Abdul Carter is regarded as the best edge rusher in the 2025 NFL draft. What are his strengths and weaknesses? Could he be the top pick?

Abdul Carter believes he should be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, and had an opportunity to go No. 1 before another injury significantly impacted his draft stock. At the NFL combine, reports leaked Carter has a stress reaction in his right foot and will need to make a decision whether to have surgery prior to the draft.

Recent history tells us that quarterbacks usually end up coming off the board first in the NFL Draft. In fact, a quarterback has been taken with the first pick in 18 of the past 24 drafts.This year, that trend could continue with Colorado's Shedeur Sanders and Miami's Cam Ward,