Carter Runyon
Carter Runyon is an American professional football tight end for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League. He played college football for the Shenandoah Hornets and Towson Tigers.
Early life and college career
Runyon was born on July 23, 2001, and grew up in Fairfax, Virginia. He attended Oakton High School in Vienna, where he played football as an offensive lineman, earning first-team all-conference and all-region honors. He weighed at the time and after high school, began playing college football for the NCAA Division III-level Shenandoah Hornets as an offensive tackle. He played at that position as a freshman at Shenandoah in 2021, earning third-team All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference honors for his performance. He dropped his weight to and changed his position to tight end in 2022. That year, he was named second-team All-ODAC after posting 16 receptions for 161 yards and a touchdown.Runyon transferred to the NCAA Division I FCS-level Towson Tigers in 2023. In his first year there, he was his team's leading receiver with 43 catches for 549 yards and four touchdowns. He led the Colonial Athletic Association in receiving yards for a tight end and was named first-team All-CAA. He was also chosen second-team FCS All-American, becoming the first All-American at tight end in Towson history. He then caught 45 passes for 502 yards and five touchdowns as a senior in 2024, earning first-team All-CAA and first-team All-America honors. He was invited to the Hula Bowl at the conclusion of his collegiate career.