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Caelen Carson Dallas Cowboys · #21

Cornerback · 6' 0", 195 lbs · Waldorf, MD · Age 24

Caelen Carson is a Cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys, drafted 174th overall, 2024. In 2026 he recorded 1 tackles.

CornerbackDrafted 174th overall3-yr veteran
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Dallas Cowboys · #21 · Cornerback
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Season avg1 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg45 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
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Scouting report

Caelen Carson — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Cornerback · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Caelen Carson is a Cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys, drafted 174th overall, 2024. In 2026 he recorded 1 tackles.
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Coverage
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Ball skills
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Run support
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Coverage
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Ball skills
Solid · defense
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Tackling
Solid · defense
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Splash plays
Solid · defense
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Blitz
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where Caelen Carson stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #881 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
27Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Caelen Carson — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Tackling
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Pass rush
0.0 SACK
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Coverage
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Splash
0 FF
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The engine

How the model sees Caelen Carson

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
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pd
0–3
0
int
0–0
11
tackles
0–21
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ff
0–0
4
games
1–7
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 3-season history below.
What moves the pd line vs last season
Last season 0 → projected 1 pd
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season+1.4 pd
Everything it reads
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3 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 24 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 6 / 8 / 1
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Caelen Carson career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklPDINTFFSack
20246274000
20258172000
2026 in progress · 1 game110000
Career15456000.0
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Dallas Cowboys built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

11–6proj record
89off index
86def index
+41net
90%playoff odds
65roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A- (89), defense A- (86) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 82, pass rush 73, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 11–6 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Caelen Carson

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2002-03-03

The beginning

Caelen Carson is a Cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys, in his 3rd NFL season.

Dallas Cowboys

Turning pro

Drafted 174th overall, 2024 as a Cornerback.

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Caelen Carson is a Dallas Cowboys cornerback, drafted 174th overall, 2024.

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Across 3 seasons (2024–2026) he has recorded 45 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

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Most recently he posted 1 tackle, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 0"
Weight
195 lbs
Draft
174th overall, 2024
Born
Waldorf, MD
Age
24
Jersey
#21
Background

Caelen Carson is from Waldorf, MD and is 24 years old. He was drafted 174th overall, 2024 and plays cornerback at 6' 0", 195 lbs.

Over 3 seasons (2024–2026) he has recorded 45 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions. Carson is currently on the Dallas Cowboys roster.

The person

Caelen Carson is a role and nickel defensive back who has recorded 45 tackles with 0 interceptions and 6 passes defensed across 3 seasons (2024–2026).

Coverage production0 career interceptions and 6 passes defensed.
Tackling45 career tackles from the secondary.
Draft pedigree174th overall, 2024.
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FAQ

Caelen Carson — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Caelen Carson, answered.

What position does Caelen Carson play?
Caelen Carson is a Cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys.
When was Caelen Carson drafted?
Caelen Carson was drafted 174th overall, 2024.
How many seasons has Caelen Carson played?
3 (2024–2026).
What are Caelen Carson's career stats?
He has recorded 45 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.
Caelen Carson career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Target share
0%
WOPR 0.00

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
5
since 2024
Games missed
1
listed Out
Lower-body
3
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk18 · Hamstring2025 Wk17 · Hamstring (Questionable)2025 Wk16 · Shoulder (Questionable)2025 Wk14 · Hamstring2025 Wk13 · Hamstring (Questionable)2025 Wk8 · Hamstring

Home surface: matrixturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 2 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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