BIOGRAPHY
Daniel Vilhelm Carlson was born on January 23rd, 1995, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He is a kicker in the NFL.
His parents are Hans and Jodie Carlson. Carlson has an older brother Nils and a younger brother Anders. Carlson, before attending to Auburn College he had attended to The Classical Academy. He played college football at Auburn and is the all-time scoring leader in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Carlson was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL Draft. He is currently the tallest kicker in the NFL.
Under head coach Gus Malzahn, he never missed an extra point in his collegiate career with the Auburn Tigers. He is the all-time leading scorer in SEC football history.
Carlson was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round (167th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. He was one of two kickers to be drafted that year, the other being Jason Sanders by the Miami Dolphins.
In the offseason, he competed with veteran kicker Kai Forbath. Carlson won the job, and Forbath was released by the team on August 20th, 2018. He made his NFL debut in the season opener against the San Francisco 49ers and converted all three extra point attempts and one field goal attempt. On September 16th, 2018 in a game against the Green Bay Packers, Carlson missed one field goal in regulation and two in overtime resulting in a 29-29 tie.
Carlson was signed by the Oakland Raiders on October 23rd, 2018, after releasing fellow rookie kicker Matt McCrane. In his Raiders' debut in Week 8, he converted all four extra point attempts in a 42–28 loss to the Indianapolis Colts. In Week 11, Carlson made two extra points and three field goals, including a 35-yard game winner as time expired, in a 23-21 win over the Arizona Cardinals, earning him AFC Special Teams Player of the Week.
