Christopher Dewayne Carson is the Seattle Seahawks running back, and he should stay that way.
As Carson enters a year on contract, he finds himself in a truly elite company in one particular statistic.
He’s a monster for breaking tackles. Carson has broken more than 20 tackles in consecutive seasons, one of the few NFL players capable of doing so.
Here are the top six men on planet Earth to prevent tackles right now, with their tackles broken in the previous two seasons.
Derrick Henry – 63 years old
Nick Chubb – 54 years old
Chris Carson – 51 years old
Alvin Kamara – 50 years old
Saquon Barkley – 46 years old
Ezekiel Elliott – 43 years old
It is the extent of the rears that have had two good years in this category. Aaron Jones Likes have had 26 broken tackles one season, but six in another. It is just not an easy thing to do. For example, see the 2020 individual squad for the Carolina Panthers:
Christian McCaffrey – 31 years old
At this point, you might be wondering why is this worth a conversation?
Because the Seattle Seahawks are also elite in a related category: generating opportunities for running backs to be attacked.
It might not be fair, but then again, we’ve all seen this team play, so it’s absolutely fair.
But it is also important for another reason. Carson doesn’t break tackles primarily with a fairly stiff arm with a nice stuttering pitch. He kind of crushes guys. In fact, Seattle runners crush guys a lot, ranging from the art of Marshawn Lynch to the unbridled chaos of Thomas Rawls. Carson is somewhere in between. This team’s backs don’t usually come in Kamara or McCaffrey style.
But this Seahawk style comes at a cost. Carson has yet to complete a full season. He was close last year, missing only one regular season game, but was also unavailable for the playoffs. Important. Last season, his intense contact style also contributed at least in part to his world record for chasing seven fumbles. Devastating. He’s the best back this team has had since Beast Mode a mile, but management always felt pressured to tie him to a 1b to Carlos Hyde. Intriguing.
What do you do with Chris Carson? If he plays a full season at his level, he will be in the top three in this league in broken tackles over three seasons. He would be a 1,000-yard runner on three occasions, is expected to exceed 1,500 scrum yards and have 15 fumbles overall.
This team hasn’t paid a big backer for a long, long time. Rashaad Penny is the largely unknown first-round shadow behind Carson’s heels.
Here’s Chris Carson’s trap. All the other running backs on this list above just finished in the Top 40 from the NFL Network’s Top 100 list. Carson? Let in the back door to 96th. For some reason, the stud that plays here in South Alaska is still a bit unknown, and it might be prudent for Seattle to try to sign him for an extension lest he pop out once. more and calls a megadeal.
Either way, he’s been so much fun watching on this team and don’t miss the fact that he truly is one of the toughest guys to face in the entire league.
