Chris Carson NFL Draft

A big, strong back with a good frame … Showed some ability during the season and had a solid spring.

2015 (Junior): OSU’s leading rusher with 131 attempts and 517 yards … Added 170 receiving yards on 17 catches … Started nine times in his first year with the program and played in every game but the Kansas State game, which he missed due to injury … Fifth on the team with 687 all-purpose yards … His 104 yards on the ground versus UTSA marked OSU’s best individual rushing performance of the year and earned him OSU’s offensive player of the game award … Was an effective pass-catcher in the Sugar Bowl, logging four receptions for a season-high 59 yards against Ole Miss … Tallied 89 rushing yards at Central Michigan and 70 rushing yards at Iowa State … Scored twice vs. UTSA, once at Iowa State and once vs. Central Arkansas.

Junior College: Played for coach Troy Morrell at Butler C.C. … Ran for 994 yards and nine touchdowns on 139 attempts during his final junior college season … Also made 12 receptions for 63 yards and two scores … Totaled 611 yards and eight touchdowns on 109 rushing attempts as a freshman … Also caught seven passes for 94 yards … A late addition to the 2015 signing class who was previously committed to Georgia … Ranked as the No. 4 junior college running back prospect in the class by 247Sports.
Also recruited by Georgia, Louisville, Iowa State and Cincinnati.

High School: Played for coach Cecil Flowe at Parkview … Totaled 1,146 rushing yards and 17 rushing touchdowns on 219 attempts as a senior … Also caught 15 passes for 122 yards and a score … Named all-district as a senior … Also played basketball and competed in track and field … Signed with Georgia out of high school.

Personal: Christopher Dewayne Carson was born Sept. 16, 1994, in Biloxi, Miss. … Son of Dina and Dorian Rowe … Majoring in university studies/education.

Tucked away in one of the deepest running back drafts in decades is Chris Carson. He proved at the NFL Combine his game film is predicated on the natural athleticism he was born with.

That athlete ability has apparent at an early age when he was scoring touchdowns rapidly in little league. “The most touchdowns I ever scored were six,” Carson joked about at the NFL Combine and added, “They pulled me at the beginning of the fourth quarter.”

Those same traits he had when he was younger have stuck with him as we near the NFL Draft.

He possesses size and speed. Along with his soft hands he is one of the more undervalued running backs in the class. His versatility and size often has his friends paying him compliments and comparisons to two Pro Bowl running backs in Arizona Cardinals David Johnson and Pittsburgh Steelers Le’Veon Bell.

Carson has a smooth running style and is deceptively quick. He can sidestep the first defender while displaying elusiveness in the hole. Plays with an aggressive style and does not shy away from contact.

He does good in pass pro. Not a lot of use on his body from his collegiate level which speaks volumes on – Just why did the NFL want to see this young man at the NFL Combine?

Because he has a lot to tools in his belt