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'Football is a chess game': How Abdul Carter rose to the top of NFL draft boards amid position change

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Abdul Carter is widely expected to be a top-five pick Thursday in the NFL draft.

The Penn State linebacker asked for the No. 11 jersey at the start of his freshman and sophomore seasons.

The last Nittany Lion to wear it had been Micah Parsons , who played linebacker in college.

Carter became the 15th consensus All-American in program history.

Penn State defensive end Abdul Carter was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year in 2014 .

He was named Penn State's defensive player of the year after leading the nation with 23.5 tackles for loss and 12 sacks.

Carter has labeled himself the No. 1 overall pick on social media, but he could go to New York Giants at No. 3 .

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