Alphonso Carreker

{{Short description|American football player (born 1962)}}

{{Use American English|date=April 2024}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2023}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Alphonso Carreker

| number = 76, 92

| position = Defensive end

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|5|25}}

| birth_place = Columbus, Ohio, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 6

| weight_lb = 268

| high_school = Marion-Franklin (Columbus)

| college = Florida St.

| draftyear = 1984

| draftround = 1

| draftpick = 12

| pastteams =

• Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|1984|1988}})
• Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|1989|1991}})

| highlights =

• Third-team All-American (1983)
• First-team All-South Independent (1982)
• PFWA All-Rookie Team (1984)

| statlabel1 = Sacks

| statvalue1 = 24.0

| statlabel2 = Interceptions

| statvalue2 = 1

| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue3 = 3

| pfr = CarrAl20

}}

Alphonso Carreker (born May 25, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Green Bay Packers and Denver Broncos.

Born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, Carreker attended Marion-Franklin High School.{{Cite web|title=Alphonso Carreker at Pro Football Reference|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CarrAl20.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080213005747/http://www.pro-football-reference.com:80/players/C/CarrAl20.htm |archive-date=February 13, 2008 }} He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles,{{cite web| url=https://www.nfl.com/players/alphonso-carreker/ |title=Alphonso Carreker Stats |website=NFL.com |access-date=May 30, 2024}} where, as a senior, he was honored by Football News as a third-team All-American.{{cite news |title=All-America |date=November 30, 1983 |newspaper=The Sioux City Journal |page=C2 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72113120/ |access-date=February 26, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{open access}}

Carreker was selected by the Packers in the first round (12th overall) of the 1984 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1984 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1984/draft.htm |access-date=October 10, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He spent five seasons with the Packers, starting 63 games, recording 18.5 sacks, 1 interception, and 3 fumble recoveries.{{Cite web |url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerc/carr03200.html |title=Alphonso Carreker Stats |website=Pro Football Archives |access-date=May 30, 2024 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111201531/https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerc/carr03200.html |archive-date=November 11, 2023}}

Following the 1988 season, Carreker signed with the Broncos as a "Plan B" free agent.{{cite news |title=Broncos ink ex-Packer DE Carreker |date=March 16, 1989 |newspaper=Grand Junction (CO) Daily Sentinel |page=2D |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-sentinel-alphonso-carreker-sig/148360432/ |access-date=May 30, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{open access}} He started all 16 games in 1989, recording 5.5 sacks. He started in Super Bowl XXIV for the Broncos, recording one sack and one tackle in a loss to the San Francisco 49ers.{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/nfl/super/superbowl-xxiv-plays.htm |title=Super Bowl XXIV play-by-play |website=USAToday.com |date=January 11, 2002 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117022019/https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/nfl/super/superbowl-xxiv-plays.htm |archive-date=January 17, 2013 |access-date=May 30, 2024}}

Carreker retired after the 1991 season, following a seven-year NFL career, having played in 94 games with 80 as a starter.