2024 Countdown to IUFB Kickoff: 41 Days (Lanell Carr Jr.)

Written By Ben Gillard

Welcome, Hoosier fans to the 2024 Hoosier Huddle Countdown! Over the next 100 days the Hoosier Huddle staff will feature every player on the 2024 roster in anticipation of the season opener on August 31st against the FIU Golden Panthers. Today, we look at veteran defensive lineman Lanell Carr Jr.

COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF: # 41 – Lanell Carr Jr

Height: 6’2”

Weight: 238 pounds

Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri

High School: De Smet Jesuit 

Class/Position: Senior + / Defensive Lineman

A top-50 defensive line prospect out of De Smet Jesuit in St. Louis Carr started his collegiate career at West Virginia. 

As a freshman for the Mountaineers, Carr earned scout team player of the week honors twice and saw action in six games, including a tackle during his collegiate debut against Eastern Kentucky. As a sophomore, Carr appeared in nine games and started two, tallying 4 tackles on the season.

Carr made a jump in production during his junior season in 2022. He appeared in all 12 games with two starts. Carr logged a career-high 21 tackles, 4.5 TFLs, and a sack. Carr ended the season on a high note, recording multiple tackles in four straight games to end the season.

Following his junior year, Carr transferred from West Virginia to Indiana, where he appeared in all 12 games with 10 starts. Immediately, Carr picked up where he left off, totaling 33 tackles, 8 TFLs, 2 pass breakups and 5 sacks, solidifying himself as a leader on the D-Line as well as the most consistent performer.

Perhaps the most important aspect that Carr brings to the Hoosiers is his leadership and veteran presence. On a defensive line that lost LeDarrius Cox and Patrick Lucas Jr., Carr brings years of experience which will help the underclassman and new transfers to play at a high level. Look for Carr to be one of the leader’s of IU’s defensive line this season.