Carter Hess

Picked up experience on the defensive line as a freshman in 2024, appearing in nine games ... An All-State performer at Fort Hill High School ... Named to the 2023 and 2024 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. 2024 (Freshman Season) • Appeared in nine games as a freshman. • Recorded 13 total tackles, eight solo, including 2.5 for loss and one sack. • Made four solo tackles at Monmouth. • Had three stops, including one for loss, in win over Georgetown. • Registered a pair of tackles, including one for loss, at Bucknell. • Recorded first collegiate sack at Lehigh. Before Fordham • Led Fort Hill to three straight Class 1A state championships. • Senior stats: 132 Total Tackles, 12 Sacks, 20 tackle for loss. • An All-State selection. • Named Lineman of the Year as a sophomore. • Won the area’s Defensive Player of the Year as a junior. • Led the area with 152 tackles including 22 for loss with five sacks as a junior. • Was key part of a Sentinels' team that went 13-1 and won a second straight Class 1A state title in 2022. • Played for head coach Zack Alkire at Fort Hill High School. • Member of the National Honor Society and National Science Honor Society. Personal • Son of Tracey and Samuel Hess. • Has an older sister (Chloe) and a younger sister (Clara). • Has not declared a major.