Eagles disruptive interior pass rusher whose 2024 first-team All-Pro season helped power Super Bowl LIX.
Jalen Carter was the No. 9 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. By his sophomore season he was a first-team All-Pro. The 2025 season delivered another 12.5 sacks from the interior and confirmed him as the Eagles' defensive cornerstone in front of edge rusher Nolan Smith.
Path to the league
Georgia national champion (2021, 2022) taken 9th overall by Philadelphia in 2023. Made the All-Rookie team. Broke out in year two with 11 sacks and 21 TFLs.
Career highlights
Super Bowl LIX champion. 2024 First-team All-Pro. 2x Pro Bowl (2024, 2025). 35+ career sacks across three seasons. Most sacks by a Georgia alum through three NFL seasons.
2025 season recap
12.5 sacks, 56 tackles, 22 QB hits. Philadelphia went 11-6 and lost the Divisional Round to Detroit. Carter's interior pressure made it possible for Nolan Smith and Bryce Huff to win one-on-one matchups outside.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Jalen Carter
- Pro Football Reference: Jalen Carter
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Defense
12 games played▶Defense · career
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT | FF | FR | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | eagles | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | eagles | 12 | 33 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024 | eagles | 16 | 42 | 25 | 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | eagles | 16 | 33 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Defensive Tackle
- Group
- defense
- College
- Georgia
- Hometown
- Apopka, FL, USA
- Age
- 25
- Status
- active
Latest news about Jalen Carter
All news →Eagles' Jalen Carter to Play With a Cast on His Right Wrist at Tennessee
Carter hurt the wrist trying to punch the ball out against Washington and returned to practice Thursday on a limited basis. Cooper DeJean and Jonathan Greenard were also limited.
Cowboys Sign Quinnen Williams to Three-Year, $105.9 Million Extension
The deal includes $101 million guaranteed, the most ever at signing for a defensive tackle, and could keep Williams in Dallas through 2030.
Eagles, DT Jalen Carter Agree to Four-Year, $152M Extension
The deal, worth up to $160M with $106M guaranteed, makes Carter the highest-paid defensive tackle in NFL history and locks him up through 2031.
