Carter named to SEC Community Service Team

UF defensive lineman Zachary Carter has been named to the 2021 SEC Football Community Service Team, the league office announced on Wednesday.

The redshirt senior has volunteered for more than 30 hours with the Boys and Girls Club, the UF Women’s Clinic, Gridiron Challenge, Brain Breaks, Gators Mentor, J.J. Finley Elementary School, Takeover Terwilliger Elementary School, Gators Tracks Delivery, Baby Gators, Friday Night Lights Football Camp, and PK Yonge Virtual Franchise.

Carter has also enjoyed a great year on the field. He leads the Gators with eight sacks, a total that ranks sixth in the SEC. He’s also broken up two passes and forced a fumble.

He will participate in the 2022 Reese’s Senior Bowl on Feb. 5 in Mobile, Alabama.

Here is the complete 2021 SEC Football Community Service Team:

Phidarian Mathis Alabama
Jordan Silver Arkansas
Chandler Wooten Auburn
Zachary Carter Florida
Nakobe Dean Georgia
Kenneth Horsey Kentucky
Avery Atkins LSU
Mac Brown Ole Miss
Austin Williams Mississippi State
Tyler Badie Missouri
Spencer Eason-Riddle South Carolina
Matthew Buttler Tennessee
Keldrick Carper Texas A&M
Elijah McAllister Vanderbilt

 

Ethan Hughes
Ethan was born in Gainesville and has lived in the Starke, Florida, area his entire life. He played basketball for five years and knew he wanted to be a sportswriter when he was in middle school. He’s attended countless Gators athletic events since his early childhood, with baseball being his favorite sport to attend. He’s a proud 2019 graduate of the University of Florida and a 2017 graduate of Santa Fe College. He interned with the University Athletic Association’s communications department for 1 ½ years as a student and also wrote for InsideTheGators.com for two years before joining Gator Country in 2021. He is a long-suffering fan of the Jacksonville Jaguars. You can follow him on Twitter @ethanhughes97.