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Carlos Carson

Carlos Andre Carson

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

1-time Pro Bowler

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

Receiving & Rushing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Partial Seasons · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos 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
1980 22 KAN RET 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
1981 23 KAN 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
1982 24 KAN WR 9 7 27 494 18.3 2 51 3.0 54.9 494 2 1
1983 25 KAN WR 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
1984 26 KAN WR 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
1985 27 KAN WR 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
1986 28 KAN WR 10 7 21 497 23.7 4 70 2.1 49.7 497 4 1
1987* 29 KAN WR 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
1988 30 KAN WR 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
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
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
KAN 7 3 7 95 13.6 1 28 1.0 13.6 95 1 0
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
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
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

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1980 22 KAN RET 16 1 40 917 0 47 22.9 1026
1981 23 KAN 5 1 10 227 0 48 22.7 405
1983 25 KAN WR 16 16 1 12 0 12 12.0 1383
1984 26 KAN WR 16 16 1 2 0 2 2.0 1072
1986 28 KAN WR 10 7 5 88 0 29 17.6 585
Career 126 92 57 1246 0 48 21.9 7680

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1980 22 KAN RET 16 1 1 1 0 0
1981 23 KAN 5 1 1 1 0 0
1982 24 KAN WR 9 7 1 0 0 0
1983 25 KAN WR 16 16 2 0 0 0
1984 26 KAN WR 16 16 0 2 0 0
1986 28 KAN WR 10 7 1 0 0 0
1987* 29 KAN WR 12 12 1 0 0 0
Career 126 92 7 4 0 0

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Year Age Tm Pos 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 16 16 1 1 100.0 48 1 100.0 0 0.0 48 48.0 58.0 48.0 3.0 158.3 0 0 48.0 58.0 0.0
Career 126 92 1 1 100.0 48 1 100.0 0 0.0 48 48.0 58.0 48.0 0.4 158.3 0 0 48.0 58.0 0.0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Partial Seasons
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1981 23 KAN 5 1 1 6
1982 24 KAN WR 9 7 2 12
1983 25 KAN WR 16 16 7 42
1984 26 KAN WR 16 16 4 24
1985 27 KAN WR 15 14 4 24
1986 28 KAN WR 10 7 4 24
1987* 29 KAN WR 12 12 7 42
1988 30 KAN WR 14 14 3 18
1989 31 2TM 13 4 1 6
KAN 7 3 1 6
Career 126 92 33 198

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 (11)

Kick Returns

1980 NFL 40 (7)

Kick Return Yds

1980 NFL 917 (7)

Yds/Kick Return

1980 NFL 22.9 (9)

 

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1983 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1987 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.

Fantasy

Glossary · CSV · PRE
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