Carter Tabbed Big Ten Defensive Player of the WeekCarter Tabbed Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week

Carter Tabbed Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week

Junior defensive end tallied career-high four tackles for loss in win over Illinois

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State junior defensive end Abdul Carter was selected Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on Monday. Carter collected four tackles for loss, two sacks and a forced fumble in No. 7/7 Penn State’s 21-7 win over No. 19/21 Illinois on Saturday.

 

Carter earned his first career Big Ten weekly award. He is Penn State’s second Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week this season, joining Kevin Winston Jr. after the West Virginia game.

 

The junior was also named Senior Bowl Co-Defensive Player of the Week.

 

Abdul Carter · Jr. · DE · 6-3 · 252 · Philadelphia, Pa. · La Salle College High School

  • Named to the Bednarik Award, Lombardi Award, Lott IMPACT Trophy, Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Butkus Award, Reese’s Senior Bowl and Walter Camp Player of the Year Award Watch Lists.
  • Tabbed Preseason All-America by Walter Camp, Action Network (first team), Associated Press (second), CBS (second), ESPN (second) and The Athletic (second).
  • Against Illinois, collected seven tackles (4 solo) with four tackles for loss, two sacks, a forced fumble and a pass breakup.
  • His four tackles for loss were a career high as he became the first Nittany Lion to record four tackles for loss in a game since Yetur Gross-Matos against Iowa in 2018.
  • In the fourth quarter, Carter had a strip-sack for his fourth career forced fumble.
  • Carter had two tackles for loss in the first half to go over the 20 career tackles for loss mark.
  • The junior earned his fourth career game with two or more TFLs and third game with two or more sacks.
  • Carter is tied for the Big Ten lead with 6.5 tackles for loss, ranking 18th nationally, and is tied-fourth in the conference with three sacks.
  • Has tallied 123 tackles (73 solo), 22.5 tackles for loss, 14 sacks, four forced fumbles, an interception and 10 pass breakups entering his third season in Happy Valley.
  • Carter registered seven tackles (5 solo), one tackle for loss and a pass breakup against Bowling Green.
  • He notched four tackles (2 solo), including 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack against Kent State.

 

No. 7/7 Penn State hosts UCLA on Saturday for FOX’s Big Noon Kickoff. Kickoff is set for noon on at Beaver Stadium.

 

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