If your name is Michael Carter, the New York Jets probably want to draft you, because Saturday during the later rounds of the 2021 NFL Draft, they picked up two ACC players who both happened to be named Michael Carter.
In the fourth round of the draft on Saturday, the Jets selected North Carolina running back Michael Carter with the 107th overall pick. And not long after that, with the 154th overall pick in the fifth round, they took Michael Carter II, a cornerback out of Duke.
The Tarheels’ Michael Carter was the team’s leading rusher last season with 1,245 yards, nine touchdowns and an average of 8.0 yards per carry. He had the fourth-most rushing yards in the country and was in a three-way tie for the fourth-best average per carry.
The Blue Devils’ Michael Carter II was one of two Duke players this year with two interceptions on the season, and he was credited with 41 total tackles, 26 of which were solo.
Once ACC Coastal rivals, the two Michael Carters are now teammates.
Michael Carter trucking Michael Carter pic.twitter.com/yVWC5LT1bZ
— brandon🎡 (@JetsHateMe) May 1, 2021
What’s good!! 🤣 https://t.co/SbBYrBGgCU
— Michael Carter II (@mcarter2nd) May 1, 2021
And, of course, football Twitter had plenty of (and some of the exact same, super obvious) jokes and funny reactions to the Jets drafting two Michael Carters.
For the first time in NFL history, a team has selected two players with the same first and last name in the same draft.
(We don't actually know if this is true, but we're busy and just going with it.) pic.twitter.com/TzdMpbohTl
— New York Jets (@nyjets) May 1, 2021
Well, this is something else 👀 @TarHeelFootball
— Duke Football (@DukeFOOTBALL) May 1, 2021
Jets drafted RB Michael Carter in the 4th round and S Michael Carter in the 5th round pic.twitter.com/pExBYxyJNU
— Overtime (@overtime) May 1, 2021
The Jets drafting North Carolina RB Michael Carter as well as Duke S Michael Carter II is my favorite development of the entire NFL draft.
— Michael Schwartz (@MikeMSchwartz) May 1, 2021
exclusive image of Jets 4th-round draft pick Michael Carter (running back, North Carolina) meeting Jets 5th-round draft pick Michael Carter II (cornerback, Duke) pic.twitter.com/lf01AscBdz
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) May 1, 2021
I get 1000/1 odds on my “Jets will draft over 2.5 Michael Carter’s” bet. Looking pretty sweet right about now. pic.twitter.com/j7hJGhTHEQ
— Cousin Sal (@TheCousinSal) May 1, 2021
The Jets officially lead the league in Michael Carters 😂
Michael Carter, RB, UNC
Michael Carter, DB, Duke pic.twitter.com/L6YcgOcTcq— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) May 1, 2021
So nice, they did it twice.
Jets take RB Michael Carter in the 4th round … and S Michael Carter in the 5th round. 🤷♂️ https://t.co/xrtHmkH62e
(via @theScoreBet) pic.twitter.com/p75gxWqiFC
— theScore (@theScore) May 1, 2021
Can’t wait for Michael Carter to face Michael Carter in practice
— BigReags (@BigReags) May 1, 2021
Jets just drafted their second Michael Carter today 😳
RB Michael Carter
CB Michael Carter II pic.twitter.com/CLLBMqZUZ8— FanDuel (@FanDuel) May 1, 2021
The Jets accidentally drafted Michael Carter the RB and then grabbed the Michael Carter they meant in the next round. #2021NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/4APoTaJ2ke
— Deep Dive Fantasy Football (@deepdiveff) May 1, 2021
The Jets after taking one Michael Carter pic.twitter.com/Ptj85RrTSR
— Pick Six Podcast (@picksixpod) May 1, 2021
do the jets know they don't have to take every michael carter https://t.co/qBQ16wgFp6
— C.D. Carter (@CDCarter13) May 1, 2021
Did you all catch @espn running DB clips of Michael Carter ll after the #Jets drafted RB Michael Carter? It was awesome. Welcome to NYC and the bizarro world of #JetsTwitter. #AllGasNoBrakes
— Tom Ochs (@tomochs) May 1, 2021
