While much of the NFL Draft headlines will center around first-round quarterbacks Bryce Young out of Alabama, Will Levis out of Kentucky, and C.J. Stroud out of Ohio State, Georgia Bulldogs defensive tackle Jalen Carter might be the best player in the draft, according to one prominent draft analyst.
Matt Miller of ESPN boldly compares Jalen Carter to six-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Fletcher Cox and claims that Carter was actually the best player on Georgia’s defense last season, even though he wasn’t draft eligible.
“The 2021 Georgia defense had five players selected in the first round of the 2022 draft, and Carter (not eligible in that draft) might have actually been the best defender on the team,” Miller wrote at ESPN. “At 6-3 and 310 pounds, he has great first-step quickness and a powerful frame that can split double teams. Carter battled ankle and knee injuries this season and platooned on a deep Georgia defense last year, but he still accumulated six sacks and 16.5 tackles for loss over the past two seasons.”
Miller thinks that Carter will be the No. 1 overall pick by the Chicago Bears in the upcoming 2023 NFL Draft. We’ll have to see if that turns out to be a reality.
[ESPN]
