Player Story
Josh Carlson story
Josh Carlson built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a punter from Gilbert, AZ wearing No. 16, spending time with Arizona State and New Mexico State. The clearest part of Josh Carlson's career was his field-position work: 153 punts, 6,206 punting yards, and 32 punts inside the 20 across 31 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with New Mexico State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Special-teams careers depend on repeatable opportunity, not just one highlight. With 31 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arizona State and New Mexico State.
The arc is straightforward: Josh Carlson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.