No great reason to love him, and maybe he'll only play in blitz packages with a talent infusion in the secondary this year and last.
However, Diaz seems to favor upperclassmen.
Aside from Shaq, there were several contributors who played ahead of younger, perhaps more talented players.
The following players were rammed down our throats last year despite not always performing well:
Bethel - out of football
Knowles - out of football
Pinckney - out of football
Nnoruka - out of football
Garvin - 7th round
Finley - undrafted FA
Bandy - undrafted FA
Hill - undrafted FA
Patchan - transfer
Ragone - no comment
Those guys played because the staff trusted them while Miller, Harvey, Blissett, Holley, K. Smith, Brooks, Joyner, C. Williams, Couch, Frierson etc spent most of the season watching from the sideline. They'll find a way to get Carter on the field as the lone senior in the defensive backfield. Book it.