Potential No. 1 pick falls to Jaguars in former NFL GM's latest mock draft
The potential top pick in the 2025 NFL draft, Penn State defensive end Abdul Carter, fell to the Jacksonville Jaguars in a former NFL GM's latest mock draft.
Mike Tannenbaum, who was the New York Jets' GM from 2006 through 2012, put together his first mock draft of the offseason over at ESPN. In order for Carter to be on the board when the Jaguars were picking, it took two quarterbacks, Travis Hunter, and the Patriots taking an offensive tackle for that to happen.
Now, what are the chances this actually takes place? I'm not sure, but if it did, this is about as easy of a pick to make as the Jaguars could have.
"His ability to play both off the ball and off the edge will draw comparisons to Micah Parsons, and I think Carter might actually have more power in his game," wrote Tannenbaum. "Even with Josh Hines-Allen and Travon Walker, Jacksonville struggled with its pass rush last season, finishing 28th in sacks (34). So I'd be running the card in if I were the Jaguars and Carter was still available when they got on the clock."
Carter put together a huge 2024 season as a pass rusher. His 66 pressures were the second-most among defensive ends, according to PFF, and his 13 sacks were tied for the fifth-most.
Carter also ranked fourth among his position group in win rate, and he graded out well against the run as well by PFF's metrics.
As Tannenbaum mentions, Carter has experience playing linebacker as well, totaling over 900 snaps at that position during the 2022 and 2023 seasons.
The defensive line will be a big priority for the Jaguars in the draft. This was a unit last season that ranked 32nd in pass rush win rate and 27th in run stop rate, according to ESPN. The good news is that, beyond Carter, this is very deep draft class at the defensive tackle and end positions.
This article originally appeared on Jaguars Wire: NFL draft: Potential No. 1 pick falls to Jaguars in former GM's mock
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