthers (USFL)1983 MIC USFL | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 Michigan Panthers (USFL)1984 MIC USFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1985 Oakland Invaders (USFL)1985 OAK USFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1985 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1985 MIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1986 MIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1988 MIN NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1989 MIN NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1990 MIN NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1992 MIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1993 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1993 MIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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