Adam Carriker
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Career Summary
Adam Carriker is a former NFL defensive end who played 65 regular-season games for St. Louis and Washington.
NFL statistics credit Carriker with 106 tackles and nine sacks. Nebraska records that he spent three seasons with St. Louis and then played every game for Washington in 2010 and 2011.
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Early Life
Carriker was born in Hastings, Nebraska, and moved to Kennewick, Washington, when he was three years old.
Nebraska's football biography identifies Hastings as his birthplace and Kennewick as the place where he grew up.
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High School
Carriker played quarterback and rush end at Kennewick High School in Washington.
Nebraska reports that he earned second-team All-Big 9 Conference honors on defense as a senior after recording 15 sacks, 25 tackles for loss and four forced fumbles in his only season at defensive end.
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College Career
Carriker was a two-time first-team All-Big 12 defensive end at Nebraska.
He finished with 41 tackles for loss and 20.5 sacks across 45 games, and Nebraska named him its Defensive MVP in each of his final two seasons. In 2006 he was the conference coaches' Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year.
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Path to the NFL
St. Louis selected Carriker with the 13th overall pick in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft.
Nebraska reported that the 6-foot-6 defensive end entered the draft after earning first-team All-Big 12 recognition in each of his final two seasons.
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NFL Career
Carriker appeared in 65 NFL games for St. Louis and Washington.
His NFL statistical record includes 106 tackles, nine sacks, one safety and two passes defensed. Nebraska notes that he played every game for Washington in 2010 and 2011 before a major knee injury limited him to two games in 2012.
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Career Accomplishments
Carriker earned Nebraska Defensive MVP honors twice and was the 2006 Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year.
His 2006 season included 52 tackles, 16 tackles for loss and seven sacks. Nebraska later inducted him into its Athletics Hall of Fame.
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Playing Style
Nebraska described Carriker as a defensive end whose size, speed, strength and agility allowed him to control the line of scrimmage.
The Huskers credited him with applying pressure to quarterbacks and stopping the run while facing multiple blockers from his base end position.
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Legacy
Carriker's Nebraska career placed him among the program's leading pass rushers.
He finished fifth in school history with 41 tackles for loss and sixth with 20.5 sacks. Nebraska inducted him into its Athletics Hall of Fame in 2016.
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Post-Career
Carriker officially retired from the NFL in 2015.
Nebraska's Hall of Fame announcement records his retirement after his major 2012 knee injury and subsequent NFL career.
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