Abdul Carter only has half a sack through his first three NFL games, but Carter’s confidence and statistics both support that he’s due to finish at the quarterback more often.
“For sure,” Carter , the No. 3 overall pick in April’s NFL Draft, told the Daily News Thursday. “That’s one thing I know: my best ability is my pass rush ability. So I know the sacks are gonna come. There’s no pressure. This is what I do best. This is what I’ve been doing since forever. So I know that’s all gonna come.”
Carter leads the Giants with an 11.8% pressure percentage on his pass rushes, according to NFL NextGen Stats , but what’s more encouraging is how quickly he gets to the QB when he wins.
Through the season’s first two weeks, Carter’s average time to pressure of approximately 2.3 seconds ranked