After months of deliberation and speculation, the Giants selected Penn State edge defender Abdul Carter with the third overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, Dan Salomone of the team's official website reports. The 15th Unanimous All-American in program history and 2024 Nagurski-Woodson Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year will join a defensive front that already includes Dexter Lawrence, Brian Burns, and Kayvon Thibodeaux.

"You've got Kayvon, and you've got Burns, you've got Dex inside – it gives you a lot of options," general manager Joe Schoen said in his pre-draft press conference about the possibility of selecting Carter. "He's a versatile player. He's young, just 21 years old, and an exciting player to watch. Yeah, you can't have enough pass rushers."

In Carter, the Giants acquired whom many draft experts considered the top overall prospect regardless of position.

"Carter can take over and completely wreck an offensive game plan," NFL Media analyst Daniel Jeremiah wrote in his final scouting report. "He demands attention on every snap and that is going to free up everyone else around him."

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