Mark Carrier stats
Bio
- Age
- 61 yearsOct 28, 1965
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Defensive Rookie of the Year
- 1990
Mark Carrier played 12 NFL seasons, 1987 to 1998.
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 177
- REC
- 569
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 8,763
- AVG
- 15.4
- TD
- 48
- LNG
- 78
- FD
- 249
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (REC, TGTS, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 30+ TGTS; AVG: 4+ games, 30+ REC) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | FD: First downs this player moved the chains for. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 |  TB | 10 | 26 | 0 | 423 | 16.3 | 3 | 38 | 0 |
| 1988 | TB | 16 | 57 | 0 | 970 | 17.0 | 5 | 59 | 0 |
| 1989 | TB | 16 | 86 | 0 | 1,422 | 16.5 | 9 | 78 | 0 |
| 1990 | TB | 16 | 49 | 0 | 813 | 16.6 | 4 | 68 | 0 |
| 1991 | TB | 16 | 47 | 0 | 698 | 14.9 | 2 | 35 | 36 |
| 1992 | TB | 14 | 56 | 0 | 692 | 12.4 | 4 | 40 | 37 |
| 1993 | CLE | 16 | 43 | 0 | 746 | 17.3 | 3 | 55 | 31 |
| 1994 | CLE | 16 | 29 | 0 | 452 | 15.6 | 5 | 43 | 23 |
| 1995 | CAR | 16 | 66 | 0 | 1,002 | 15.2 | 3 | 66 | 45 |
| 1996 | CAR | 16 | 58 | 0 | 808 | 13.9 | 6 | 39 | 38 |
| 1997 | CAR | 9 | 33 | 0 | 436 | 13.2 | 2 | 36 | 26 |
| 1998 | CAR | 16 | 19 | 0 | 301 | 15.8 | 2 | 42 | 13 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 4
- REC
- 9
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 93
- AVG
- 10.3
- TD
- 1
- LNG
- 27
- FD
- 5
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 177
- REC
- 3.2
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 49.5
- AVG
- 15.4
- TD
- 0.3
- LNG
- 78
- FD
- 1.4
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | FD: First downs this player moved the chains for. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | TB | 10 | 2.6 | 0 | 42.3 | 16.3 | 0.3 | 38 | 0.0 |
| 1988 | TB | 16 | 3.6 | 0 | 60.6 | 17.0 | 0.3 | 59 | 0.0 |
| 1989 | TB | 16 | 5.4 | 0 | 88.9 | 16.5 | 0.6 | 78 | 0.0 |
| 1990 | TB | 16 | 3.1 | 0 | 50.8 | 16.6 | 0.3 | 68 | 0.0 |
| 1991 | TB | 16 | 2.9 | 0 | 43.6 | 14.9 | 0.1 | 35 | 2.3 |
| 1992 | TB | 14 | 4.0 | 0 | 49.4 | 12.4 | 0.3 | 40 | 2.6 |
| 1993 | CLE | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | 46.6 | 17.3 | 0.2 | 55 | 1.9 |
| 1994 | CLE | 16 | 1.8 | 0 | 28.3 | 15.6 | 0.3 | 43 | 1.4 |
| 1995 | CAR | 16 | 4.1 | 0 | 62.6 | 15.2 | 0.2 | 66 | 2.8 |
| 1996 | CAR | 16 | 3.6 | 0 | 50.5 | 13.9 | 0.4 | 39 | 2.4 |
| 1997 | CAR | 9 | 3.7 | 0 | 48.4 | 13.2 | 0.2 | 36 | 2.9 |
| 1998 | CAR | 16 | 1.2 | 0 | 18.8 | 15.8 | 0.1 | 42 | 0.8 |
Fantasy
Career regular season
- GP
- 177
- PPR
- 1,752.9
- HALF
- 1,468.4
- STD
- 1,183.9
- PPG
- 9.9
Fantasy points in ESPN’s default scoring, worked out here from the season lines: PPR with a point per catch, half-PPR with half, standard with none.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | PPR: Fantasy points with a point per catch — the scoring most leagues use. | HALF: Fantasy points with half a point per catch. | STD: Standard fantasy points: nothing for a catch, only yards, touchdowns and turnovers. | PPG: PPR fantasy points per game played. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | TB | 10 | 86.3 | 73.3 | 60.3 | 8.6 |
