Going into the 2023 football season, Nittany Lions Wire will be looking at each scholarship player listed on the Penn State roster. Over the preseason, each profile will cover where the player is from, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and what role they will play for James Franklin this season.
We turn next to arguably Penn State’s top defensive player on the roster in 2023, sophomore linebacker [autotag]Abdul Carter[/autotag]. The All-Big Ten second-team linebacker was named to numerous freshman All-America teams last fall after a stellar debut season on the field. For as much attention as is served to Penn State freshman running back Nick Singleton, and deservingly so, Carter’s freshman season was every bit as spectacular on the defensive side of the football. This could be another big season for the top linebacker in the program.