Abdul Carter

LB

#51

Experience: R

Height: 6-3

Age: 21

Weight: 252 lbs

College: Penn State

Biography

Played three seasons at Penn State (42 games, 35 starts) and totaled 172 tackles, 39.5 tackles for loss, 23.0 sacks, 14 passes defensed, 5 forced fumbles and 1 interception.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Played three seasons at Penn State (42 games, 35 starts) and totaled 172 tackles, 39.5 tackles for loss, 23.0 sacks, 14 passes defensed, 5 forced fumbles and 1 interception.
Among all-time school rankings, left Penn State with the 6th-most sacks (23.0) and the 8th-most tackles for loss (39.5).
In his final season at Penn State in 2024, was named a unanimous consensus All-American…Selected as the Nagurski-Woodson Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year…Voted All-Big Ten first team by the coaches and media…Started all 16 games and finished with 68 tackles, 23.5 tackles for loss, 12.0 sacks, 4 passes defensed and 2 forced fumbles…His 23.5 tackles for loss led the nation and his 12.0 sacks ranked 2nd in the Big Ten and 7th in the country.
As a sophomore in 2023, earned first-team All-Big Ten honors from the league's coaches and second-team from the media…Named a second-team All-American by Sports Illustrated…Started 13 games and made 48 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 5 passes defensed, 4.5 sacks, 1 interception and 1 forced fumble.
In 2022, during his true freshman season, named second-team All-Big Ten by the media…Named as a true freshman All-American by ESPN.com, On3, and 247Sports…Made six starts across 13 games and notched 56 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks and 2 forced fumbles…His 6.5 sacks were tied for the 3rd-most among all freshmen.

NOTES TO KNOW

Carter was selected 3rd overall in the 2025 NFL Draft…The last time the Giants selected at No. 3 was in 1984, when the team chose LB Carl Banks out of Michigan State.

PERSONAL

Is the son of Tina and Christopher Carter…Has four siblings…Two sisters, Cheryl and Cianie and two brothers, Hakim and Isaiah.
Attended La Salle College High School in Philadelphia, PA…Voted team captain and MVP as a senior…Helped lead his school to a 9-2 record and a Philadelphia Catholic League Championship as a senior…Recorded 78 tackles, 10 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks as a senior…Rated a four-star prospect by 247Sports, On3, Rivals and ESPN.
Played power forward for the La Salle College basketball team.

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