Jalen Carter
Philadelphia EaglesOVERPAIDModel Score
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
Season Stats · 11 games
Draft & College
He went about where consensus had him.
Covers the college seasons in our data, which does not always reach back to a player's first year.
Comps
STM Take
Super Bowl LIX ring plus 2024 Pro Bowl plus the 2024 tier 1 (#1) STTM peak puts Carter in the top conversation for best interior defender under 25. The 20-spot regression from tier 1 (#1) in 2024 to tier 3 (#21) in 2025 flags either injury or one-year context. The 2026 question is whether Carter returns to tier 1 (#1-5) territory or whether the structural ceiling settles into the top-20 range.
Carter came out of Georgia as the Philadelphia Eagles' 1st-round pick (9th overall) in 2023 after winning back-to-back CFP National Championships (2021, 2022) with the Bulldogs. He made the 2024 Pro Bowl and won Super Bowl LIX with the Eagles. His STTM career runs tier 2 (#14) rookie, tier 1 (#1) peak in 2024 Pro Bowl, and tier 3 (#21) in 2025.
Strengths
- Georgia back-to-back CFP National Championships (2021, 2022) plus 2024 Pro Bowl plus the 2024 tier 1 (#1) STTM peak establishes the highest-pedigree IDL of his draft class.
- Super Bowl LIX ring at age 23 gives him postseason résumé that few interior defenders carry early in their careers.
Concerns
- 20-spot regression from tier 1 (#1) in 2024 to tier 3 (#21) in 2025 flags either injury, scheme shift, or one-year context spike.
- Philadelphia's broader defensive identity around the Super Bowl LIX championship roster transition compresses the structural support around Carter.
What to watch: Whether Carter returns to tier 1 (top 5) in 2026 plus earns his second Pro Bowl, the threshold for confirming the 2024 peak is the structural ceiling.