Player facts
- Team
New York Giants- Position
- Linebacker
- Number
- 3
- Born
- Oct 3, 2003 (age 23)
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 252 lbs
- College
- Penn State
- Experience
- 2 seasons
- Status
- Active
Stats
2026 Defense
| TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | STF | STFYDS | KB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | 14 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 5 Games | 14 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 57 | 29 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 0 |
Recent games
| Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Result | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | KB |
@  WSH | T 27-27 OT | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  ARI | W 36-24 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  TEN | W 12-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
@  LAR | L 28-6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  DAL | W 28-20 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.
About
Abdul Jabar Carter (born October 3, 2003) is an American professional football outside linebacker for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions and was selected by the Giants third overall in the 2025 NFL draft.
From Wikipedia’s article on Abdul Carter, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.1
Background
Early life
Carter was born on October 3, 2003, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, growing up in North Philadelphia. He attended La Salle College High School in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania. As a senior, he made 78 tackles with 10 tackles for loss. Carter was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football for Penn State over offers from South Carolina and Ole Miss. Following the end of his senior season, he played in the Big 33 Football Classic.
As a native of North Philadelphia, Carter grew up a fan of the Philadelphia Eagles, attending their Super Bowl LIX victory in New Orleans with his father in 2025.
College career
Carter enrolled at Pennsylvania State University in June 2022 shortly after graduating high school. He was ejected for targeting in his collegiate debut against Purdue. Carter served as a key reserve at linebacker at the beginning of his freshman season. He made his first career start in Penn State's seventh game of the season against Minnesota. 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. In 2024, Carter was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and a unanimous All-American. He declared for the 2025 NFL draft following Penn State's loss in the 2025 Orange Bowl.
Personal life
Carter is Muslim. He is nicknamed "Darth Vader" after the character of the same name from the Star Wars franchise, donning the moniker on his eye black during games.
In April 2024, Carter was charged with a misdemeanor for assaulting a tow truck driver who was towing Carter's car for parking without a permit. Carter was accused of forcefully pulling the driver from his truck, throwing him to the ground and not allowing him to get up, leaving the driver with a fractured rib. Carter took part in a year-long intervention program.
From Wikipedia’s article on Abdul Carter, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.1
Giants’ next games
Recent results
Sources
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- 1WikipediaAbdul Carter on Wikipedia