Indianapolis – The former Estrella de Penn State, Abdul Carter, left a clear thing on Wednesday: it should be the general selection number 1 in the NFL draft this year.
Carter was in the first group of players to talk to journalists in the NFL annual exploration combination in Indianapolis, and He did not waste time declaring himself the best player in the 2025 Draft class.
“I feel that I am the best player in the country and the best player must be chosen first,” he said. “It is the work I put with my dad, which trained me, and all the sacrifices I did, I know I am the best.”
Of course, such pronouncements have been expected during the Combination Week.
Even so, Carter certainly has a case after ending last season with 68 tacle, a subdivision of Football Bowl 23 1/2 Tacle for losses and 12 catches to finish seventh nationwide.
He was the best defensive player of the Big Ten in 2024 And he finished his three -year career with 39 1/2 cups for loss, 23 captures and 14 defense passes.
The question is whether the 6 -feet carter 3 and 259 pounds is a better adjustment in the defensive wing or external supporter. Either way, It is likely to be the first or second selected defensive player April 24 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
However, going to number 1 in general remains a challenge.
Since 2007, only three defensive players have been chosen No. 1 in general: Jadeveon Clowney in 2014, Myles Garrett in 2017 and Travon Walker in 2022. Each one was chosen mainly due to their starting skill.
And jump to the two best quarters, Cam Ward in Miami and Shedeur Sanders of Colorado, or the winner of Travis Hunter, the winner of the Heisman trophy, could be difficult.
“I think the quarterbacks have a kind of blockade in that or perhaps a large passenger corridor,” said Personnel Director of the Cincinnati Bengals, Duke Tobin players, when asked that a fourth part is the best general selection. “Or maybe a guy who plays six positions like that of my alma mater. We’ll see.
Tobin, who attended Colorado, referred to Hunter, who appears as a corner but also hopes to play receiver in the NFL as he did at the university.
However, Carter believes that he can challenge the probabilities and become the third Penn State player to listen to his name called the First on Draft Weekend. Tennessee has the general selection number 1.
“Defensive players impact the game as well as the field marshal,” said Carter, 21. “All the teams that have won Super Bowls, have that outstanding player. I feel that I am.”
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