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NFL Draft 2023: Best landing spots for Jalen Carter amid legal trouble, reports of disappointing Pro Day

NFL Draft 2023: Best landing spots for Jalen Carter amid legal trouble, reports of disappointing Pro Day


Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter has been viewed as one of the most-talented prospects available in the 2023 NFL Draft. However, the former Bulldog has come under fire over the past few weeks due to matters on and off the football field. 

On the day of his scheduled media appearance at the NFL Scouting Combine, an arrest warrant was issued over Carter’s alleged involvement in a December car accident resulting in the tragic loss of a Georgia recruiting staff member and teammate. He returned to Athens, turned himself in to authorities, was booked on misdemeanor charges of racing and reckless driving, and posted bond. Prior to that revelation, there had already been opinions of character concerns emanating from other media outlets. However, if the character concerns were related to what I heard at the NFL Combine, then it seems greatly blown out of proportion.

The narrative was not aided by his Pro Day performance, though. An ESPN report noted that the interior defensive lineman showed up nine pounds heavier than he weighed at the NFL Combine. He also did not take part in athletic testing and was said to have been “cramping up and breathing heavily” when position drills ended prematurely. In fairness, most would be stressed and not focused on training with legal matters hanging over one’s head. 

It is impossible to predict where Carter is going to be picked in the 2023 NFL Draft because teams may have acquired different information and formed varying opinions based on that information. With some level of certainty, it can be said that the 21-year-old’s ceiling is No. 3 overall to the Arizona Cardinals, but the other end of that range is volatile. 

Here are the best landing spots for the talented prospect:

Philadelphia has established a winning culture, and the defensive line is littered with veterans, like Brandon Graham, Haason Reddick and Josh Sweat. Carter would also have familiarity playing with last year’s first-round and third round selections: defensive tackle Jordan Davis and linebacker Nakobe Dean. There are enough stars on that roster that the defensive lineman would be able to blend in and write his own story rather than shouldering the pressure of being a franchise’s saving grace elsewhere.

Head coach Dan Campbell is that father figure willing to give tough love. He expects effort from his players but will go to the end of the earth for those that meet that…

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