Stephen Carlson
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#88
Experience: 4 years
Height: 6-4
Age: 29
Weight: 248 lbs
College: Princeton
Recent Games
| WK | OPP | RESULT | REC | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | FUM | LOST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | @Raiders | W 25 - 24 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | @Ravens | L 16 - 30 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Giants | W 24 - 20 |
Career Stats
WRTE Career
| SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | REC | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | FUM | LOST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Cleveland Browns | 9 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 21 | 1 | |||||||
| 2020 | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2025 | Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 28 | 7 | 6 | 62 | 5.3 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Biography
PRO CAREER:Â Enters his fourth season with the Bears and eight in the NFL in 2026...Originally signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2019...Has appeared in 28 games (seven starts) recording six catches for 62 yards and a touchdown.
2025 SEASON (BEARS):Â Spent the season on the practice squad...Played in two games via standard elevation.
2024 SEASON (BEARS): Spent the first three weeks of the season on the practice squad…Was elevated after to the active roster after Week 3 but suffered an injury in practice and spent the remainder of the season on the reserved/injured list.
2023 SEASON (BEARS):Â Elevated from Bears practjce squad in Week 1 against the Packers and Week 10 against the Panthers...Made season-debut in Week 10 on special teams.
2020 SEASON (BROWNS):Â Played in all 16 games (two starts)...Logged one reception for 11 yards at Jacksonville in Week 12.
2019 SEASON (BROWNS):Â Played in nine games (five starts)...Scored his first career touchdown during Week 11 vs. the Steelers...Season totals include five receptions for 51 yards (10.2 avg.) and one touchdown.
TRANSACTIONS
05/03/2019: Signed/UDFA by the Browns
08/31/2019: Cut by the Browns
09/01/2019: Practice squad add (Browns)
04/14/2021: Re-signed by the Browns/excl. FA (one-year contract through 2021)
03/16/2022: Declared Free Agent
05/08/2023: Signed/UFA by Chicago
08/29/2023: Cut by Bears
08/30/2023: Signed to Bears Practice Squad
01/08/2024: Signed reserve/future by Bears
08/26/2025: Released by Bears
08/27/2025: Signed with the Bears practice squad
01/20/2026:Â Signed a reserve/futures contract with Bears
COLLEGE:Â Played for the Princeton Tigers from 2015-18...In 2018 as a senior, he earned second-team All-Ivy League honors after recording 51 catches for 683 yards and five touchdowns during Princeton's Ivy championship season and first undefeated year since 1964...Ended career ranked third all-time in TD catches (16), eighth in receiving yards (1632), and 10th in receptions (125)...Helped Princeton post the highest-scoring offense in Ivy League history, and the second scoring offense and third total offense in the nation...Had two touchdown catches apiece against both Monmouth and Columbia...Caught 11 passes for 179 yards against Monmouth...Had three games with 100+ receiving yards...Studied Biomedical Engineering.
PERSONAL: Attended Jamestown High School (N.Y.)...Two-time first-team all-state and all-league honoree...Post-Journal Player of the Year...Connolly Cup recipient as the Most Outstanding Player in Western New York...Also played linebacker and strong safety...Ended career with more than 2,400 receiving yards and 136 tackles...Led team to 2014 state championship as captain...Team also won 2013 sectional title...Lettered in basketball and led team to 2014 state championship game, as well as three straight sectional titles...Earned All-ECIC Division I first-team honors...Recipient of the New York State Senate Youth Leadership Award...Class president...2014 Section IV Scholar Athlete of the Year...AP Scholar Award recipient...Member of the All-Western New York Scholar-Athlete football team...Member of the National Honor Society.
