Top NFL prospect Jalen Carter -- the potential No. 1 overall pick in next month's draft -- turned himself in to police on Wednesday night ... posing for a mug shot -- before quickly being released.
The former Univ. of Georgia star defensive lineman was booked at 11:33 p.m., according to jail records -- just hours after the Athens-Clarke County Police Department issued warrants for his arrest for his alleged role in a January car crash that killed two people.
The records show Carter was released just 16 minutes after he was initially booked.