Usage Score
15.7
Player Dossier
2022-2024Penn State
Abdul Carter
DE • 6'3" • 259 lbs • Philadelphia, PA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Abdul Carter shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44.5 disruption score.
Efficiency
44.5
Consistency
60.6
Season Value
47.8
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Abdul Carter, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Penn State. Abdul Carter shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44.5 disruption score.
Abdul Carter played DE for Penn State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Abdul Carter recorded 166 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Penn State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Penn State paired 39.5 primary output with 44.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 44.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2024 Postseason · Penn State
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
2.8
Efficiency
44.5
Usage
15.7
Consistency
60.6
Best Game by takeover score
Notre Dame
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Notre Dame: 4. SMU: 3. West Virginia: 0. Bowling Green: 2. Kent State: 2.5. Illinois: 7. UCLA: 1.5. USC: 3.5. Wisconsin: 0. Ohio State: 4. Washington: 6. Purdue: 2. Minnesota: 0. Maryland: 4
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Notre Dame: 5 by 60.8. SMU: 3 by 42.5. West Virginia: 1 by 4.2. Bowling Green: 7 by 49.2. Kent State: 4 by 41.7. Illinois: 7 by 79.2. UCLA: 3 by 27.5. USC: 5 by 55.8. Wisconsin: 3 by 12.5. Ohio State: 4 by 56.7. Washington: 6 by 75. Purdue: 5 by 40.8. Minnesota: 3 by 12.5. Maryland: 6 by 65
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.6 · Games = 12 · -1.4 vs Losses
Losses4 · Games = 2 · +1.4 vs Wins
First Half2.9 · Games = 7 · +0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half2.8 · Games = 7 · -0.1 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Illinois
Best efficiency game
79.2 vs Illinois
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1/10 | vs Notre DameSplash game | L 24-27 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 12/21 | vs SMUSplash game | W 38-10 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Maryland2+ sacks · Splash game | W 44-7 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Minnesota | W 26-25 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ PurdueSplash game | W 49-10 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/10 | vs Washington2+ sacks · Splash game | W 35-6 | 6 | 5 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Ohio State2+ sacks · Splash game | L 13-20 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Wisconsin | W 28-13 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ USC | W 33-30 | 5 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs UCLA | W 27-11 | 3 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Illinois2+ sacks · Splash game | W 21-7 | 7 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Kent State | W 56-0 | 4 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Bowling Green | W 34-27 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ West Virginia | W 34-12 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Penn State
2022-2024
Opening stop
Season Progression
20222023202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Penn State | 21 | 39.9 | 11 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Penn State | 16 | 28 | 6.7 | -5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Penn State | 16 | 28 | 6.7 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Penn State | 39.5 | 44.5 | 15.7 | 23.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Penn State | 39.5 | 44.5 | 15.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Michigan State
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Primary metric
5 disruption/tackle impact with 70.2 takeover score.
#2
Illinois
7
Primary metric
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
7 disruption/tackle impact with 66.8 takeover score.
#3
Washington
6
Primary metric
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 62.4 takeover score.
#4
Michigan State
4
Primary metric
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 55.4 takeover score.
#5
Maryland
4
Primary metric
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 47.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2024 Postseason · Penn State
39.5 primary output · 44.5 efficiency · 15.7 usage
47.8
#2
2024 Regular Season · Penn State
47.8
39.5 primary · 44.5 efficiency · 15.7 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Penn State
32.6
21 primary · 39.9 efficiency · 11 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
10
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2022 · Rating 0.9028
La Salle College · Glenside, PA
- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
166
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 38 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.