Abdul Carter

The Giants signed No. 3 overall pick EDGE Abdul Carter to a four-year contract.

Fantasy Impact

The deal is a fully guaranteed $45.255 million contract and includes a $29.497 million signing bonus. He expects to make an immediate impact for the Giants pass rush.

The New York Giants have selected EDGE Abdul Carter with the No. 3 overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft.

Fantasy Impact

Carter will fortify the Giants' pass rush alongside Kayvon Thibodeaux, Dexter Lawrence, and Brian Burns. The former Penn State pass rusher was rated as the top player in the draft by some teams and will strengthen an up-and-coming New York defense. He should be one of the top EDGE rusher prospects off draft boards in IDP rookie drafts.

The Patriots hosted former Penn State EDGE Abdul Carter in a top-30 visit.

Fantasy Impact

Carter has already met with the Titans, Browns, and Giants. He is viewed as the top rusher in this draft class and should be drafted within the top-4.

Former Penn State EDGE Abdul Carter’s “stress reaction in his foot is healing” and that “no surgery will be needed.”

Fantasy Impact

Carter had a stress reaction in his right foot was discovered during the NFL Combine in February. He should enter the NFL Draft with not too many concerns around his injury.

Penn State edge rusher Abdul Carter, one of the top prospects in the 2025 NFL Draft, will not work out at the Nittany Lions' pro day on Friday, March 28, due to rehab on his shoulder.

Fantasy Impact

It's notable that, per his agent, Carter is not working out at his pro day because "he is still finishing up rehab on the shoulder injury he had from the Boise State game." At the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine, it was revealed he had a stress fracture in his foot, for which he decided to forego surgery; however, it was not revealed to be a factor in this decision. Carter could still do a private workout for teams in mid-April, which is a promising development for the projected top-five pick.