Overview

• Associated Press reports confirm the defensive tackle tore his Achilles in an August 27 practice and has already undergone surgery.
• Jordan Schultz first reported the season-ending injury, which was later corroborated by ESPN and AP sourcing.
• Carter, a 2024 third-round pick from Duke, played 11 games with three starts as a rookie and was slated for a rotational role this season.
• With Carter out, rookies T.J. Sanders and Deone Walker back up starters Ed Oliver and DaQuan Jones while Ogunjobi serves his six-game ban.
• Practice-squad veterans Jordan Phillips and Zion Logue are options to be elevated, though Buffalo has not announced a corresponding roster move.