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By Matt Audilet
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The Philadelphia Eagles selected Jalen Carter with their No. 9 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft.
Just two picks earlier at No. 7, the Las Vegas Raiders selected defensive end Tyree Wilson out of Texas Tech.
Carter finished second in Defensive Rookie of the Year voting in his debut season, and has since notched back-to-back Pro-Bowl selections. Earlier this offseason, he signed a massive four-year, $152 million extension with the Eagles franchise.
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Cater was recognized as the No. 29 ranked player on the 2026 NFL Top 100 list, as voted on by the league's active players.
Raiders superstar pass rusher Maxx Crosby said he was "begging and pleading" the Raiders to select Carter with their No. 7 pick in the 2023 draft.
"The guy that I was begging and pleading [for], you know, when he was coming out," Crosby said in his NFL Top 100 interview.
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Crosby said former Raiders interim defensive coordinator/defensive line coach Rod Marinelli called him "every day" to push for Carter in the draft.
"Coach Marinelli, he was calling me every day. 'Make sure they're getting Jalen. Call them. Let them know. Get him in the building. Sit down with him,'" Crosby said. "I did all those things, because Marinelli believed in him that much and I was able to sit and watch the film.
"He's just one of those guys that's so disruptive," Crosby added. "It's not even about technique, it's the fact that his will to destroy the dude in front of him is scary. I respect the hell out of him. He's got a different type of strength and violence that's terrifying for an interior lineman trying to stop him."
The Eagles will begin their regular-season schedule with a Week 1 matchup against the Washington Commanders on Sept. 13.
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