Carson Van Dinter
Wisconsin Badgers
84
Good

Carson Van Dinter

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SSDefenseGoodTRANSFER · Iowa State
2nd String / Backup

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Carson Van Dinter is listed 2nd string at SS for Wisconsin Badgers.

Redshirt sophomore · #11 · 6'2", 204 lbs

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Depth at SS · Wisconsin Badgers

  1. 12988Matthew JungStarter
  2. 21184Carson Van DinterYou

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Kaukauna, ranked #1,487 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 18 tackles, 0 INT, 1 PBU. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 84 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,487 NatlTeam Share3%
Kaukauna, WI
Jersey
#11
Class
RS SO/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
204 lbs
Transfer
Iowa State

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
—1801

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8533
National Rank
#1487
High School
Kaukauna
Hometown
Kaukauna, WI

Why this rating?

On a 90-rated defense; 57th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.89 for competition level) put them +0 vs unit starters → 84.

Team defense (SP+)
90
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 57% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 24% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.89)
Depth-chart adjustment
+0 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 3WMSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 31-3

Sep 19WEMUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 54-10

Sep 12WWIUTKL 0
TKL
0
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 36-9

Sep 6LNDTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 41-13

Carson Van Dinter's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

18 tkl · 1 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement23%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.