Giants first-round draft pick Abdul Carter has chosen to wear No. 51 for his rookie season after flirting with the possibilities of donning the retired numbers of legends Lawrence Taylor (56) and Phil Simms (11).

After being spurned by Lawrence Taylor and Phil Simms in his search for a number to wear in the NFL, Abdul Carter has finally settled on his jersey with the New York Giants. Per NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, Carter intends to wear No. 51 starting on Friday when the Giants open rookie minicamp.

Abdul Carter will wear No. 51 with the New York Giants. The team announced the numbers that rookies would wear on Friday morning, ending the speculation that Carter, the No. 3 pick in the 2025 NFL draft, would wear the retired No. 56 of Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor.