Carlos Carson

Carlos Carson
No. 88, 87
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1958-12-28) December 28, 1958 (age 66)
Lake Worth, Florida, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school:John I. Leonard
(Greenacres, Florida)
College:LSU
NFL draft:1980 / round: 5 / pick: 114
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:353
Receiving yards:6,372
Touchdowns:33
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Carlos Andre Carson[1] (born December 28, 1958) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) from 1980 to 1989. He plated college football for the LSU Tigers and was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round of the 1980 NFL draft. His best year came during the 1983 season when he caught 80 receptions for 1,351 yards and seven touchdowns.[2] During that same season, Carson had the second most receiving yards in the NFL, only behind Philadelphia Eagles receiver Mike Quick with 1,409 yards.

As a high school senior, Carson was not heavily recruited. LSU coaches were reviewing film of another player on Carson's team but kept noticing this wide receiver making plays. When they contacted Carlos to ask him to visit LSU, he asked if they were offering him scholarship. The coach said yes and Carson accepted right then. In his first game as a starter at LSU he caught five touchdown passes against Rice University.

On February 26, 2017, Carson was announced as the 2017 inductee into the Chiefs Hall of Fame.[3] He was officially inducted on October 30, 2017.[4]

NFL career statistics

Regular season

Year Team Games Receiving
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
1980 KC 16 1 5 68 13.6 32 0
1981 KC 5 1 7 179 25.6 53 1
1982 KC 9 7 27 494 18.3 51 2
1983 KC 16 16 80 1,351 16.9 50 7
1984 KC 16 16 57 1,078 18.9 57 4
1985 KC 15 14 47 843 17.9 37 4
1986 KC 10 7 21 497 23.7 70 4
1987 KC 12 12 55 1,044 19.0 81 7
1988 KC 14 14 46 711 15.5 80 3
1989 KC 7 3 7 95 13.6 28 1
PHI 6 1 1 12 12.0 12 0
Career 126 92 353 6,372 18.1 81 33

References

  1. ^ "Carlos Carson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  2. ^ "Carlos Carson". databasefootball.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved September 24, 2008.
  3. ^ "Chiefs induct 'Speedy' Carlos Carson into club's Hall of Fame". The Kansas City Star. February 26, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  4. ^ "Important Information for Monday Night Football" (Press release). Kansas City Chiefs. October 27, 2017. Archived from the original on November 12, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2017.


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