Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2016Oklahoma State
Chris Carson
RB • 6'1" • Lilburn, GA, USA
Explosive all-purpose backBig-play efficiency
Chris Carson leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 66.5 efficiency.
Impact Production
67
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
58
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Oklahoma State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Oklahoma State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: TCU
Player Story
Chris Carson built his college career from 2015 through 2016 as a running back from Lilburn, GA wearing No. 32, spending time with Oklahoma State. The clearest part of Chris Carson's career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- UL Monroe
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2017
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 31
- Overall
- No. 249
- NFL Team
- Seattle Seahawks
Chris Carson, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Oklahoma State. Chris Carson leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 66.5 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,374
- Rushing yards
- 1,076
- Receiving yards
- 298
- Touchdowns
- 14
Quick Answers
Chris Carson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Oklahoma State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,374
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 4 entries · 21 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Oklahoma State
- Top game
- TCU
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Mansfield · UL Monroe
- High school pipeline
- Mansfield · 32 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2017 · Round 7 · Pick 31 · Seattle Seahawks
- Latest roster
- No. 32 · Class 2016
- 2016 Scrimmage yards rank
- 687 scrimmage yards · RB 149th (top 27%) · Big 12 26th (top 13%) · National 317th (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Postseason | Oklahoma State | 12 | 72 | 13 | 59 | 0 | 68 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 12 | 615 | 504 | 111 | 4 | 68 |
| 2016 Postseason | Oklahoma State | 9 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 72.8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 9 | 626 | 498 | 128 | 9 | 72.8 |
Related Context
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Chris Carson played RB for Oklahoma State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Chris Carson recorded 31 passing yards, 1,076 rushing yards, and 298 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Oklahoma State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Oklahoma State paired 687 primary output with 66.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 66.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: TCU
Win with 156 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Oklahoma State
Games
9
Scrimmage Yards / G
76.3
Efficiency
66.5
Usage
18.3
Consistency
72.5
Best Game by takeover score
TCU
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Colorado: 61. SE Louisiana: 26. Central Michigan: 79. Kansas: 86. West Virginia: 22. Kansas State: 86. Texas Tech: 73. TCU: 156. Oklahoma: 98
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Colorado: 11 by 57.8. SE Louisiana: 5 by 49.8. Central Michigan: 12 by 48.5. Kansas: 10 by 81.9. West Virginia: 6 by 34. Kansas State: 10 by 85.8. Texas Tech: 10 by 76. TCU: 18 by 86.1. Oklahoma: 13 by 78.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins72.9 · Games = 7 · -15.6 vs Losses
Losses88.5 · Games = 2 · +15.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
TCU
Best efficiency game
86.1 vs TCU
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/30 | @ Colorado | W 38-8 | 11 | 61 | 5.50 | 1 | — | — | 5.5 |
| Sat 12/3 | @ Oklahoma | L 20-38 | 12 | 91 | 7.60 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.5 |
| Sat 11/19 | @ TCU100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 31-6 | 17 | 146 | 8.60 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8.7 |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Texas Tech2+ TD | W 45-44 | 10 | 73 | 7.30 | 2 | — | — | 7.3 |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Kansas State | W 43-37 | 7 | 69 | 9.90 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 8.6 |
| Sat 10/29 | vs West Virginia | W 37-20 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3.7 |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Kansas2+ TD | W 44-20 | 8 | 59 | 7.40 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 8.6 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Central Michigan | L 27-30 | 8 | 27 | 3.40 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 6.6 |
| Sat 9/3 | vs SE Louisiana | W 61-7 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5.2 |
Player Story
Chris Carson story
Chris Carson built his college career from 2015 through 2016 as a running back from Lilburn, GA wearing No. 32, spending time with Oklahoma State. The clearest part of Chris Carson's career was his backfield work: 1,076 rushing yards, 213 carries, 13 rushing touchdowns, and 298 receiving yards across 21 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Oklahoma State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 31 passing yards and 298 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 21 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Oklahoma State.
The arc is straightforward: Chris Carson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Oklahoma State
2015-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2015201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Postseason | Oklahoma State | 687 | 48.1 | 20.6 | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 687 | 48.1 | 20.6 | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Oklahoma State | 687 | 66.5 | 18.3 | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 687 | 66.5 | 18.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ TCU
Week 12 · W 31-6 · Conference game
Win with 156 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
89.7 takeover
156 scrimmage yards and 29 usage.
#2
@ Central Michigan
Week 1 · W 24-13
112
Scrimmage Yards
82.3 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
112 scrimmage yards and 41.1 usage.
#3
vs UTSA
Week 3 · W 69-14
108
Scrimmage Yards
82.2 takeover
Win with 108 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
108 scrimmage yards and 30.5 usage.
#4
@ Oklahoma
Week 14 · L 20-38 · Conference game
98
Scrimmage Yards
73 takeover
Loss with 98 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
98 scrimmage yards and 27.1 usage.
#5
@ Kansas State
Week 10 · W 43-37 · Conference game
86
Scrimmage Yards
64.3 takeover
Win with 86 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
86 scrimmage yards and 18.2 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Oklahoma State
687 primary output · 66.5 efficiency · 18.3 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Oklahoma State
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687 primary · 66.5 efficiency · 18.3 usage
#3
2015 Postseason · Oklahoma State
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687 primary · 48.1 efficiency · 20.6 usage
Milestones
2
100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
3
2+ TD games
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