Shyheim Carter has been working at various positions this month in Alabama’s secondary, just like Minkah Fitzpatrick the past three years for the Crimson Tide.
That’s where the comparisons should end, per Carter’s request.
“I really learned a lot from Minkah,” Carter said this week in a news conference. “He was a great player, but I’m trying to do my own thing and trying to be myself.”
Carter, a 6-foot, 195-pound junior from Kentwood, Louisiana, is helping fill the void of Alabama’s biggest personnel drain from a year ago. Nick Saban’s Crimson Tide are without six defensive backs from last season, including five who were drafted by NFL teams.
Fitzpatrick headed the list of departures, getting selected by the Miami Dolphins in April with the 11th overall pick.