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| Penn State Nittany Lions – No. 11 | |
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| Position | Linebacker |
| Class | Freshman |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 249 lb (113 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | La Salle College (Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania) |
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Abdul Jabar Carter is an American college football outside linebacker for the Penn State Nittany Lions.
Early life and high school career
Carter grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and attended La Salle College High School in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania.[1][2] As a senior, he made 78 tackles with 10 tackles for loss.[3] Carter was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at Penn State over offers from South Carolina and Ole Miss.[4] Following the end of his senior season, he played in the Big 33 Football Classic.[5]
College career
Carter enrolled at Penn State in June 2022 shortly after graduating high school.[6] He was ejected for targeting in his collegiate debut against Purdue.[7] Carter served as a key reserve at linebacker at the beginning of his freshman season.[8][9] He made his first career start in Penn State's seventh game of the season against Minnesota.[10]
References
- ^ Anastasia, Phil (October 15, 2020). "As St. Joseph's Prep showdown looms, this La Salle linebacker keeps delivering the hits". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ Snyder, Audrey (November 21, 2022). "Snyder: Penn State recruiting in Philadelphia has building block in Abdul Carter". The Athletic. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ "Penn State recruiting: James Franklin, Drew Allar and Nick Singleton". York Daily Record. December 15, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ Juliano, Joe (August 1, 2021). "La Salle College linebacker Abdul Carter one of two players to commit to Penn State". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ Markol, Drew (March 3, 2022). "La Salle High's Sam Brown and Abdul Carter named to Big 33 Classic". Bucks County Courier Times. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ Gallen, Daniel (June 16, 2022). "Freshman Abdul Carter will become the latest Penn State linebacker to wear No. 11". 247Sports.com. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ Al-Khateeb, Zac (September 1, 2022). "Did Penn State's Abdul Carter commit targeting vs. Purdue? LB hit with controversial ejection". Sporting News. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ "Freshman LB Abdul Carter growing into bigger role for Penn State". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ "Which Penn State player did James Franklin call "freakishly fast, freakishly strong" earlier this week?". The Patriot-News. September 22, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
- ^ "Freshman LB Abdul Carter shows off his tantalizing potential in win over Minnesota". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.