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Penn State defensive star Abdul Carter has declared for 2025 NFL Draft, his agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN. Carter is regarded as a potential top-10 pick after a monster junior season in which he earned CBS Sports first-team All-America honors. Carter also earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year while finishing the season with 24 tackles for loss and 12 sacks and spearheading the charge for one of the nation’s top defenses.
With the benefit of playing 16 games, Carter finished the season No. 1 nationally in sacks and tackles for loss in his first full season as a dedicated pass rusher after spending time as an off-ball linebacker in 2022 and 2023. His 65 quarterback pressures ranked second nationally in 2024, and Carter also forced five fumbles over the course of his career.
The former four-star prospect was a star throughout his three seasons in Happy Valley but took his dominance to new heights as a junior. He put his disruptiveness on display in Penn State’s 27-24 loss to Notre Dame on Thursday night in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Orange Bowl with a sack and two tackles for loss while playing through a shoulder injury. Carter was regarded as a game-time decision but suited up and made an impact throughout.
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“Abdul, I’m really proud of him,” Penn State coach James Franklin said afterward. “He gutted it out today, showed tremendous mental and physical toughness and was disruptive in the game.”
Carter’s NFL Draft stock
Carter ranks as the No. 8 overall player in the 2025 CBS Sports NFL Draft Prospect Rankings. He is considered the No. 2 EDGE in the class behind Tennessee’s James…
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Author : David Cobb
Publish date : 2025-01-10 16:55:00
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