Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2012-2015Texas A&M
Tra Carson
RB • 6'0" • Texarkana, TX, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Tra Carson leans workhorse runner traits and 50.9 efficiency.
Impact Production
99
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
73
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Texas A&M
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Texas A&M
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Player Story
Tra Carson built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a running back from Texarkana, TX wearing No. 5, spending time with Texas A&M. The clearest part of Tra Carson's career was his backfield work: 2,075...
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- Committed To
- Oregon
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2011
Tra Carson, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Texas A&M. Tra Carson leans workhorse runner traits and 50.9 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,374
- Rushing yards
- 2,075
- Receiving yards
- 299
- Touchdowns
- 20
Quick Answers
Tra Carson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas A&M · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,374
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2015 Postseason · Texas A&M
- Top game
- Nevada
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Liberty-Eylau · Oregon
- High school pipeline
- Liberty-Eylau · 16 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Class 2015
- 2015 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,348 scrimmage yards · RB 34th (top 7%) · SEC 6th (top 3%) · National 51st (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2013 Postseason | Texas A&M | 11 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 11 | 346 | 308 | 38 | 6 | 38 |
| 2014 Postseason | Texas A&M | 12 | 153 | 133 | 20 | 0 | 54.1 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 12 | 506 | 448 | 58 | 5 | 54.1 |
| 2015 Postseason | Texas A&M | 13 | 113 | 106 | 7 | 1 | 82.5 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 13 | 1,235 | 1,059 | 176 | 7 | 82.5 |
Related Context
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Tra Carson played RB for Texas A&M. Across 4 tracked seasons, Tra Carson recorded 28 passing yards, 2,075 rushing yards, and 299 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Texas A&M.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason
Texas A&M paired 1,348 primary output with 50.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 50.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2015 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2015 Postseason · Texas A&M
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
103.7
Efficiency
50.9
Usage
36.2
Consistency
79
Best Game by takeover score
Nevada
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Louisville: 113. Arizona State: 105. Ball State: 59. Nevada: 154. Arkansas: 89. Mississippi State: 123. Alabama: 62. Ole Miss: 57. South Carolina: 140. Auburn: 109. Western Carolina: 109. Vanderbilt: 157. LSU: 71
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisville: 21 by 55.5. Arizona State: 30 by 35.3. Ball State: 10 by 61.5. Nevada: 23 by 66.8. Arkansas: 16 by 45.1. Mississippi State: 27 by 45.4. Alabama: 18 by 36.5. Ole Miss: 21 by 32.7. South Carolina: 23 by 61.7. Auburn: 21 by 54.1. Western Carolina: 17 by 66.8. Vanderbilt: 24 by 63.1. LSU: 20 by 37.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins117 · Games = 8 · +34.6 vs Losses
Losses82.4 · Games = 5 · -34.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Nevada
Best efficiency game
66.8 vs Western Carolina
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/31 | @ Louisville100 rush yards | L 21-27 | 20 | 106 | 5.30 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5.4 |
| Sun 11/29 | @ LSU | L 7-19 | 19 | 69 | 3.60 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.5 |
| Sun 11/22 | @ Vanderbilt100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 25-0 | 22 | 126 | 5.70 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 6.5 |
| Sun 11/15 | vs Western Carolina100 rush yards | W 41-17 | 17 | 109 | 6.40 | 1 | — | — | 6.4 |
| Sun 11/8 | vs Auburn100 rush yards | L 10-26 | 21 | 109 | 5.20 | 0 | — | — | 5.2 |
| Sat 10/31 | vs South Carolina100 rush yards | W 35-28 | 21 | 122 | 5.80 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 6.1 |
| Sat 10/24 | @ Ole Miss | L 3-23 | 14 | 48 | 3.40 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 2.7 |
| Sat 10/17 | vs Alabama | L 23-41 | 13 | 46 | 3.50 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 3.4 |
| Sat 10/3 | vs Mississippi State100 rush yards | W 30-17 | 26 | 110 | 4.20 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4.6 |
| Sat 9/26 | @ Arkansas | W 28-21 | 8 | 28 | 3.50 | 1 | 8 | 61 | 5.6 |
| Sat 9/19 | vs Nevada100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 44-27 | 22 | 137 | 6.20 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6.7 |
| Sat 9/12 | vs Ball State | W 56-23 | 10 | 59 | 5.90 | 1 | — | — | 5.9 |
| Sat 9/5 | vs Arizona State2+ TD | W 38-17 | 29 | 96 | 3.30 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3.5 |
Player Story
Tra Carson story
Tra Carson built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a running back from Texarkana, TX wearing No. 5, spending time with Texas A&M. The clearest part of Tra Carson's career was his backfield work: 2,075 rushing yards, 428 carries, 19 rushing touchdowns, and 299 receiving yards across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2015 with Texas A&M. 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 28 passing yards, 299 receiving yards, and 24 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Texas A&M.
The arc is straightforward: Tra 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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Texas A&M
2012-2015
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Postseason | Texas A&M | 367 | 52.2 | 9.4 | 367 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 367 | 52.2 | 9.4 | 0 |
| 2014 Postseason | Texas A&M | 659 | 47.9 | 19.8 | 292 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 659 | 47.9 | 19.8 | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | Texas A&M | 1,348 | 50.9 | 36.2 | 689 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 1,348 | 50.9 | 36.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Nevada
Week 3 · W 44-27
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
154
Scrimmage Yards
88.3 takeover
154 scrimmage yards and 38.3 usage.
#2
@ Vanderbilt
Week 12 · W 25-0 · Conference game
157
Scrimmage Yards
87.7 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
157 scrimmage yards and 42.9 usage.
#3
@ West Virginia
Week 1 · W 45-37 · Postseason
153
Scrimmage Yards
85.9 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
153 scrimmage yards and 37.7 usage.
#4
vs South Carolina
Week 9 · W 35-28 · Conference game
140
Scrimmage Yards
80.7 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
140 scrimmage yards and 31.9 usage.
#5
vs Rice
Week 1 · W 52-31
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Scrimmage Yards
74.7 takeover
Win with 76 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
76 scrimmage yards and 23.7 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Postseason · Texas A&M
1,348 primary output · 50.9 efficiency · 36.2 usage
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#2
2015 Regular Season · Texas A&M
82.5
1,348 primary · 50.9 efficiency · 36.2 usage
#3
2014 Postseason · Texas A&M
54.1
659 primary · 47.9 efficiency · 19.8 usage
Milestones
8
100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
4
2+ TD games
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