| 1988 | TB | 16 | 184.0 | 155.5 | 127.0 | 11.5 |
| 1989 | TB | 16 | 282.2 | 239.2 | 196.2 | 17.6 |
| 1990 | TB | 16 | 154.3 | 129.8 | 105.3 | 9.6 |
| 1991 | TB | 16 | 128.8 | 105.3 | 81.8 | 8.1 |
| 1992 | TB | 14 | 147.2 | 119.2 | 91.2 | 10.5 |
| 1993 | CLE | 16 | 150.2 | 128.7 | 107.2 | 9.4 |
| 1994 | CLE | 16 | 111.6 | 97.1 | 82.6 | 7 |
| 1995 | CAR | 16 | 183.8 | 150.8 | 117.8 | 11.5 |
| 1996 | CAR | 16 | 174.8 | 145.8 | 116.8 | 10.9 |
| 1997 | CAR | 9 | 88.6 | 72.1 | 55.6 | 9.8 |
| 1998 | CAR | 16 | 61.1 | 51.6 | 42.1 | 3.8 |
Bio
- Age
- 61 yearsOct 28, 1965
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1987
- Birthplace
- Lafayette, LA
- College
- Nicholls
- Defensive Rookie of the Year
- 1990
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Dec 27 | at INDW 27-19 | — | — | — |
| Sun, Dec 20 | vs LARW 20-13 | — | — | — |
| Sun, Dec 13 | vs WSHL 28-25 | — | — | — |
| Sun, Dec 06 | vs SFL 31-28 OT | — | — | — |
| Sun, Nov 29 | at NYJL 48-21 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Sun, Nov 22 | atLARW 24-20 | — | — | — |
What were Mark Carrier's career stats?
Mark Carrier played 12 seasons for the Buccaneers, the Browns and the Panthers. He had 569 receptions for 8,763 yards and 48 receiving touchdowns. His best season was 1989: 86 receptions, 1,422 receiving yards and 9 receiving touchdowns.
League leaderboards and awards
12 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1987 to 1998
Awards
All-time career rank
- 79th in receiving yards (8,763)
- 120th in receptions (569)
Among the 3,727 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
More on Mark Carrier
Playoff games
Mark Carrier played 4 games across 2 NFL postseasons — 2 won, 2 lost.
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 |  DAL | W 26-17 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 |  GB | L 30-13 | 0 | 65 | 0 |
| 1994 |  NE | W 20-13 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 1994 |  PIT | L 29-9 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
What the columns mean: CAR
Totals, from NFL game logs since the 1994 postseason — earlier games are not counted.
Mark Carrier against each club
- vs New Orleans Saints (8)
- vs San Francisco 49ers (8)
- vs Atlanta Falcons (7)
- vs Los Angeles Rams (7)
- vs Pittsburgh Steelers (4)
- vs Dallas Cowboys (3)
- vs Indianapolis Colts (3)
- vs New England Patriots (3)
- vs New York Jets (3)
- vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3)
- vs Tennessee Titans (3)
- vs Arizona Cardinals (2)
- vs Buffalo Bills (2)
- vs Cincinnati Bengals (2)
- vs Denver Broncos (2)
- vs Green Bay Packers (2)
- vs Kansas City Chiefs (2)
- vs Minnesota Vikings (2)
- vs New York Giants (2)
- vs Philadelphia Eagles (2)
- vs Washington Commanders (2)
- vs Baltimore Ravens (1)
- vs Chicago Bears (1)
- vs Jacksonville Jaguars (1)
- vs Las Vegas Raiders (1)
- vs Miami Dolphins (1)
- vs Seattle Seahawks (1)
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