Former running back at Oklahoma State. 2016: 559 rushing yards, 9 rushing TD, 13 catches.
6′1″ · Lilburn, GA
Recruiting
RB recruit
No. 1315 nationally · Signed with Parkview
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former running back at Oklahoma State. 2016: 559 rushing yards, 9 rushing TD, 13 catches.
Chris Carson
Second year in the Oklahoma State backfield, same address the whole way. The receipt: 146 rush yds, 10 rec yds against TCU — Week 12, 2016.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Oklahoma State, 1,076 rushing yards — drafted at #249 overall by Seattle.
His career
Career arc
Where He Ended Up · NFL
SeattleEntering 10th NFL season
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Mike Gundy, all balanced offenses — 20-6 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / carry (92nd percentile). Strength: fumbles lost (86th percentile). Concern: long run (16th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 33.2 | 4.5 | 0.8 |
| Road5g | 85.2 | 7.8 | 1.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 35.3 | 4.5 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 75.5 | 7.3 | 1.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eric Morris
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2016
Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Oklahoma State | 82 | 559 | 6.8 | 9 | -- |
| 2015 | Oklahoma State | 131 | 517 | 3.9 | 4 | -- |
| Career | 213 | 1,076 | 5.1 | 13 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 128 | 9.8 | 1 | -- |
| 2015 | Oklahoma State | 17 | 170 | 10.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 30 | 298 | 9.9 | 1 | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 61-7vs SE Louisiana | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 2 | L 27-30vs Central Michigan | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 8 | W 44-20@ Kansas | 8 | 59 | 7.4 | 2 | 16 | |
| Wk 9 | W 37-20vs West Virginia | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 10 | W 43-37@ Kansas State | 7 | 69 | 9.9 | 1 | 18 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-44vs Texas Tech | 10 | 73 | 7.3 | 2 | 19 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-6@ TCU | 17 | 146 | 8.6 | 1 | 24 | Season-high 146 yds |
| Wk 14 | L 20-38@ Oklahoma | 12 | 91 | 7.6 | 1 | 26 | |
| Bowl | W 38-8@ Colorado | 11 | 61 | 5.5 | 1 | 15 | |
| Total | 82 | 559 | 6.4 | 9 | 26 |
Final Heisman position · 2016
Chris Carson finished 71st in our Heisman model, with a 0% chance of a finalist trip.