There is an impression among many New York Giants fans that because he has only a half-sack through his first nine games, that No. 3 overall pick Abdul Carter has been a disappointment.

So, if that is true how is that NFL analyst Bill Barnwell of ESPN still believes Carter will win NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year honors?

The answer is that if you look beyond the sack total the numbers tell a far different story about how impactful Carter has been.

Barnwell says:

The sacks will come. Carter has only a half-sack to his name through eight games, but the underlying pressure metrics suggest that there’s a lot more happening. He has been the best rookie pass rusher in the NFL, and that has been by a considerable margin.

Per NFL Next Gen Stats, Carter has 34 pressures. No other rookie has m

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