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NYG · SLB · #3

Abdul Carter

StarterQuestionable

As of Oct 16, 10:26 PM ET

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Is Abdul Carter starting?

Abdul Carter is the starting SLB for the New York Giants. Currently listed Questionable.

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Abdul Carter this week

The New York Giants play next in Week 6, at home against the New Orleans Saints on Sun, Oct 18 (Fox). Abdul Carter is listed as the starter at SLB going into that game.

Abdul Carter is the only SLB on the New York Giants depth chart right now.

Abdul Carter's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 36-24 vs ARI (Oct 4); W 12-7 vs TEN (Sep 27); L 6-28 at LAR (Sep 21).

Abdul Carter wears No. 3, is 23 years old, is listed at 6' 3", 252 lbs, has 2 years of NFL experience, came out of Penn State.

Is Abdul Carter playing this week?

Abdul Carter is listed Questionable (Carter (calf) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Saints.) and may not start (updated Oct 16, ESPN).

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Age
23
Height
6' 3"
Weight
252
Experience
2 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026NYG542200
    2025NYG15237400
    Career2 yrs20279600

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 17, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    4
    -0.7/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    2
    +0.1/gm vs 2025
    INT
    0
    even with 2025 per game

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    2
    Games
    20
    Tackles
    27

    #137 of 245 at LB in Solo Tackles (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Abdul Carter is rated 80 (Good): production, role and draft slot rank 55th of 190 qualifying linebackers (outperforms 71% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    49th percentile
    Beats 49% of 190
    Sample
    5 + 15 games
    2026 + 2025 · 1,127 snaps
    Draft slot
    30% of rating
    Pick 3 · 2025 draft
    Updated
    Through week 6

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11@ WSHTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    1
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final 27-27

    Oct 4Wvs ARITKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 36-24

    Sep 27Wvs TENTKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 12-7

    Sep 21L@ LARTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    1
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 6-28

    Sep 13Wvs DALTKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 28-20

    Abdul Carter's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Abdul Carter plays 92% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share92%

    College

    Penn State

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