BIOGRAPHY
Christopher Carson was born on September 16th, 1994, in Beloxi, Mississippi. He is a running back in the NFL.
Prior to attending Oklahoma State, Carson studied and played football at Butler Community College in Kansas. Carson played college football at Oklahoma State under head coach Mike Gundy. In the 2015 season, he had 17 carries for 104 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns against UTSA. Overall, in the 2015 season, he had 517 rushing yards, four rushing touchdowns, and 17 receptions for 170 receiving yards. On November 19, 2016, against TCU, he had 17 carries for 146 yards and a touchdown. Overall, he finished the 2016 season with 559 rushing yards, nine rushing touchdowns, 13 receptions, 128 receiving yards, and a receiving touchdown.
Carson was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round, 249th overall, in the 2017 NFL Draft. On May 12, 2017, the Seahawks signed Carson to a four-year contract with a signing bonus of $65,129. On September 10, 2017, in his NFL debut, Carson had six rushes for 39 yards and one reception for ten yards in a 17–9 loss to the Green Bay Packers. In Week 2, against the San Francisco 49ers, his role expanded with 20 carries for 93 yards. Carson emerged as the Seahawks main running back ahead of veterans Thomas Rawls and Eddie Lacy, starting Weeks 3 and 4. In Week 3, against the Tennessee Titans, he had his first career receiving touchdown.
Against the Dallas Cowboys, Carson had 32 carries for 102 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown to go along with two receptions for 22 receiving yards in the 24–13 victory. In Week 5 he had 116 rushing yards.
Carson went on to have a great second season finishing fifth in the NFL in rushing yards (1,151) and tied for seventh in the NFL with nine rushing touchdowns. The Seahawks led the league in rushing behind Carson's efforts. The Seahawks made the playoffs and faced off against the Dallas Cowboys in the Wild Card Round. Carson had 13 carries for 20 yards in his playoff debut.
On March 27, 2021, Carson re-signed on a two-year contract with the Seahawks.
