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DeutschAbdul Carter
| Penn State Nittany Lions – No. 11 | |
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| Position | Defensive end |
| Class | Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 259 lb (117 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | La Salle (Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Abdul Jabar Carter (born January 2, 2004) is an American football defensive end. He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions, where was named a unanimous All-American and the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year in 2024.
Early life
[edit]Carter was born in Philadelphia and grew up in Glenside, Pennsylvania. He attended La Salle College High School in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania.[1][2] As a senior, he made 78 tackles with 10 tackles for loss.[3] Carter was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at Penn State over offers from South Carolina and Ole Miss.[4] Following the end of his senior season, he played in the Big 33 Football Classic.[5]
College career
[edit]Carter enrolled at Penn State in June 2022 shortly after graduating high school.[6] He was ejected for targeting in his collegiate debut against Purdue.[7] Carter served as a key reserve at linebacker at the beginning of his freshman season.[8][9] He made his first career start in Penn State's seventh game of the season against Minnesota.[10] Carter finished the season with 56 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, a team-leading 6.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, and four passes broken up and was named second-team All-Big Ten Conference.[11] In 2024 Carter was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and a unanimous All-American. He declared for the 2025 NFL draft following Penn State's loss in the 2025 Orange Bowl.[12]
College statistics
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | PD | ||
| 2022 | Penn State | 13 | 6 | 56 | 36 | 20 | 6.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | Penn State | 13 | 13 | 48 | 25 | 23 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | Penn State | 16 | 16 | 68 | 43 | 25 | 12.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Career | 39 | 39 | 172 | 104 | 68 | 23.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 13 | |
Personal life
[edit]In April 2024, Abdul Carter was charged with a misdemeanor for assaulting a tow truck driver who was towing Carter's car for parking without a permit. Carter was accused of forcefully pulling the driver from his truck, throwing him to the ground and not allowing him to get up, leaving the driver with a fractured rib. Carter was placed in a year long pre-trial intervention program in July.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ Jackson, Devin (July 6, 2024). "Penn State's Abdul Carter hosts youth football camp in North Philly, talks about draft potential". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ^ Anastasia, Phil (October 15, 2020). "As St. Joseph's Prep showdown looms, this La Salle linebacker keeps delivering the hits". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ "Penn State recruiting: James Franklin, Drew Allar and Nick Singleton". York Daily Record. December 15, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ Juliano, Joe (August 1, 2021). "La Salle College linebacker Abdul Carter one of two players to commit to Penn State". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ Markol, Drew (March 3, 2022). "La Salle High's Sam Brown and Abdul Carter named to Big 33 Classic". Bucks County Courier Times. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ Gallen, Daniel (June 16, 2022). "Freshman Abdul Carter will become the latest Penn State linebacker to wear No. 11". 247Sports.com. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ Al-Khateeb, Zac (September 1, 2022). "Did Penn State's Abdul Carter commit targeting vs. Purdue? LB hit with controversial ejection". Sporting News. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ "Freshman LB Abdul Carter growing into bigger role for Penn State". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ "Which Penn State player did James Franklin call "freakishly fast, freakishly strong" earlier this week?". The Patriot-News. September 22, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
- ^ "Freshman LB Abdul Carter shows off his tantalizing potential in win over Minnesota". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
- ^ "What Penn State star Abdul Carter learned from Micah Parsons: 'Stay hungry'". The Patriot-News. February 10, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ "Penn State All-America DE Abdul Carter entering NFL draft". ESPN. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
- ^ Rushton, Geoff (June 27, 2024). "Penn State Football Player Accepted into Diversionary Program for Assault Charge". StateCollege.com. Retrieved January 12, 2025.