Lettered four years at Pickerington Central under coach Jay Sharrett

Consensus three-star prospect by ESPN.com , 247Sports.com and Rivals.com

The No. 33 defensive tackle nationally according to Rivals.com and 247Sports.com and No. 40 by ESPN.com

Helped Pickerington Central reach the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) Division I semifinals the last three years of his career and won the state title as a junior

A two-time all-conference and all-district selection

Served as a team captain as a senior

As a senior, earned first team all-state honors from the Associated Press and Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association after guiding the Tigers to an 11-3 overall record

Selected as The Columbus Dispatch's All-Metro TeamDefensive Player of Year as a senior after finishing with 83 tackles, 8.0 TFL, 5.0 sacks, four PBUs, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one INT returned 18 yards for a TD

Pickerington Central finished 14-1 during state title campaign as a junior and 12-2 during sophomore season

As a junior, carded 70 tackles, 11.0 TFL, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery

Finished sophomore season with 42 tackles, 7.0 TFL and one fumble recovery

A member of the baseball program

Born December 10, 2000

DeWayne Carter Son of Kristin and

Father was a three-year letterman (1993-94-95) in football at Ohio State as the Buckeyes went 30-7-1, won the Big Ten championship in 1993 and appeared in a trio of bowl games … grandfather, Raymond Carter, earned eight letters (1955-56-57-58) in football and track & field at Youngstown State, set the school mark in the 100-yard dash at 9.7 and in the broad jump 23 feet and was inducted into the Youngstown State Hall of Fame in 1997 … uncle, Raymond Carter, earned three letters (1983-84-85) as a tailback at Notre Dame

