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New York Giants have chosen the Penn State Edge Rusher Abdul Carter with the third overall election in 2025 NFL draft.
New York has gone back and forth in the rumor with the big question: Will they choose a quarterback?
The same at last season, but it was ultimately Malik Nabers at number six overall. After another bad season, Giants was positioned to take another potential generation talent and they did not go up on the Nittany Lions product.
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November 30, 2024; University Park, Pennsylvania, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions Defensive End Abdul Carter (11) responds after firing Maryland Terrapins Quarterback MJ Morris (not depicted) during the first quarter at Beaver Stadium. (Matthew O’Haren-Preferred Pictures)
Carter is the consensus’s top defensive line view, where many believe he can emulate what Micah Parsons has given Dalla’s cowboys since he entered the league.
After all, Carter No. 11 in Penn State, just as Parsons did.
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Carter was this year’s Big Ten Defensive Player, a Bednarik Award finalist and a first team of All-American after leading the nation in tackles for losses by 23.5 this season. He got 12 sacks over 16 games with 68 tackles and four passports defended.
Athletics, explosive from the line with review and ability to be in the right place at the right time to get quarterback to the ground is something that Giants could certainly benefit from 2025 and above.
Penn State Defensive Lineman Abdul Carter speaks to journalists during the school’s NFL Football Pro Day, Friday, March 28, 2025, in State College, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)
However, there is a question about Carter’s health after suffering a stress reaction in the foot. But he had a positive medical update recently when a study showed that it is healing and he does not require surgery.
Carter will join forces with two of the league’s top defenders, Edge Rusher Brian Burns and defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence.
Kayvon Thibodeaux, which Giants took in the first round of 2022, is also part of this stacked defensive line.
Carter is also a native from Philadelphia who grew up with a Die-Hard Eagles fan. However, it now ends when they are his NFC East Rival, a team that comes out of a Super Bowl -Se win over Kansas City Chiefs, which Giants will see twice a year.
Penn State Nittany Lions Defensive End Abdul Carter (11) celebrates with the Heisman position after defeating Boise State Broncos in the Fiesta Bowl at State Farm Stadium. (Mark J. Revilas-prescribed images)
Giants may not be done in the first round either. Trade rumors have swirled around GM Joe Schoen and his Front Office as they could still use a quarterback of the future despite signing veterans Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston in free agency.
