Player Career

Tra Carson Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Texas A&M

    2012-2015

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2012201320132014201420152015
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonTexas A&M0
2013 PostseasonTexas A&M36752.29.4367
2013 Regular SeasonTexas A&M36752.29.40
2014 PostseasonTexas A&M65947.919.8292
2014 Regular SeasonTexas A&M65947.919.80
2015 PostseasonTexas A&M1,34850.936.2689
2015 Regular SeasonTexas A&M1,34850.936.20

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

76

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

82.5

#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

3

150+ scrimmage yards

4

2+ TD games