Carson played three seasons for Texas A&M (2013–15) after beginning his career at Oregon (2011). He saw action in 36 games for A&M, logging 19 rushing touchdowns and 2,075 rushing yards, with 4.8 average yards per carry in 2016. He also had 41 receptions for 299 yards and one touchdown for the Aggies. He rushed for 1,165 yards (4.8 average) and seven touchdowns in 2015 being the first Aggie running back to rush for 1,000 yards in the SEC, and added 29 receptions for 183 yards and one touchdown. He capped his 2014 season with 133-yard rushing performance in the Liberty Bowl win over West Virginia. Carson sat out the 2012 season on account the NCAA transfer rules, after playing in 10 games for Oregon in 2011. He majored in recreation, parks, and tourism sciences at Texas A&M.[1]
Professional career
Cincinnati Bengals
Carson was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2016.[2] On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Bengals and was signed to their practice squad the next day.[3][4] He was promoted to the active roster on December 30, 2016.[5]
On September 2, 2017, Carson was placed on injured reserve.[6]
On September 19, 2018, Carson was waived/injured by the Bengals after suffering a hamstring injury in practice and was placed on injured reserve.[7] He was released on September 28, 2018.
Green Bay Packers
Carson was signed to the Green Bay Packers practice squad on October 9, 2018.[8] On October 31, 2018, he was promoted to the active roster from the practice squad.[9] He was placed on injured reserve on December 5, 2018, with a ribs injury.[10]
On August 31, 2019, Carson was waived by the Packers and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[11][12] He was promoted to the active roster on October 5, 2019.[13] He was waived on October 16.[14]
Detroit Lions
On October 17, 2019, Carson was claimed off waivers by the Detroit Lions.[15] He was placed on injured reserve on November 2, 2019, with a hamstring injury.[16] He was released on November 8. On January 7, 2020, he signed a reserve/future contract with the Lions.[17] He was released on April 27, 2020.[18]
^Marcum, Jason (September 3, 2016). "Bengals announce roster cuts: No surprises among Bengals' 53-man roster cutdown". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
^Marcum, Jason (September 4, 2016). "Bengals 2016 practice squad: 9 players make initial practice squad". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
^Marcum, Jason (December 30, 2016). "Cedric Ogbuehi sent to I.R. with shoulder injury; Tra Carson signed from practice squad". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
^"Bengals sign Thomas Rawls and waive Tra Carson". CincyJungle.com. September 19, 2018.
^"Packers sign RB Tra Carson, WR Keon Hatcher to practice squad". Packers.com. October 9, 2018.
^"Packers sign RB Tra Carson to active roster; RB Lavon Coleman to practice squad". Packers.com. October 31, 2018.
^"Packers claim two defensive players off waivers; place King, Carson on injured reserve". Packers.com. December 5, 2018.
^"Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. August 31, 2019.
^"Packers sign 10 players to practice squad". Packers.com. September 1, 2019.
^"Packers sign RB Tra Carson to active roster from practice squad". Packers.com. October 5, 2019.
^"Packers sign WR Ryan Grant". Packers.com. October 16, 2019.
^"Lions awarded RB Tra Carson via waivers from Green Bay Packers". DetroitLions.com. October 17, 2019.
^"Lions sign RB Paul Perkins to active roster". DetroitLions.com. November 2, 2019.
^"Lions sign RB Tra Carson to a Reserve/Future contract". Lions Wire. USA Today. January 7, 2020.
^Detroit Lions [@Lions] (April 27, 2020). "The Detroit Lions announced today that they have released the following players: RB Tra Carson LS James Fisher G Casey Tucker P Matt Wile" (Tweet). Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Twitter.
