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71Overall
TEIndependent

John Carlson

Notre Dame · Tight End · 2004-07

HND
73
BLK
73
SPD
66

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Carlson was the No. 38 overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 71 overall, the 5th-highest tight end rating at Notre Dame since 1990 and No. 31 among all tight ends of the 2005-2009 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2008
    • No. 38 overall pick, NFL Draft

Notre Dame Teammates

  1. 93Brady Quinn2003-06QB
  2. 93Manti Te'o2009-12LB
  3. 90Golden Tate2007-09WR
  4. 88Jeff Samardzija2003-06WR
  5. 74Tom Zbikowski2004-07S
  6. 72Jimmy Clausen2007-09QB
  7. 70Anthony Fasano2002-05TE
  8. 70Victor Abiamiri2003-06EDGE
  9. 69Darius Walker2004-06RB
  10. 69David Bruton2007-08S

Full Notre Dame all-time roster

Top Tight Ends of the 2005-2009 Era

  1. 88D.J. WilliamsArkansas · 2006-10TE
  2. 88Aaron HernandezFlorida · 2007-09TE
  3. 88Chase CoffmanMissouri · 2005-08TE
  4. 88Fred DavisUSC · 2007TE
  5. 88Marcedes LewisUCLA · 2002-05TE
  6. 88Matt SpaethMinnesota · 2002-06TE
  7. 86Dennis PittaBYU · 2004-09TE
  8. 86Martin RuckerMissouri · 2004-07TE

Best college tight ends since 1990

Sources: Wikipedia (John Carlson (American football)) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.