Abdul Carter

21-Year-Old LinebackerLB
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Carter began his collegiate career as an off-ball linebacker at Penn State and was regarded as one of the top players at his position as a prospect. However, he shifted to edge in his final year with the Nittany Lions and catapulted himself into the conversation as the top overall pick after logging 24 tackles for loss and 12.0 sacks across 16 games in 2024. Carter ultimately went third overall to the Giants and joins a very talented group of defensive linemen on the roster. He could open up his career in a rotation with Kayvon Thibodeaux, but there's no doubt he'll find his way onto the field and should be plenty impactful. In the context of dynasty leagues, Carter could quickly emerge to the heights of elite young options at the position such as Aidan Hutchinson and Travon Walker. Read Past Outlooks
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Signed a four-year, $45.26 million contract with the Giants in May of 2025.
Logs first career sack
LBNew York Giants
December 2, 2025
Carter totaled four tackles (two solo), including 1.0 sacks, in the Giants' loss to the Patriots on Monday.
ANALYSIS
Carter was benched for the first quarter after missing a team responsibility during the week, but he ended up having a productive outing once on the field. The rookie first-round pick recorded the first full sack of his career, and he'll look to build on this strong performance following the team's upcoming bye week.
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Snap Distribution / Depth Chart
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Snap %
New York GiantsGiants 2025 LB Snap Distribution
#% of Team Snaps

86899%
254100%
69179%
21785%
63473%
19978%
49156%
4217%
30435%
00%
17220%
11144%
9211%
9236%
829%
3815%
354%
197%
354%
187%
162%
21%
142%
00%
111%
00%
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Benched again
LBNew York Giants
December 1, 2025
Carter did not play in the first quarter of Monday's game against the Patriots, Charlotte Carroll of The Athletic reports.
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Held out of first defensive series
LBNew York Giants
November 16, 2025
Head coach Mike Kafka told reporters after Sunday's 27-20 loss to the Packers that it was his decision to hold Carter off the field for the Giants' first defensive series of the game. "It was my decision, we'll keep the rest of that in house."
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Officially active for Week 7
LBNew York Giants
October 19, 2025
Carter (hamstring) is active for Sunday's game against the Broncos, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.
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Game-time call Sunday
LBNew York Giants
Hamstring
October 18, 2025
Carter (hamstring) is considered a game-time decision for Sunday's game against the Broncos, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
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Nursing hamstring injury
LBNew York Giants
Hamstring
October 17, 2025
Carter (hamstring) is listed as questionable ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Broncos, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.
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Being deployed versatilely
LBNew York Giants
June 29, 2025
Carter's explosiveness and versatility have stood out in practice, where he has been used as an edge rusher, defensive tackle and inside linebacker, per Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com.
ANALYSIS
Carter was at his best when rushing the passer at Penn State, but the third overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft is getting opportunities to play all over the field as the Giants look for ways to deploy him alongside the established edge duo of Brian Burns and Kayvon Thibodeaux. Using Carter at defensive tackle or inside linebacker allows all three to play simultaneously, which fits into the Giants' philosophy of trying to get their 11 best defenders on the field as much as possible.
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