Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2022-2024Penn State
Abdul Carter
DE • 6'3" • 259 lbs • Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Abdul Carter shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 50.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
98
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
98
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Player Story
Abdul Carter built his college career from 2022 through 2024 as a defensive end from Philadelphia, PA wearing No. 11, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Abdul Carter's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2025
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 3
- Overall
- No. 3
- NFL Team
- New York Giants
Abdul Carter, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Penn State. Abdul Carter shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 50.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 166
- TFL
- 39.5
- Sacks
- 23
- QB hurries
- 19
- Passes defended
- 13
Quick Answers
Abdul Carter quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Penn State · DE
- Career Tackles
- 166
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Penn State
- Top game
- Michigan State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · La Salle College · Penn State
- High school pipeline
- La Salle College · 10 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2025 · Round 1 · Pick 3 · New York Giants
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Junior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 62 tackles · DE 2nd (top 1%) · Big Ten 39th (top 5%) · National 343rd (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Penn State | 11 | 55 | 10.5 | 6.5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 60 |
| 2023 Postseason | Penn State | 13 | 3 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 43.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Penn State | 13 | 46 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 43.9 |
| 2024 Postseason | Penn State | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 79.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Penn State | 14 | 54 | 19.5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 79.5 |
Related Context
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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 48.5 primary output with 50.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 50.2 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.
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2024 Postseason · Penn State
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
3.5
Efficiency
50.2
Usage
15.4
Consistency
67.6
Best Game by takeover score
Illinois
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Notre Dame: 5. SMU: 4. West Virginia: 0. Bowling Green: 3. Kent State: 2.5. Illinois: 7. UCLA: 2.5. USC: 4.5. Wisconsin: 0. Ohio State: 4. Washington: 7. Purdue: 3. Minnesota: 1. Maryland: 5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Notre Dame: 5 by 70.8. SMU: 3 by 52.5. West Virginia: 1 by 4.2. Bowling Green: 7 by 59.2. Kent State: 4 by 41.7. Illinois: 7 by 79.2. UCLA: 3 by 37.5. USC: 5 by 65.8. Wisconsin: 3 by 12.5. Ohio State: 4 by 56.7. Washington: 6 by 75. Purdue: 5 by 50.8. Minnesota: 3 by 22.5. Maryland: 6 by 75
Split Comparison
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Wins3.3 · Games = 12 · -1.2 vs Losses
Losses4.5 · Games = 2 · +1.2 vs Wins
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 | @ USCSplash game | W 33-30 | 5 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs UCLASplash game | 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 StateSplash game | W 56-0 | 4 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Bowling GreenSplash game | W 34-27 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ West Virginia | W 34-12 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Abdul Carter story
Abdul Carter built his college career from 2022 through 2024 as a defensive end from Philadelphia, PA wearing No. 11, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Abdul Carter's career was his defensive production: 166 tackles, 39.5 tackles for loss, 23 sacks, and 1 interception across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Penn State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Abdul Carter's production has multiple signals. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Penn State.
The arc is straightforward: Abdul Carter moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Penn State
2022-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20222023202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Penn State | 26 | 44.5 | 10.3 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Penn State | 21 | 31.9 | 7.3 | -5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Penn State | 21 | 31.9 | 7.3 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Penn State | 48.5 | 50.2 | 15.4 | 27.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Penn State | 48.5 | 50.2 | 15.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Michigan State
Week 13 · W 35-16 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Maryland
Week 11 · W 30-0 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Illinois
Week 5 · W 21-7 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
7 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Washington
Week 11 · W 35-6 · Conference game
7
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
7 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Michigan State
Week 13 · W 42-0 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Penn State
48.5 primary output · 50.2 efficiency · 15.4 usage
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#2
2024 Regular Season · Penn State
79.5
48.5 primary · 50.2 efficiency · 15.4 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Penn State
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26 primary · 44.5 efficiency · 10.3 usage
Milestones
17
Impact games
22
Splash games
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10+ tackle games
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