Rodney Carter

{{Short description|American football player (born 1964)}}

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

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Rodney Carter

| number = 44, 24

| position = Running back

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|10|30}}

| birth_place = Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 216

| high_school = Elizabeth (NJ)

| college = Purdue

| draftyear = 1986

| draftround = 7

| draftpick = 175

| pastteams =

• Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|1986|1989}})

| highlights =

• First-team All-Big Ten (1985)

| statlabel1 = Rushing yards

| statvalue1 = 244

| statlabel2 = Rushing average

| statvalue2 = 4.7

| statlabel3 = Receptions

| statvalue3 = 86

| statlabel4 = Receiving yards

| statvalue4 = 810

| statlabel5 = Touchdowns

| statvalue5 = 12

| pfr = CartRo00

}}

Rodney Carl Carter (born October 30, 1964) is an American former professional football running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played three seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1987 to 1989. He was selected by the Steelers in the seventh round of the 1986 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1986 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1986/draft.htm |access-date=October 2, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}

Carter attended Elizabeth High School in Elizabeth and graduated from Purdue University.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20071231124851/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CARTEROD01 Rodney Carter]}}, database Football. Accessed September 19, 2007.