Abdul Carter

Penn State · Edge Rusher · 2022-24

SACKS: 23
TFL: 40
TKL: 166

Career totals · 3 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

Carter was a unanimous All-American in 2024 and a 2-time first-team all-conference pick (2023 and 2024). Carter was also named Big Ten Conference Nagurski–Woodson Defensive Player of the Year in 2024.

In the Penn State record book, Carter ranks No. 5 in career sacks.

From 2022 to 2024, Carter recorded 166 tackles, 39.5 tackles for loss and 23 sacks.

Carter was the No. 3 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, a top-10 selection.

In 17-0 that career earns a 90 overall, the 2nd-highest edge rusher rating at Penn State since 1990 and No. 3 among all edge rushers of the 2020-2024 era.

Honors & Awards

2022
- Second-team all-conference
2023
- First-team all-conference
2024
- Unanimous All-American
- Big Ten Conference Nagurski–Woodson Defensive Player of the Year
- First-team all-conference
2025
- No. 3 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Abdul Carter season-by-season statistics at Penn State
Season	Tkl	TFL	Sacks	PD
2022	55	10.5	6.5	4
2023	49	5.5	4.5	5
2024	62	23.5	12	4
Total	166	39.5	23	13

Seasons with tracked stats at Penn State. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Penn State Record Book

No. 5 in career sacks

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Penn State Teammates

Full Penn State all-time roster

Top Edge Rushers of the 2020-2024 Era

Best college edge rushers since 1990 Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia (Abdul Carter) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.