No. 3 Overall Pick Abdul Carter Was Reportedly Prank Called During NFL Draft

You can add Abdul Carter to the list of players who received prank phone calls during the 2025 NFL Draft.

Carter, a star pass rusher out of Penn State, was selected with the No. 3 pick by the New York Giants last Thursday night. It was not a surprising move at all, as Carter had hinted he was New York-bound in the days leading up to the draft, and most NFL analysts projected the Giants would select the outside linebacker. 

However, apparently a prankster tried to convince Carter he was heading to the Jacksonville Jaguars with the second overall selection. According to Carter's agent Drew Rosenhaus, the unanimous All-American and Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year was another one of the draft prospects who targeted by a crank caller.

ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Wednesday that someone pranked Carter, calling him and saying they were with the Jaguars and were about to pick him at No. 2.

"It’s unfortunate that these private numbers are getting to the people making the prank calls," Carter's agent Drew Rosenhaus told Schefter. “Abdul and I knew it was bs and didn’t even tell his family about the call.”