Chris Carson

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Christopher Dewayne Carson (born September 16, 1994) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for five seasons with the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Butler Community College before transferring to the Oklahoma State Cowboys program in 2016. A neck injury during the 2021 NFL season prematurely ended his career. Born in Biloxi, Mississippi, Chris Carson grew up in Lilburn, Georgia, and played high school football at its Parkview High School. He received numerous offers before committing to Oklahoma State. Carson played two seasons for Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kansas, east of Wichita, then transferred to Oklahoma State University in 2015 and played two seasons for the Cowboys under head coach Mike Gundy. As a junior in 2015, he had 17 carries for 104 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns against UTSA; for the 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. In the 2017 NFL draft, Carson was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round, 249th overall.