Defensive end, Penn State, 2022–24
Abdul Carter
- Number
- No. 11
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 259 lb
- Class (2024)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Philadelphia, PA
- Born
- Oct 3, 2003, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Abdul Carter played defensive end at Penn State (2022–24). He was a consensus All‑American in 2024. The New York Giants took Carter in the first round, No. 3 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
9tackles, career highat Ohio State, 20232sacks, career highsix times; last vs. Maryland, 2024Honors
- 2022Second-team All-Big Ten
- 2023, 2024First-team All-Big Ten
- 2024Consensus All‑American
- 2024Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year
- 2024Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Penn State | 55 | 35 | 10.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 2023 | Penn State | 49 | 26 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | Penn State | 62 | 39 | 23.5 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| Career | 166 | 100 | 39.5 | 23 | 1 | 13 | 19 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Penn State | 11 | DE | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Penn State | 11 | DE | So. | ||
| 2024 | Penn State | 11 | DE | Jr. | 6′3″ | 259 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2024 Penn State 14 games, 62 tackles, 12 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at West Virginia | W 34–12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Bowling Green | W 34–27 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Kent State | W 56–0 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Illinois | W 21–7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | vs. UCLA | W 27–11 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at USC | W 33–30 | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | at Wisconsin | W 28–13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Ohio State | L 13–20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Washington | W 35–6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Purdue | W 49–10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Minnesota | W 26–25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Maryland | W 44–7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. SMU | W 38–10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 9 ✦ | vs. Notre Dame | L 24–27 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2023 Penn State 13 games, 49 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs.West Virginia | W 38–15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Delaware | W 63–7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | atIllinois | W 30–13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Iowa | W 31–0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Northwestern | W 41–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Massachusetts | W 63–0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | atOhio State | L 12–20 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Indiana | W 33–24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | atMaryland | W 51–15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Michigan | L 15–24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Rutgers | W 27–6 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs. Michigan State | W 42–0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Ole Miss | L 25–38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2022 Penn State 11 games, 55 tackles, 6.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. Ohio | W 46–10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at Auburn | W 41–12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Central Michigan | W 33–14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Northwestern | W 17–7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | atMichigan | L 17–41 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Minnesota | W 45–17 | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Ohio State | L 31–44 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atIndiana | W 45–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Maryland | W 30–0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | atRutgers | W 55–10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Michigan State | W 35–16 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2025 | Pro day 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′3″ | 6′3¾″W |
| Weight | 250 lb | 250 lbW |
| Arm length | 33″W | |
| Hand size | 9¾″W | |
| Wingspan | 79¼″W |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 20 games with a stat; latest team: New York Giants.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New York Giants | 15 | 41 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | New York Giants | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| NFL career | 20 | 55 | 6 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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