De’Braylon Carroll DT TTU 2025 Tropical Bowl

Position Defensive Line
Class Super-Senior
Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 300
Hometown Duncanville, TX.
Highschool Duncanville HS

PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
Arrived at Texas Tech following five seasons at Rice … will utilize his final season of eligibility as a Red Raider … the 2024 season will mark his sixth as a collegiate athlete … appeared in 42 games as an Owl with 20 starts on the defensive line … totaled 101 tackles (39 solo) in four seasons of action on the field, including 19.0 tackles for loss and 7.0 sacks … joins the Red Raiders after his most productive season at Rice with 46 stops, 9.0 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks during the 2023 campaign … among the highest-rated interior defensive linemen to enter the transfer portal … graded out at 75.0 or higher in three of his four seasons at Rice … credited with appearing in 1,501 defensive snaps during his career … a four-time C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll honoree for work in the classroom (2020-23) … 2023 SEASON (SENIOR): started all 13 games at nose tackle for the Owls, registering career-bests in tackles (46), tackles for loss (9.0), sacks (3.5), total pressures (31), hurries (21) and quarterback hits (5) … was Rice’s highest-graded defender by Pro Football Focus at 81.6, which also ranked tied for 20th nationally among interior defensive linemen … website credited him with 31 total pressures, which was 16th nationally for his position group … credited for playing in a career-high 680 defensive snaps, which led the defensive line … marked the eighth-most total defensive snaps among defensive linemen in the country … recorded at least one tackle in all 13 games and had four or more stops in seven contests … started the season with three tackles at Texas (9/2), including 1.5 for sacks … got to quarterback Quinn Ewers for a solo sack, besting Texas left tackle Kelvin Banks Jr. in the process, marking only the second sack he had allowed in his career at the time … followed with four tackles and a quarterback hurry the next week in a crosstown victory over Houston (9/9) … set a career-high with six tackles at South Florida (9/23), which included another solo sack … matched his career-high with six stops again versus SMU (11/4) later in the season … compiled half of his total tackles on the season over the final five games as SMU game was followed by five stops at both UTSA (11/1) and Charlotte (11/18), two versus Florida Atlantic and five again in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl against Texas State (11/26) … set a career high with 3.0 tackles for loss in the bowl game, which included a sack for a nine-yard loss … tabbed to the All-AAC third team by Phil Steele following the season … 2022 SEASON (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): returned from injury to appear in 12 of 13 games with two starts as a junior … recorded 20 tackles (10 solo), including 4.5 for a loss and 1.0 sack … credited with appearing in 378 defensive snaps, the most in his career at the time … notched at least a share of a tackle for loss in five of the last eight contests … all but one of his tackles came during the Conference USA slate … best outing was at Louisiana Tech (10/22) with two stops, both for a loss with one being a solo sack … posted a season-high three tackles in four different games – at Florida Atlantic (10/15) and at home against Charlotte (10/29), UTEP (11/3) and UTSA (11/19) … 2021 SEASON (JUNIOR): redshirt season … forced to miss the entire season due to preseason injury … had previously been named a second team preseason All-CUSA selection … 2020 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): limited to only five games, all starts, during the COVID-19 shortened season … an All-Conference USA honorable mention selection by the league coaches … totaled 21 tackles (3 solo), including 3.0 for a loss and 1.5 sacks on the year … finished tied for second on the team for tackles for loss in his first year as a starter … was second on the defensive line and sixth on the team for tackles, averaging 4.25 per game … made three or more stops in all five contests, including a season-high five tackles against both Southern Miss (10/31) and Marshall (12/5) … performance against Marshall included 1.5 tackles for loss, all via sacks, which marked a career best, as well as two quarterback hurries … also had three tackles versus Middle Tennessee (10/24) as well as four at North Texas (11/21) and against UAB (12/12) … 2019 SEASON (FRESHMAN): saw action in all 12 games as a true freshman … named Rice’s top freshman for his efforts in his first season on campus … primary backup at defensive tackle, totaling 14 stops (7 solo), including 2.5 for a loss … credited with his first career sack for a loss of 14 yards versus Louisiana Tech (9/28) … made a season-best four tackles in his collegiate debut against Army (8/30) … registered at least one stop in eight different games and multi-tackle performances also against Baylor (9/21) with two and Southern Miss (10/26) with three, including one for a loss … shared a tackle for loss late in the season against North Texas (11/23) … recognized following the season on the All-Freshman third team compiled by PFF.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Duncanville High School in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex … helped lead the Panthers to the Class 6A Division I title game as a senior … moved from the offensive line to the defensive front prior to his senior season … was the unanimous District 8-6A Defensive MVP his senior year after recording more than 20.0 tackles for loss and 7.0 sacks … garnered second team all-state honors by the Associated Press Sports Editors and was a second team all-Texas selection by USA Today … was a first team all-district 7-6A selection as an offensive guard his junior year … also competed for the track and field and powerlifting programs … placed third in the district in the shot put … was an academic all-state honoree and member of FCA.

PERSONAL
De’Braylon Carroll … goes by the nickname “D.B.” … born in Dallas, Texas to parents Orlando Payne and Dana Carroll … has one brother and one sister, D’Andre and D’Andra, who are twins … enjoys video games, listening to music and watching movies … earned his degree from Rice in sports management in May 2023 … enrolled in post-baccalaureate courses at Texas Tech.