Abdul Carter

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Abdul Carter
Penn State Nittany Lions–No. 11
Position Defensive end
ClassJunior
Personal information
Born: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight259 lb (117 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school La Salle College (Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania)
Career highlights and awards

Abdul Jabar Carter is an American football defensive end for the Penn State Nittany Lions.

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Early life

Carter born and raised in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and 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

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]

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References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Penn State recruiting: James Franklin, Drew Allar and Nick Singleton". York Daily Record . December 15, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "Freshman LB Abdul Carter growing into bigger role for Penn State". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "Freshman LB Abdul Carter shows off his tantalizing potential in win over Minnesota". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
  11. ↑ "What Penn State star Abdul Carter learned from Micah Parsons: 'Stay hungry'". The Patriot-News . February 10, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
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