Despite its place in the storied history of college football, Army isn't known for churning out NFL-caliber players.That will change, however slightly, when Andre Carter II's name is called during the 2023 NFL Draft. Regardle s of where he is taken, he will join a select group of Army players who have been selected in the common draft era (since 1967).Indeed, you would have to go back to 2008, when defensive Julius Randle Jersey back Caleb Campbell was taken 218th overall, to see the last Black Knight taken in the draft. Prior to that, quarterback Ronnie McAda (240th overall in 1997) was the most recent Army player drafted.But Carter and whichever team picks him will want him to be more than a footnote in Army football's NFL draft history: He is among the top EDGE defenders in his cla s, and one who was among college football's most productive sack artists in 2021 Jrue Holiday Jersey .TSN's NFL Draft HQ: | | Whether he can replicate that succe s at the next level remains to be seen. But, just by being taken in the draft, he will make history. With that, The Sporting News looks at how Carter would rank in the history of Army's NFL draftees, where he is projected to be taken and more: (Getty Images) According to , Carter will go in the second round, 61st overall to the Bears. Per Iyer's mock, he would be Chicago's third overall pick and second EDGE defender after the franchise takes LSU's B.J. Ojulari eight picks earlier.Writes Iyer of Carter:After landing a more well-rounded edge player earlier in this mock with Ojulari, the Bears can also take a shot on a ma sive, freakish, raw but productive pa s rusher.TOP 10 PROSPECT RANKINGS: | | | | Carter's NFL Draft stock skyrocketed in 2021 as he finished seventh nationally with 18.5 tackles for lo s and second with 15.5 sacks. Carter's sack total trailed only the 17.5 produced by Alabama's Will Anderson Jr., perhaps the top defensive player in the 2023 draft. It was also half a sack more than Aidan Hutchinson, who went second overall in 2022.On top of Carter's impre sive marks that season were four forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and a blocked field goal. Those totals led Carter to earn several first-round draft grades from draftniks and football writers, though Stanley Johnson Jersey he ultimately fell off, statistically speaking, in 2022.Below are Carter's stats, , over the last three seasons:YearTackles (TFL)SacksINTs (PDs)FFs (FRs)202014 (0)11 (2)1 (0)202144 (18.5)15.51 (3)4 (1)202241 (7)3.50 (2)0 (0)MORE: To date, only three Black Knights players Doc Blanchard, Glenn Davis and Tex Coulter have been Darius Miller Jersey selected in the first round of the draft. All were drafted in either 1946 or 1947.Moreover, five of the six Army players taken in the top 100 of their respective NFL drafts came during those two years: Hank Foldberg (28th overall) and Arnold Tucker (85th) were both taken in 1947. Don Helleder (1956) is the last top-100 Army player in NFL draft history.If Carter becomes a second-round pick, he would become the fifth-highest-drafted player in Army football history. A third-round pick would place him no worse than seventh all time in school history. And if he is selected at all, he would be the first NFL draftee from West Point in 16 years and just the third pick of the post-merger era Christian Wood Jersey .Below is a list of Army players selected in the NFL Draft, with accompanying rounds, selections and draft years:DraftPlayer (pos.)RoundPickTeam1946Doc Blanchard (B)13Steelers1947Glenn Davis (RB)12Lions1947Tex Coulter (T)17Chicago Cardinals1947Hank Foldberg (E)528Redskins1947Arnold Tucker (B)1085Bears1947Herschel Fuson (B)14124Giants1947Dick Pitzer (E)29269Steelers1950Arnold Galiffa (QB)18225Packers1951Al Pollard (B)21251New York Yanks1951Dan Foldberg (E)22261Lions1952Vic Pollock (B)23270Steelers1954Bob Mischak (E)23776Browns1955Tommy Bell (B)14166Eagles1955Pete Vann (QB)2226149ers1956Don Holleder (E )893Giants1956Pat Uebel (B)14166Redskins1956Ron Melnik (T)15177Giants1958Bill Melnik (T)14161Bears1959Bob Novogratz (G)24288Colts1960Bob Hall (T)9103Colts1960Bob Anderson (B)9108Giants1960Bill Carpenter (E)19226Colts1969Charlie Jarvis (RB)15382San Diego Chargers1969Gary Steele (TE)19424Lions1997Ronnie McAda (QB)7240Packers2008Caleb Campbell (DB)7218Lions2023Andre Carter (EDGE)TBDTBDTBD
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