James Carpenter

BIOGRAPHY

James Carpenter was born on March 22, 1989, in Augusta, Georgia. He is an offensive guard in the NFL.

In his early years, Carpenter attended Hephzibah High School in Hephzibah, Georgia, where he played offensive guard for the Hephzibah Rebels high school football team. He was considered a two-star recruit by Scout.com and was listed as the No. 193 offensive guard in the nation in 2007. 

After he finished high school, Carpenter studied for two years in Coffeyville Community College where he started every game at left tackle for the Red Ravens and earned All-Conference honors twice. In 2008, he was named to the NJCAA All-American first team while in 2009, he was rated as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com and was ranked as the No. 32 junior college prospect. In 2010, Carpenter transferred to the University of Alabama where he started every game at left tackle for the Crimson Tide. 

After he graduated from college, Carpenter entered the 2011 NFL Draft where he was selected in the first round by the Seattle Seahawks, becoming the fourth tackle to be selected that year. Carpenter started nine games in his rookie season while in 2012 he was limited to seven games. In the 2013 season, Carpenter appeared in 16 games with 10 starts, earning a Super Bowl ring with the Seahawks in Super Bowl XLVIII where they defeated the Denver Broncos 43–8, giving Carpenter his first career championship title and the Seahawks their first Super Bowl win in franchise history. In 2014, Carpenter started all 13 games, appearing and participating in the Super Bowl XLIX, where they lost to the New England Patriots by a score of 28–24. On March 10, 2015, Carpenter signed a four-year contract with the New York Jets where he started in all 16 games for the Jets in the 2015 season. In 2016, he started in all 16 games for the Jets in the and in addition, he had a fumble recovery, while in the 2017 season, Carpenter started in all 16 games and had two fumble recoveries on the season. In 2018, Carpenter started 10 games at left guard and on March 13, 2019, Carpenter signed a four-year contract with the Atlanta Falcons.