Carlos Carson

Carlos Andre Carson

Position: WR
Height: 5-11 Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: December 28, 1958 in Lake Worth, FL
College: LSU

Career AV: 51 (1324th overall since 1950)

1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 5th round (114th overall) of the 1980 NFL Draft.

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Receiving & Rushing

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							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
1980	22	KAN	RET	88	16	1	5	68	13.6	0	32	0.3	4.3	2	41	0	37	20.5	2.6	0.1	109	0	1	1
1981	23	KAN		88	5	1	7	179	25.6	1	53	1.4	35.8	1	-1	0	-1	-1.0	-0.2	0.2	178	1	1	2
1982	24	KAN	WR	88	9	7	27	494	18.3	2	51	3.0	54.9								494	2	1	9
1983	25	KAN	WR	88	16	16	80	1351	16.9	7	50	5.0	84.4	2	20	0	18	10.0	1.3	0.1	1371	7	2	11
1984	26	KAN	WR	88	16	16	57	1078	18.9	4	57	3.6	67.4	1	-8	0	-8	-8.0	-0.5	0.1	1070	4	0	8
1985	27	KAN	WR	88	15	14	47	843	17.9	4	37	3.1	56.2	3	25	0	13	8.3	1.7	0.2	868	4	0	7
1986	28	KAN	WR	88	10	7	21	497	23.7	4	70	2.1	49.7								497	4	1	5
1987*	29	KAN	WR	88	12	12	55	1044	19.0	7	81	4.6	87.0	1	-7	0	-7	-7.0	-0.6	0.1	1037	7	1	9
1988	30	KAN	WR	88	14	14	46	711	15.5	3	80	3.3	50.8	1	1	0	1	1.0	0.1	0.1	712	3	0	6
1989	31	2TM			13	4	8	107	13.4	1	28	0.6	8.2	1	-9	0	0	-9.0	-0.7	0.1	98	1	0	1
		PHI		87	6	1	1	12	12.0	0	12	0.2	2.0	1	-9	0	-9	-9.0	-1.5	0.2	3	0	0	0
		KAN		88	7	3	7	95	13.6	1	28	1.0	13.6								95	1	0	1
Career					126	92	353	6372	18.1	33	81	2.8	50.6	12	62	0	37	5.2	0.5	0.1	6434	33	7	59
10 yrs		KAN			120	91	352	6360	18.1	33	81	2.9	53.0	11	71	0	37	6.5	0.6	0.1	6431	33	7	59
1 yr		PHI			6	1	1	12	12.0	0	12	0.2	2.0	1	-9	0	-9	-9.0	-1.5	0.2	3	0	0	0

Kick & Punt Returns

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							Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
1980	22	KAN	RET	88	16	1						40	917	0	47	22.9	1026
1981	23	KAN		88	5	1						10	227	0	48	22.7	405
1983	25	KAN	WR	88	16	16						1	12	0	12	12.0	1383
1984	26	KAN	WR	88	16	16						1	2	0	2	2.0	1072
1986	28	KAN	WR	88	10	7						5	88	0	29	17.6	585
Career					126	92						57	1246	0	48	21.9	7680

Defense & Fumbles

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								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
1980	22	KAN	RET	88	16	1								1	1	0	0
1981	23	KAN		88	5	1								1	1	0	0
1982	24	KAN	WR	88	9	7								1	0	0	0
1983	25	KAN	WR	88	16	16								2	0	0	0
1984	26	KAN	WR	88	16	16								0	2	0	0
1986	28	KAN	WR	88	10	7								1	0	0	0
1987*	29	KAN	WR	88	12	12								1	0	0	0
Career					126	92								7	4	0	0

Passing

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Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	NY/A	ANY/A	Sk%
1983	25	KAN	WR	88	16	16		1	1	100.0	48	1	100.0	0	0.0	48	48.0	68.0	48.0	3.0	158.3	0	0	48.0	68.0	0.0
Career					126	92		1	1	100.0	48	1	100.0	0	0.0	48	48.0	68.0	48.0	0.4	158.3	0	0	48.0	68.0	0.0

