Usage / Role
9%
Rotational defensive role
Player Dossier
2016-2018Iowa State
DE • 6'4" • 267 lbs • Fort Atkinson, IA, USA
Carson Lensing shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Usage / Role
9%
Rotational defensive role
Impact Production
89
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
Reliability
97
Regular contributor with several takeover games
Star Power
68
Useful peak profile
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Iowa State
Snapshot
Player Story
Carson Lensing built his college career from 2016 through 2018 as a defensive end from Fort Atkinson, IA wearing No. 45, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Carson Lensing's career was his defensive...
Read the storyCarson Lensing, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Iowa State. Carson Lensing shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Stat Footprint
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa State | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | - | - | 0 | 63.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
Related Context
Carson Lensing played DE for Iowa State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Carson Lensing recorded 4 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Iowa State.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Iowa State paired 3 primary output with 23.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 23.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
2
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
23.4
Usage
7
Consistency
72.2
Best Game by takeover score
Texas Tech
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Game by game trend chart. Akron: 1. Texas Tech: 2
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2 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Texas Tech
Best efficiency game
24.2 vs Texas Tech
Player Story
Carson Lensing built his college career from 2016 through 2018 as a defensive end from Fort Atkinson, IA wearing No. 45, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Carson Lensing's career was his defensive production: 4 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, and 1.5 sacks across 2 career games in the available record. That gives Carson Lensing's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
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Iowa State
2016-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa State | 3 | 23.4 | 7 | 3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | — | — | -3 |
#1 Featured game
@ Texas Tech
Week 8 · W 31-13 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
64.5 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 64.5 takeover score.
#2
@ Akron
Week 3 · W 41-14
1
Havoc Plays
39.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.7 takeover score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Iowa State
3 primary output · 23.4 efficiency · 7 usage
63.4
#2
2016 Regular Season · Iowa State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Iowa State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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