Former Penn State star Abdul Carter could be the overall overall choice of Tennessee Titans on 2025 NFL draft next month.
The titans will have a lot to weigh the weeks leading up to the draft.
Carter is an option, but Quarterbacks Cam Ward and Shedsur Sanders could also be chosen.
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Penn State Defensive Lineman Abdul Carter speaks to journalists under the school’s NFL Football Pro Day on Friday, March 28, 2025 in State College, PA. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)
The prominent Kantrusher made his case to be the top election on the Penn State Pro Day.
“I just think my overall influence on the game,” he said via ESPN. “My versatility. I can play more positions and I feel like, most importantly, I step up when I need the most when Crunch Time comes. When you need someone to make the big game, I feel like being the guy who makes the big game.
“At the end of the day, I make people around me better, just take them on double teams, bring extra attention to me, release someone else so they can do the game and just my overall influence on the game.”
Carter did not participate in the Pro -Day because he is recovering from an arm injury he was sustained during college -football games. He said the arm is “largely” at 100%. He also treated a stress reaction in his right foot, but maintained that he did not feel any pain and did not need surgery.
Penn State Nittany Lions Defensive End Abdul Carter responds after firing Maryland Terrapins Quarterback MJ Morris (not depicted) during the first quarter at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pa., November 30, 2024. (Matthew O’Haren/IMAGN -PICTURES)
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“The big defensive players you see in the story, they can influence the game as much as a quarterback,” he added. “There have been defensive players who have taken over a game right at the end of the Super Bowl in the playoff scenes where you really need the big defensive player. And he also makes people around him better. So I feel like just saying it to see how defensive players can take over a game, we’re like a quarterback.”
Carter was 2024 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. He had 24 tackles for a loss and 12 sacks in 16 games and was an allamerican for the first time.
If the titans do not choose Carter, Cleveland Browns could also be on the market for another top defensive player.
Penn State Defensive Lineman Abdul Carter throws under the school’s NFL Football Pro Day Friday, March 28, 2025 in State College, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)
Carter allegedly ate dinner with Brown’s brass on Thursday night.
