Dallas Cowboys · CB (DB) · 3 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Wake Forest (2024 Round 5, Pick 174)

Caelen Carson

Downfield Score v7.0 withheldNeeds 15 defensive plays; 2 recorded. The score is withheld until Caelen Carson reaches the minimum.
Combined tackles
10 solo · 1 ast
Sacks & QB hits
00 QB hits
Tackles for loss
00 forced fumbles
Coverage
0 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps
175.7 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play
+0.282Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 218 qualified DBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per game, regressed30% weight · Raw 0.29 → Shrunk n/a
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Coverage disruptions per game16% weight · Raw 0.00 → Shrunk n/a
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Weighted defensive disruption per game22% weight · Raw 0.02 → Shrunk n/a
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Coverage disruption rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 0.0% → Shrunk n/a
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Solo tackle rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 0.0% → Shrunk n/a
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Combined tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 1.7% → Shrunk n/a
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Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw +0.282 → Shrunk n/a
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2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Caelen Carson. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

WeekDateMatchupResultTacklesSoloSacksTFLQB hitsPDINTDef. snaps
Week 3Sep 27, 2026vs BALL 31-34100000017
Week 5Oct 8, 2026vs TBL 16-2400000000
Week 6Oct 18, 2026@ GBL 13-2300000000

College to the NFL: Wake Forest to Dallas Cowboys

Verified identity bridge linking Caelen Carson's college regular-season tackles at Wake Forest to official NFL game lines.

Wake Forest (College tackles)

222020
312021
152022
422023
174174th pick
2024 Draft

DAL (NFL tackles)

262024
172025
12026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 3 seasons.

SeasonClubGTacklesSoloAstSacksTFLQBHPDINTFFDef. snaps
2024DAL626233000400252
2025DAL817125010200211
2026 (so far)DAL310100000017

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