Cris CarterMiami Dolphins · #80
Cris Carter caught 1,101 passes for 13,899 yards and 130 touchdowns over 16 seasons with the Eagles, Vikings and Dolphins. Famed for elite hands and red-zone dominance, he made eight Pro Bowls and reached the Hall of Fame in 2013.
Cris Carter — 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.
Where Cris Carter stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Cris Carter — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees Cris Carter
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.
Cris Carter career stats, season by season
| Season | G | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt | Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 9 | 5 | 84 | 2 | 16.8 | |
| 1988 | 16 | 39 | 761 | 6 | 19.5 | |
| 1989 | 16 | 45 | 605 | 11 | 13.4 | |
| 1990 | 16 | 27 | 413 | 3 | 15.3 | |
| 1991 | 16 | 72 | 962 | 5 | 13.4 | |
| 1992 | 12 | 53 | 681 | 6 | 92 | 12.8 |
| 1993 | 16 | 86 | 1,071 | 9 | 143 | 12.5 |
| 1994 122 catches | 16 | 122 | 1,256 | 7 | 188 | 10.3 |
| 1995 17 TD | 16 | 122 | 1,371 | 17 | 197 | 11.2 |
| 1996 | 16 | 96 | 1,163 | 10 | 167 | 12.1 |
| 1997 | 16 | 89 | 1,069 | 13 | 158 | 12.0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 78 | 1,011 | 12 | 128 | 13.0 |
| 1999 All-Pro | 16 | 90 | 1,241 | 13 | 137 | 13.8 |
| 2000 | 16 | 96 | 1,274 | 9 | 160 | 13.3 |
| 2001 | 16 | 73 | 871 | 6 | 130 | 11.9 |
| 2002 | 5 | 8 | 66 | 1 | 17 | 8.3 |
| Career | 234 | 1,101 | 13,899 | 130 | 1,517 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Miami Dolphins built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Cris Carter
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
Cris Carter overcame an early release to become a Hall of Fame receiver famed for the best hands of his era and relentless touchdown production.
Turning pro
Drafted 1987, Supplemental Draft (Round 4) as a Wide Receiver.
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Claimed by the Vikings for $100 after being waived by Philadelphia
Chapter
Caught 122 passes in both 1994 and 1995
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Strung together eight straight 1,000-yard seasons
Off the court
- Height
- 6'3"
- Weight
- 202 lb
- Draft
- 1987, Supplemental Draft (Round 4)
- Born
- Troy, OH
- Age
- 61
- Jersey
- #80
Carter credited his sobriety and faith for saving his career, and he became known as a mentor to younger players such as Randy Moss. After retiring he worked for years as an NFL studio and game analyst, and he won the Walter Payton Man of the Year award in 1999 for his community work.
Carter was fiery, faith-driven and outspoken, a demanding leader who reinvented himself after early adversity and later became a prominent broadcaster.
Cris Carter — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Cris Carter, answered.