External links
Detroit Lions bio
January 31, 2023
carson, born, october, 1992, former, american, football, running, back, played, college, football, texas, signed, cincinnati, bengals, undrafted, free, agent, 2016, carson, 2019no, 34position, running, backpersonal, informationborn, 1992, october, 1992, texark. Tra Carson born October 24 1992 is a former American football running back He played college football at Texas A amp M and was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2016 Tra CarsonCarson in 2019No 39 33 32 34Position Running backPersonal informationBorn 1992 10 24 October 24 1992 age 30 Texarkana TexasHeight 5 ft 11 in 1 80 m Weight 228 lb 103 kg Career informationHigh school Liberty Eylau Texarkana Texas College Texas A amp MUndrafted 2016Career historyCincinnati Bengals 2016 2018 Green Bay Packers 2018 2019 Detroit Lions 2019 Career NFL statistics as of 2021Rushing attempts 18Rushing yards 48Rushing touchdowns 0Receptions 4Receiving yards 18Receiving touchdowns 0Player stats at NFL com Contents 1 College career 2 Professional career 2 1 Cincinnati Bengals 2 2 Green Bay Packers 2 3 Detroit Lions 3 NFL career statistics 4 References 5 External linksCollege career EditCarson played three seasons for Texas A amp M 2013 15 after beginning his career at Oregon 2011 He saw action in 36 games for A amp M logging 19 rushing touchdowns and 2 075 rushing yards with 4 8 average yards per carry in 2016 He also had 41 receptions for 299 yards and one touchdown for the Aggies He rushed for 1 165 yards 4 8 average and seven touchdowns in 2015 being the first Aggie running back to rush for 1 000 yards in the SEC and added 29 receptions for 183 yards and one touchdown He capped his 2014 season with 133 yard rushing performance in the Liberty Bowl win over West Virginia Carson sat out the 2012 season on account the NCAA transfer rules after playing in 10 games for Oregon in 2011 He majored in recreation parks and tourism sciences at Texas A amp M 1 Professional career EditCincinnati Bengals Edit Carson was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent on April 30 2016 2 On September 3 2016 he was waived by the Bengals and was signed to their practice squad the next day 3 4 He was promoted to the active roster on December 30 2016 5 On September 2 2017 Carson was placed on injured reserve 6 On September 19 2018 Carson was waived injured by the Bengals after suffering a hamstring injury in practice and was placed on injured reserve 7 He was released on September 28 2018 Green Bay Packers Edit Carson was signed to the Green Bay Packers practice squad on October 9 2018 8 On October 31 2018 he was promoted to the active roster from the practice squad 9 He was placed on injured reserve on December 5 2018 with a ribs injury 10 On August 31 2019 Carson was waived by the Packers and was signed to the practice squad the next day 11 12 He was promoted to the active roster on October 5 2019 13 He was waived on October 16 14 Detroit Lions Edit On October 17 2019 Carson was claimed off waivers by the Detroit Lions 15 He was placed on injured reserve on November 2 2019 with a hamstring injury 16 He was released on November 8 On January 7 2020 he signed a reserve future contract with the Lions 17 He was released on April 27 2020 18 NFL career statistics EditYear Team Games Rushing Receiving FumblesGP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost2018 CIN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0GB 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02019 GB 2 0 6 14 2 3 7 0 4 18 4 5 8 0 0 0DET 1 1 12 34 2 8 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Total 9 1 18 48 2 7 12 0 4 18 4 5 8 0 0 0Source NFL comReferences Edit Player Roster May 6 2016 Retrieved April 16 2017 Toback Rebecca April 30 2016 Cincinnati Bengals 2016 Undrafted Free Agent Tracker CincyJungle com Retrieved April 21 2017 Marcum Jason September 3 2016 Bengals announce roster cuts No surprises among Bengals 53 man roster cutdown CincyJungle com Retrieved April 21 2017 Marcum Jason September 4 2016 Bengals 2016 practice squad 9 players make initial practice squad CincyJungle com Retrieved April 21 2017 Marcum Jason December 30 2016 Cedric Ogbuehi sent to I R with shoulder injury Tra Carson signed from practice squad CincyJungle com Retrieved April 21 2017 Toback Rebecca September 2 2017 NFL roster cuts 2017 Cincinnati Bengals 53 man roster CincyJungle com Bengals sign Thomas Rawls and waive Tra Carson CincyJungle com September 19 2018 Packers sign RB Tra Carson WR Keon Hatcher to practice squad Packers com October 9 2018 Packers sign RB Tra Carson to active roster RB Lavon Coleman to practice squad Packers com October 31 2018 Packers claim two defensive players off waivers place King Carson on injured reserve Packers com December 5 2018 Packers announce roster moves Packers com August 31 2019 Packers sign 10 players to practice squad Packers com September 1 2019 Packers sign RB Tra Carson to active roster from practice squad Packers com October 5 2019 Packers sign WR Ryan Grant Packers com October 16 2019 Lions awarded RB Tra Carson via waivers from Green Bay Packers DetroitLions com October 17 2019 Lions sign RB Paul Perkins to active roster DetroitLions com November 2 2019 Lions sign RB Tra Carson to a Reserve Future contract Lions Wire USA Today January 7 2020 Detroit Lions Lions April 27 2020 The Detroit Lions announced today that they have released the following players RB Tra Carson LS James Fisher G Casey Tucker P Matt Wile Tweet Retrieved April 30 2020 via Twitter External links EditDetroit Lions bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tra Carson amp oldid 1129709681, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