Scoring Summary

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Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RecTD	AllTD	Pts
1981	23	KAN		88	5	1	1	1	6
1982	24	KAN	WR	88	9	7	2	2	12
1983	25	KAN	WR	88	16	16	7	7	42
1984	26	KAN	WR	88	16	16	4	4	24
1985	27	KAN	WR	88	15	14	4	4	24
1986	28	KAN	WR	88	10	7	4	4	24
1987*	29	KAN	WR	88	12	12	7	7	42
1988	30	KAN	WR	88	14	14	3	3	18
1989	31	2TM			13	4	1	1	6
		KAN		88	7	3	1	1	6
Career					126	92	33	33	198

Similar Players

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NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	Bill Groman, Glenn Doughty, Robert Brooks, Lance Moore, Frank Grant, Eddie Bell, Calvin Muhammad, Jerricho Cotchery, Steve Breaston, Derek Russell
4	Jerricho Cotchery, Glenn Doughty, Marty Booker, Eric Parker, Frank Grant, Justin McCareins, Robert Clark, Steve Smith, Haywood Jeffires, Stacey Bailey
5	Jerricho Cotchery, Steve Watson, Roy Jefferson, Glenn Doughty, Robert Clark, Johnnie Morton, Santonio Holmes, Marty Booker, Tim McGee, Dave Logan
6	Steve Watson, J.D. Hill, Mervyn Fernandez, Pat Tilley, Fred Barnett, Bert Emanuel, Ron Shanklin, James Scott, Bob Chandler, Terry Glenn
7	Bert Emanuel, Ron Jessie, Cris Carter, Fred Barnett, Flipper Anderson, Peerless Price, James Scott, Bob Chandler, Mike Quick, Kevin House
8	Cris Carter, Steve Watson, Mike Quick, Fred Barnett, Michael Haynes, Amani Toomer, O.J. McDuffie, Haywood Jeffires, Duriel Harris, Ron Jessie
9	Reggie Rucker, Steve Watson, Michael Haynes, Mike Quick, Terry Glenn, Ron Jessie, Duriel Harris, Haywood Jeffires, Amani Toomer, Vance Johnson
10	Haywood Jeffires, Michael Haynes, Ron Jessie, Steve Watson, J.T. Smith, Mike Quick, Bob Chandler, Duriel Harris, Stephone Paige, Vance Johnson
Career	Bob Chandler, Steve Watson, Mike Quick, Haywood Jeffires, Duriel Harris, Michael Haynes, Stephone Paige, Carl Pickens, Al Toon, Ricky Sanders

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls 1987	Receptions 1983 NFL 80 (5)	Receiving Yds 1983 NFL 1351 (2/85) 1987 NFL 1044 (4) Career 6372 (138)	Receiving TD 1987 NFL 7 (7)
Long Reception 1987 NFL 81 (5) 1988 NFL 80 (8)	Yds/Reception 1982 NFL 18.3 (10) 1984 NFL 18.9 (7) 1987 NFL 19.0 (6) Career 18.1 (38)	Receiving Yds/Game 1983 NFL 84.4 (2) 1987 NFL 87.0 (3) Career 50.6 (130)	Yds/Touch Career 18.2 (10)
Kick Returns 1980 NFL 40 (7)	Kick Return Yds 1980 NFL 917 (7)	Yds/Kick Return 1980 NFL 22.9 (9)

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

All-Pro Teams

Glossary

1983 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
1987 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.

Fantasy
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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank

1980 22 16 WR 11 93

1981 23 5 WR 24 85

1982 24 9 WR 61 14 18 56

1983 25 16 WR 187 97 3 15

1984 26 16 WR 131 29 16 45

1985 27 15 WR 111 2 28 69

1986 28 10 WR 74 50

1987 29 12 WR 146 75 4 15

1988 30 14 WR 89 39

1989 31 13 WR 16 114

850 217

Year	Age	G	FantPos	FantPt	VBD	PosRank	OvRank
1980	22	16	WR	11		93
1981	23	5	WR	24		85
1982	24	9	WR	61	14	18	56
1983	25	16	WR	187	97	3	15
1984	26	16	WR	131	29	16	45
1985	27	15	WR	111	2	28	69
1986	28	10	WR	74		50
1987	29	12	WR	146	75	4	15
1988	30	14	WR	89		39
1989	31	13	WR	16		114
				850	217

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