Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1987
- Draft
- 1990Rd 1, Pk 6
- College
- Nicholls
- Defensive Rookie of the Year
- 1990
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1987
- Draft
- 1990Rd 1, Pk 6
- College
- Nicholls
- Defensive Rookie of the Year
- 1990
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 for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | 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 for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | 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 |
| 1988 | TB | 16 | 3.6 | 0 | 60.6 | 17.0 | 0.3 | 59 | 0 |
| 1989 | TB | 16 | 5.4 | 0 | 88.9 | 16.5 | 0.6 | 78 | 0 |
| 1990 | TB | 16 | 3.1 | 0 | 50.8 | 16.6 | 0.3 | 68 | 0 |
| 1991 | TB | 16 | 2.9 | 0 | 43.6 | 14.9 | 0.1 | 35 | 2.3 |
| 1992 | TB | 14 | 4 | 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 |
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
- 69th in receiving yards (8,763)
- 110th in receptions (569)
Among the 3,371 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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