Tra Carson, 2019
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Running back, Texas A&M, 2012–⁠15

Tra Carson

Number
No. 5
Height
6′0″
Hometown
Texarkana, TX
Born
Oct 24, 1992, in Texarkana, Texas

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Tra Carson played running back at Texas A&M (2012–⁠15).

Career highs

137rushing yards, career highvs. Nevada, 20153rushing touchdowns, career highat South Carolina, 20148catches, career highvs. Arkansas, 2015

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2013Texas A&M623295.3729
2014Texas A&M1245814.7539
2015Texas A&M2421,1654.8755
Career4282,0754.81955

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013Texas A&M33812.7035
2014Texas A&M9788.7020
2015Texas A&M291836.3131
Career412997.3135

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Texas A&M5RB
2013Texas A&M5RB
2014Texas A&M5RB
2015Texas A&M5RB6′0″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2013Texas A&M570.16––9.28%0.06
2014Texas A&M1390.0323rd (n=253)0.123.916%0.19
2015Texas A&M2780.0937th (n=268)0.1224.227%0.08

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2015 Texas A&M 13 games, 1,165 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.Arizona StateW 38–⁠17299611519
Sep 12vs.Ball StateW 56–⁠231059130––
Sep 19vs.NevadaW 44–⁠2722137020117
Sep 26vs.ArkansasW 28–⁠21828113861
Oct 3vs.Mississippi StateW 30–⁠1726110121113
Oct 17vs.AlabamaL 23–⁠41134606516
Oct 24atOle MissL 3–⁠2314480979
Oct 31vs.South CarolinaW 35–⁠2821122126218
Nov 7vs.AuburnL 10–⁠2621109021––
Nov 14vs.Western CarolinaW 41–⁠1717109119––
Nov 21atVanderbiltW 25–⁠022126018231
Nov 28atLSUL 7–⁠19196901412
Dec 30 ✦vs.LouisvilleL 21–⁠272010615517
2014 Texas A&M 12 games, 581 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 28atSouth CarolinaW 52–⁠28730315116
Sep 13vs.RiceW 38–⁠101166117––
Sep 20atSMUW 58–⁠6634010––
Sep 27vs.ArkansasW 35–⁠2885502416
Oct 4atMississippi StateL 31–⁠481159017321
Oct 11vs.Ole MissL 20–⁠35112905––
Oct 18atAlabamaL 0–⁠595604––
Nov 1vs.UL MonroeW 21–⁠161347111––
Nov 8atAuburnW 41–⁠38949012––
Nov 15vs.MissouriL 27–⁠341056020110
Nov 27vs.LSUL 17–⁠238170525
Dec 29 ✦vs.West VirginiaW 45–⁠3725133039120
2013 Texas A&M 11 games, 329 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.RiceW 52–⁠311476222––
Sep 7vs.Sam HoustonW 65–⁠28951216––
Sep 14vs.AlabamaL 42–⁠49518081−1
Sep 21vs.SMUW 42–⁠13420013––
Sep 28atArkansasW 45–⁠33964019––
Oct 12atOle MissW 41–⁠382808––
Oct 19vs.AuburnL 41–⁠45517010135
Oct 26vs.VanderbiltW 56–⁠24215011––
Nov 2vs.UTEPW 57–⁠72013––
Nov 30atMissouriL 21–⁠2863912914
Dec 31 ✦vs.DukeW 52–⁠48421121––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2016Combine or pro day 2016
Height5′11¼″
Weight227 lb
Arm length31½″
Hand size9¼″
40-yard dash4.64 s
Vertical jump37″
Broad jump9′7″
Bench press19 reps
3-cone drill7.10 s
20-yard shuttle4.27 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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