Micah Parsons wants to play with Penn State edge rusher Abdul Carter

Micah Parsons is a great football player. He’s one of the best in the NFL, regardless of position. Ever since the 2024 season ended for the Dallas Cowboys, though, he’s put his general manager hat on. He caused some waves earlier this week when he made a pitch to Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill to join the Cowboys. Now, he wants one of the best collegiate players in Dallas.

On Thursday night, Notre Dame battled Penn State in the Orange Bowl. One of the top prospects for the 2025 draft in this contest was edge rusher Abdul Carter. He already attends the same school that Parsons did, and he wears the No. 11 like he wore for the Nittany Lions. Now, Parsons wants the Cowboys to draft Carter in April.

It’s only right the NFL lets me and Abdul play together!!

— Micah Parsons (@MicahhParsons11) January 10, 2025

This would be a dream come true for the Cowboys.

Outside of Parsons, Dallas has several question marks at edge rusher. Rookie Marshawn Kneeland has shown some flashes, but he did deal with the injury bug this year, which slowed his progress. So, the jury is still out on him. Sam Williams, who was supposed to take a significant leap in 2024, suffered a torn ACL and missed the entire year. Veteran Carl Lawson had a nice season with five sacks, but he’s set to hit free agency. Then, there’s the uncertain future of DeMarcus Lawrence after he missed 13 games with a Lisfranc injury.

That type of uncertainty makes Carter such an appealing player for the Cowboys. He has a tremendous burst off the line of scrimmage and the bend around the edge to cause fits for opposing offenses. He plays with speed and power, and his athleticism is off the charts. When Carter is chasing ball carriers, he has the closing speed to bring them down quickly by taking great angles while he patrols sideline to sideline. The kid is simply a stud.

Carter has been productive his entire collegiate career. Going into the Orange Bowl, he registered 167 tackles (100 tackles for loss), 39 tackles for loss, and 22 sacks. The season was his best as he set his best marks in tackles (63), tackles for loss (22), and sacks (11). Also, he’s racked up 12 pass breakups and five forced fumbles.

The Cowboys will have the 12th pick in the first round of the draft. This makes landing Carter challenging because he’s such a sought-after prospect that he could very well go in the top 10. However, the draft is unpredictable, and guys fall every single season. Plus, the Cowboys have landed a plethora of All-Pro players outside of the top 10 over the last half decade.

The Cowboys need a lot, and edge rusher is undoubtedly in play early if the right guy is on the board. Will Carter be there and fulfill the prophecy of Parsons? We shall see.