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Mark Carrier

John Mark Carrier

Position: WR
Height: 6-0    Weight: 186 lbs.
Born: October 28, 1965 in Lafayette, LA
College: Nicholls State

Career AV: 60 (881st overall since 1950)

1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 3rd round (57th overall) of the 1987 NFL Draft.

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Receiving & Rushing

Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1987 22 TAM WR 88 10 5 26 423 16.3 3 38 2.6 42.3 423 3 0 4
1988 23 TAM WR 88 16 16 57 970 17.0 5 59 3.6 60.6 970 5 2 7
1989* 24 TAM WR 88 16 15 86 1422 16.5 9 78 5.4 88.9 1422 9 1 12
1990 25 TAM WR 88 16 16 49 813 16.6 4 68 3.1 50.8 813 4 0 6
1991 26 TAM WR 88 16 16 47 698 14.9 2 35 2.9 43.6 698 2 2 5
1992 27 TAM WR 88 14 12 56 692 12.4 4 40 4.0 49.4 692 4 1 6
1993 28 CLE WR 83 16 16 43 746 17.3 3 55 2.7 46.6 4 26 1 15 6.5 1.6 0.3 772 4 0 8
1994 29 CLE wr 83 16 6 29 452 15.6 5 43 1.8 28.3 1 14 1 14 14.0 0.9 0.1 466 6 1 5
1995 30 CAR WR 83 16 15 66 1002 15.2 3 66 4.1 62.6 3 -4 0 4 -1.3 -0.3 0.2 998 3 0 7
1996 31 CAR WR 83 16 15 58 808 13.9 6 39 3.6 50.5 808 6 0 9
1997 32 CAR WR 83 9 6 33 436 13.2 2 36 3.7 48.4 436 2 1 4
1998 33 CAR 83 16 1 19 301 15.8 2 42 1.2 18.8 301 2 0 3
Career 177 139 569 8763 15.4 48 78 3.2 49.5 8 36 2 15 4.5 0.2 0.0 8799 50 8 76
6 yrs TAM 88 80 321 5018 15.6 27 78 3.6 57.0 5018 27 6 40
4 yrs CAR 57 37 176 2547 14.5 13 66 3.1 44.7 3 -4 0 4 -1.3 -0.1 0.1 2543 13 1 23
2 yrs CLE 32 22 72 1198 16.6 8 55 2.3 37.4 5 40 2 15 8.0 1.3 0.2 1238 10 1 13

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1987 22 TAM WR 88 10 5 1 0 0 0 0.0 423
1993 28 CLE WR 83 16 16 6 92 1 56 15.3 864
1994 29 CLE wr 83 16 6 9 112 0 60 12.4 578
1995 30 CAR WR 83 16 15 6 25 0 9 4.2 1023
Career 177 139 21 229 1 60 10.9 1 0 0 0 0.0 9028
6 yrs TAM 88 80 1 0 0 0 0.0 5018
4 yrs CAR 57 37 6 25 0 9 4.2 2568
2 yrs CLE 32 22 15 204 1 60 13.6 1442

Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1988 23 TAM WR 88 16 16 2 0 0 0
1989* 24 TAM WR 88 16 15 1 0 0 0
1991 26 TAM WR 88 16 16 2 1 0 0
1992 27 TAM WR 88 14 12 1 0 0 0
1994 29 CLE wr 83 16 6 1 1 0 0
1995 30 CAR WR 83 16 15 0 1 0 0
1997 32 CAR WR 83 9 6 1 0 0 0
Career 177 139 8 3 0 0
6 yrs TAM 88 80 6 1 0 0
4 yrs CAR 57 37 1 1 0 0
2 yrs CLE 32 22 1 1 0 0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1987 22 TAM WR 88 10 5 3 3 18
1988 23 TAM WR 88 16 16 5 5 30
1989* 24 TAM WR 88 16 15 9 9 54
1990 25 TAM WR 88 16 16 4 4 24
1991 26 TAM WR 88 16 16 2 2 12
1992 27 TAM WR 88 14 12 4 4 24
1993 28 CLE WR 83 16 16 1 3 1 5 30
1994 29 CLE wr 83 16 6 1 5 6 36
1995 30 CAR WR 83 16 15 3 3 18
1996 31 CAR WR 83 16 15 6 6 36
1997 32 CAR WR 83 9 6 2 2 12
1998 33 CAR 83 16 1 2 2 12
Career 177 139 2 48 1 51 306
6 yrs TAM 88 80 27 27 162
4 yrs CAR 57 37 13 13 78
2 yrs CLE 32 22 2 8 1 11 66

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8 Henry Marshall, Danny Abramowicz, Johnny Morris, Frank Sanders, Rick Upchurch, Michael Jackson, Mark Jackson, Chris Burford, Peerless Price, Willie Davis
9 Henry Marshall, Bill Brooks, Willie Gault, Vance Johnson, Johnny Morris, Wayne Chrebet, Sammy White, Rick Upchurch, Mark Jackson, Freddie Solomon
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12 Willie Gault, Frank Lewis, Bill Brooks, Carroll Dale, Bobby Joe Conrad, Irving Fryar, Haven Moses, Henry Marshall, Curtis Conway, Wayne Chrebet
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Pro Bowls

1989

Receptions

1989 NFL 86 (3)
Career 569 (66)

Receiving Yds

1989 NFL 1422 (3/46)
Career 8763 (52)

Receiving TD

1989 NFL 9 (6)
Career 48 (111)

Long Reception

1989 NFL 78 (9)

Yds/Reception

1990 NFL 16.6 (10)
1993 NFL 17.3 (6)

Receiving Yds/Game

1989 NFL 88.9 (3/85)
Career 49.5 (142)

Touchdowns

Career 51 (189)

Rushing/Receiving TD

Career 50 (195)

Non-Offensive TDs

1993 NFL 1 (10)

Yds From Scrimmage

Career 8799 (118)

All-Purpose Yds

Career 9028 (158)

Yds/Touch

Career 15.1 (78)

Punt Return TD

1993 NFL 1 (5/89)
Career 1 (143)

Long Punt Return

1993 NFL 56 (9)

 
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

1989UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL

Fantasy

Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1987 22 10 WR 60 49
1988 23 16 WR 127 19 21 52
1989 24 16 WR 196 88 3 11
1990 25 16 WR 105 32
1991 26 16 WR 82 45
1992 27 14 WR 93 1 28 73
1993 28 16 WR 101 33
1994 29 16 WR 83 52
1995 30 16 WR 118 31
1996 31 16 WR 117 1 29 74
1997 32 9 WR 56 64
1998 33 16 WR 42 82
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