Abdul Carter believes he should be the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.
He has a good argument.ย
The 2024 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and consensus All-American recorded 12 tackles, 24 tackles for loss, and two forced fumbles in 16 games at Penn State a season ago.
A detriment to the argument is an injury, especially when itโs unexpected. Still fully recovering from an arm injury that took him out of the Fiesta Bowl, Carter received news of another ailment in draft preparation.
Multiple reports on Wednesday night indicated Carter has a stress reaction in his right foot that may require surgery.
Carterโs agent, Drew Rosenhaus, told ESPN โthere are mixed opinionsโ on whether Carter requires surgery. One day later, the outlook appears much better for the 21-year-old defensive end.ย
Adam Schefter and ESPN updated their report Thursday morning that, after undergoing further evaluations, doctors told Carter surgery is NOT advisable.ย
โI couldnโt be more confident that this will be a non-factor where heโs drafted,โ Rosenhaus told the media.ย
Carter will workout for general managers, coaches, and scouts at his Pro Day on March 28 at Penn State inside Holuba Hall.ย
Heโs been nothing but adamant that he should go No. 1 overall to the Tennessee Titans or whoever might be willing to trade up for the top pick to draft the Philadelphia native.
โYou canโt stop GREATNESS! Yโall thought I was going that easy? This just gonna make the movie more interesting! See yโall March 28thโฆ Bring ya popcornโฆ #1 OVERALL PICK,ย 56 days,โ Carter tweeted Thursday.ย
You canโt stop GREATNESS! Yโall thought I was going that easy? This just gonna make the movie more interesting! See yโall March 28th๐ฆ
Bring ya popcorn#1 OVERALL PICK โพ๏ธ, 56 days..
InshaAllah
itโs already written— Abdul Carter (@1NCRDB1) February 27, 2025
Carter only participated in the interview portion of the combine and opted out of on-field drills and testing. He would have participated in Thursday’s drills alongside other invited defensive linemen and linebackers. The NFL Scouting Combine runs through Sunday.
