WATCH: Jalen Carter Makes Play on First Snap of NFL Career for Philadelphia Eagles
During the off-season, the Philadelphia Eagles made a splash when they aqcuired former Georgia Bulldogs Jalen Carter, Nolan Smith, and Kellee Ringo during the 2023 NFL Draft, while also trading for former Bulldogs running back D'Andre Swift. The Eagles’ choice to invest in the two-time defending national champion Bulldogs paid off in the Eagles first snap of the preseason on the defensive side of the football.
No. 9 overall pick Jalen Carter burst through the offensive line of the Baltimore Ravens, beating fellow Former Bulldog Ben Cleveland in the process.
Several draft experts had Carter labeled as the best overall player in this year's draft class, and it was the Dawg-hungry Eagles who picked him up in the top ten. With the NFL season rapidly approaching, teams are well into their preseason training camps, and buzz is starting to get out about the rookies who are really showing out. Carter has been that player for the Eagles, and the first-year player is already wreaking havoc on defense.
NFL veteran and five-time all-pro center Jason Kelce has been with the Eagles for his entire career since 2011, and he had a lot of good things to say about the Georgia rookie. In fact, Carter has performed so well at camp that the offensive line has been trying to figure out a scheme to maintain Carter's disruption.
"Jalen Carter, the way he's moving around. Already the guards are talking about different things to try and do against him... We're talking about him, I think I'll be interested to really look at the tape and see what it looks like," Kelce said while he met with the media.
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