#88

Jalen Carter

Former defensive lineman at Georgia. 2022: 3 sacks, 6 tackles for loss, 26 tackles.

DL · Georgia · Jr. · #88

6′3″ · 300 lb · Apopka, FL

CFB Index 42 · #239 of 387 edge rushersLow confidenceConsensus AAPhiladelphia — drafted 2023, Rd 1, Pick 9, #9 overall

On production he ranks #239 of 387 edge rushers; on reputation he is a consensus All-American. The gap between those two numbers is the story.

Recruiting

5★

DT recruit

No. 18 nationally · Signed with Georgia

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive lineman at Georgia. 2022: 3 sacks, 6 tackles for loss, 26 tackles.

Signed as a 5-star recruit to Georgia in 2020.
Drafted round 1 by the Philadelphia in 2023.
Named All-America (AP) in 2022.

His career, year by year

Career, closed

Gone at #9 overall.

How it ended

Three seasons at Georgia, 6 sacks, a Consensus All-American season (2022) — drafted at #9 overall by Philadelphia.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

20207 games

Signed with Georgia5-star out of Apopka

202112 games

All-SECsecond

202210 games

All-Americafirst · 11 selectors
All-SECfirst

2023

Drafted by Philadelphiaround 1, pick 9

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★★

#18 national

CFB

College

Georgia

2020–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

R1 · #9

Philadelphia · 2023

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

12 honors · 2 categories

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ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS

Consensus AA (2022)

9 first-team selectors

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ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM

All-SEC 1st team (2022)

Featured in The Canon

#46

The 100 Best Players of the CFP Era

Coaching lineage · 2020–2022

1 coach

2020–2022

Kirby Smart

Georgia

Played his entire career under Kirby Smart.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

PhiladelphiaEntering 4th NFL season

#9Rd 1 · Pick 9

PhiladelphiaEntering 4th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Kirby Smart — 37-3 over that span.

2020Georgia8-2HC: Kirby Smart · Run-leaning

2021Georgia14-1HC: Kirby Smart · Run-heavy

2022Georgia15-0HC: Kirby Smart · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

42Rotational starter #239 of 387?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (86th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (84th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#341 / 2755 · 86th pct

3.0

Tackles for loss#400 / 2755 · 84th pct

6.0

QB hurries#823 / 2755 · 59th pct

Passes defended#1116 / 2755 · 48th pct

Tackles#1508 / 2755 · 44th pct

Solo tackles#1658 / 2755 · 38th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	1.8	0.8	0.3	0.2
Road4g	3.8	0.4	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-74g	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	3.5	1.0	0.5	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kirby Smart

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Consensus All-American

First team on a majority of the recognized selector lists.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

42 · #239 of 387 edge rushers

Former five-star. Now #239 at the position.

Selector Grid · 2022

AP—

FWAA1st

AFCA1st

WCFF1st

SN1st

SI—

Named Consensus All-American — recognized on 3+ of the 5 NCAA-recognized selector lists.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Georgia	26	12	6.0	3.0	1	--	--
2021	Georgia	37	17	8.5	3.0	1	--	--
2020	Georgia	14	11	3.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		77	40	17.5	6.0	2	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 49-3vs Oregon	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 33-0vs Samford	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 3	W 48-7@ South Carolina	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 26-22@ Missouri	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	W 42-20vs Florida	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 27-13vs Tennessee	4	3	2.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 45-19@ Mississippi State	7	2	1.5	1.0	—	0	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 12	W 16-6@ Kentucky	5	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 37-14vs Georgia Tech	3	1	1.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	W 50-30vs LSU	1	1	1.0	1.0	—	0
Total		26	12	6.0	3.0	—	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology