Carelock spent the 2022 season as a defensive analyst at LA Tech working primarily nickel backs.

Before arriving in Ruston in 2022, Carelock spent three seasons at Stephen F. Austin, where he was a defensive quality control assistant. Carelock played a big role in the Lumberjacks rebuild as they went from 3-9 in his first season in 2019 to 6-4 in 2020 and 8-4 with an FCS Playoff appearance in 2021.

He spent the 2019 season on staff at Miami (Ohio) as a graduate assistant coach for the Redhawks' offense.

Carelock's first coaching stint was at Central Washington, where he was a defensive graduate assistant and oversaw the development of the team's nickel backs from 2015-2018.

During his collegiate career, Carelock suited up for a pair of teams - Southern Utah and Central Washington - and competed in a total of 25 games. Through his two-year career at FCS program Southern Utah, he logged time in 15 games and finished with nine tackles and a pair of interceptions. For his senior year, Carelock headed to Ellensburg, Wash., to play at NCAA Division II Central Washington where he picked off five passes and racked up 28 tackles through 10 games.