Last confirmed: Oklahoma State, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · Lilburn, GA · Butler C.C.
Chris Carson: RB · Oklahoma State · #32.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Chris Carson
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Second year in the Oklahoma State backfield. A game that shows it: 146 rushing yards and 10 receiving yards against TCU — Week 12, 2016.
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
18.0% of carries overall (81/451) → 21.2% of Q4-with-lead carries (18/85) — 50.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3 of the team's 29 inside-the-5 carries (10.3%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Oklahoma State University Athletics Oct 22
The Oklahoman Oct 22
Sports Illustrated Oct 17
WTOC Oct 8Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| 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
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| 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 No. 10 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@ No. 7 Oklahoma | 12 | 91 | 7.6 | 1 | 26 | |
 Bowl | W 38-8@ No. 11 Colorado | 11 | 61 | 5.5 | 1 | 15 | |
| Total | 82 | 559 | 6.8 | 9 | 26 |
Week 12 · 2016
W 31-6
at TCU
146 rush yds (17 car) · 1 TD · 1 rec · 10 yds
Dominant 25-point win on the road against TCU.
With M. Rudolph — 207 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 64.8 · 23 rush yds (7 car) · 2 TD · J. Hill — 154 rush yds (16 car)
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
62%71 carriesFumble rate
1.2%1 of 82 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds6.8 yds/carry on 82 carries · 27% explosive (10+ yds) · 62% success rate.
2 seasons under Mike Gundy, all balanced offenses — 20-6 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 33.2 | 4.5 | 0.8 |
| Road4g | 91.2 | 8.4 | 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
Mike Gundy
Pass share
49.2%
465 pass / 481 run
Plays / game
72.8
13 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
502 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2016
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Oklahoma State, 1,076 rushing yards — drafted at #249 overall by the Seattle Seahawks.
His career
Where he ended up · NFL
Seattle SeahawksEntering 10th NFL season
Seattle SeahawksEntering 10th NFL season
