Carter, Warren Tabbed FWAA All-American Honors – Penn State

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State junior defensive end Abdul Carter and senior tight end Tyler Warren were voted Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) All-Americans on Tuesday. Carter and Warren both picked up first-team honors.

Carter and Warren both garnered their fourth All-American accolade on Tuesday. Carter was named a first-team All-American by the Walter Camp Foundation on Thursday, the AFCA on Friday and the Associated Press on Monday. Warren earned his first All-America first team selection this year after being named to the second team by the AFCA, Associated Press and Walter Camp Foundation. Carter and Warren are Penn State’s 103^rd and 104^th first-team All-Americans.

Carter and Warren are among Penn State’s 18 All-American selections (16 players), by NCAA-recognized outlets (AFCA, Associated Press, FWAA, Sporting News, Walter Camp Foundation),  under head coach James Franklin. Penn State has multiple All-Americans for the fourth-straight season.

Abdul Carter · Jr. · DE · 6-3 · 252 · Philadelphia, Pa. · La Salle College High School

• Named first-team All-American by the AFCA, Associated Press and Walter Camp Football Foundation.
• Tabbed Nagurski-Woodson Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and Smith-Brown Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year.
• Was also named AP Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and was an All-Big Ten first team selection for the second-straight year.
• Named finalist for Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Lombardi Award.
• Selected semifinalist for the Lott IMPACT Trophy and Walter Camp Player of the Year Award.
• Member of watch list for the Ted Hendricks Award.
• Tabbed a Preseason All-American by the Action Network (1^st team), Associated Press (2^nd team), CBS (2^nd team), ESPN (2^nd team), The Athletic (2^nd team) and the Walter Camp Award.
• Tabbed second-team All-American by Sports Illustrated.
• Made switch from linebacker to defensive end following 2023 season.
• Owns 164 tackles (98 solo), 35.5 tackles for loss, 21 sacks, five forced fumbles, an interception and 12 pass breakups in his third season in Happy Valley.
• His 35.5 tackles for loss are 13^th all-time at PSU, while his 21.0 sacks are tied-seventh all-time at Penn State
• Has eight career games with 2+ tackles for loss, including five this season, and six games with 2+ sacks.
• In 2024, has 60 tackles (37 solo), 19.5 tackles for loss, 10 sacks and two forced fumbles.
• Carter’s 19.5 tackles for loss and 10 sacks both rank 13^th in a season at PSU, while he is…