So You Drafted Abdul Carter

THE SKINNY

Micah Parsons. LaVar Arrington. Courtney Brown.

Those are the Penn State draft comparisons for Carter, who earned unanimous All-American honors in his first year as a defensive end in 2024. Parsons was drafted later than he should have been and followed it up with a dominating rookie season. While neither Arrington nor Brown had the NFL careers that many imagined, they were taken off the board with the top two picks back in the 2000 draft. There’s no doubt Carter will hear his name early coming off a fabulous career in Happy Valley, which saw him earn all-conference honors all three years he played for the Lions.

As a freshman in 2022, Carter emerged as a dynamic playmaker from a…