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Report: Georgia football’s Jalen Carter visiting NFC North team

Georgia Bulldogs defensive tackle Jalen Carter has now visited every team picking 5-10 except the Atlanta Falcons

Georgia football defensive tackle Jalen Carter is visiting the Detroit Lions on April 17. Carter has visited every team scheduled to pick between No. 5 and No. 10 with one notable exception: the Atlanta Falcons.

Carter, who recently visited the Las Vegas Raiders (No. 7 pick), has been busy throughout the predraft process. Carter also visited the Seattle Seahawks (No. 5), Chicago Bears (No. 9) and Philadelphia Eagles (No. 10) ahead of the draft. Several NFL teams have concerns over Carter’s off the field behavior.

Carter’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, disclosed Carter will not visit teams picking outside of the top 10 ahead of the draft. The Detroit Lions hold the sixth pick of the 2023 NFL draft.

Carter plans to attend the 2023 NFL draft. Carter has had an up and down NFL draft stock. Numerous NFL draft scouts consider Carter the No. 1 prospect in the draft. However, he is projected to be selected after several quarterbacks and Alabama’s Will Anderson. Where will Carter be selected in the draft?

In 2022, Carter fought through a knee injury to record three sacks, 32 total tackles, and three pass deflections. Carter capped his Georgia football career with back-to-back national championships.

The 2023 NFL draft will be held in Kansas City, Missouri, from April 27-29. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Jalen Carter’s plan to visit the Detroit Lions:

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PFF picks Georgia’s Jalen Carter at No. 2 in latest mock draft

PFF has the Bears trading down and selecting Jalen Carter at No. 2…

Georgia defensive lineman Jalen Carter is considered to be in the running for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft this spring.

ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. made news last week after picking Carter to go to the Chicago Bears with the first pick, which would mark back-to-back years that a Bulldog was selected first overall after Travon Walker’s selection in 2022.

Pro Football Focus (PFF) released its most recent mock draft on Monday, which includes Carter going to the Chicago Bears with the No. 2 pick after a trade with the Houston Texans, who is projected to select Alabama quarterback Bryce Young at the No. 1 spot.

The wide consensus is that the Bears are shopping the first pick and a trade would likely be with a team with a quarterback need like the Texans.

When Bears general manager Ryan Poles addressed his team’s draft approach in his post-season press conference, he emphasized three areas: pass rusher, offense and cornerback — “premium positions.” Pass rusher doesn’t just mean edge rusher, either, and a three-technique defensive tackle is paramount to Matt Eberflus’ defensive scheme. In a trade-down, the Bears can recoup the early second-rounder they lost in the Chase Claypool trade while still having their choice of any non-quarterback. – PFF

No one knows what will happen on draft day, but Carter has a real shot at hearing his named called first on April 27.

Bulldogs Broderick Jones (No. 11 to the Tennessee Titans), and Darnell Washington (No. 29 to the Cincinnati Bengals) also received first round nods by PFF.

The draft will last through April 29 in Kansas City and will be aired on NFL Network.