The Tennessee Titans could be silly in the event that they did not think about taking Penn State edge-rusher Abdul Carter with the No. 1 total decide within the 2025 NFL Draft.
In a bit printed Monday, The Ringer’s Todd McShay advised Sports activities Illustrated’s Albert Breer Carter (6-foot-3, 250 kilos) is his No. 1 participant within the class and reminds him of Penn State alum Micah Parsons (now with the Dallas Cowboys).
“I would go along with Abdul over [Colorado CB/WR Travis Hunter] as a result of I do know definitively what I am getting,” McShay stated. “While you set the bar excessive with Micah, it makes it simpler in similar jersey quantity, similar faculty. It is the mixture of his capability to vary instructions, the physique management, he is violent with each transfer, together with his fingers, he is explosive. He is only a rattling good soccer participant.”
NFL Media’s Daniel Jeremiah echoed McShay’s sentiments.
“Abdul Carter, I’ve up on a tier by himself,” Jeremiah advised Breer. “I do not assume he is fairly as agency and powerful as Micah. I feel he performs as quick as he does. He has actually good really feel and bend on the high of his rush.”
Up to now two drafts, a QB (Bryce Younger of the Carolina Panthers and Caleb Williams of the Chicago Bears) has gone No. 1 total.
The 2025 class, nonetheless, might not have an elite prospect at a very powerful place.
Miami QB Cam Ward (6-foot-2, 223 kilos) and Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders (6-foot-2, 215 kilos) are intriguing choices, however Jeremiah and McShay stated they would not have been the highest passers in 2024.
Tennessee should substitute QB Will Levis, who went 2-10 in 12 begins in 2024. As an alternative of reaching for a QB within the draft, it may signal one in free company (Sam Darnold of the Minnesota Vikings, Justin Fields of the Pittsburgh Steelers) and take Carter, who had the seventh-most sacks within the FBS in 2024 (12 in 16 video games).
Since being drafted No. 12 by the Cowboys in 2021, Parsons has made 4 Professional Bowls and earned two first-team All-Professional nods. If Carter proves to be the subsequent Parsons, he could be a game-changer for the Titans.
