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Carson Steele

Running Back, Philadelphia Eagles · #34.

Player facts

Team: Philadelphia Eagles
Position: Running Back
Number: 34
Born: Oct 21, 2002 (age 23)
Birthplace: Greenwood, IN, USA
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 228 lbs
College: UCLA
Experience: 2 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Regular Season	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Career	56	183	3.3	0	9	7	26	3.7	0	9	3	2

Recent games

			Rushing					Receiving					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 11	vs JAX	L 19-17	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 1 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Carson Steele (born October 21, 2002) is an American professional football fullback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ball State Cardinals and the UCLA Bruins. He was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent after the 2024 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Carson Steele, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Steele was raised in Greenwood, Indiana. He was born to Joseph Steele and Angela Berry-Steele. He grew up alongside his older sister, Kesslar Steele.

He attended Center Grove High School in Greenwood, rushing for 1,659 yards and 31 touchdowns as a senior in 2020. He tallied a total of 5,907 rushing yards during his high school career. He was selected as Mr. Football in Indiana after the 2020 season.

College career

Steele signed a letter of intent to play college football at Ball State University in February 2021. As a freshman in 2021, he rushed for 891 yards and six touchdowns. During his freshman year, he squatted 615 pounds and was able to bench press 405 lbs. Barstool Sports' podcast "Unnecessary Roughness" called him "the most interesting man in CFB (college football)."

Prior to the 2022 season, Steele was selected by Bruce Feldman of The Athletic to his list of the top 100 "freaks" in college football. On November 8, 2022, he rushed for a career-high 198 yards and three touchdowns against Toledo. He also rushed for 192 yards against Kent State. He was awarded MAC West Offensive Player of the Week twice during the 2022 season. Through games played on November 19, 2022, Steele ranked ninth nationally with 1,376 rushing yards on 263 attempts (5.2 yards per carry).

On January 4, 2023, Steele committed to transfer to play at the University of California, Los Angeles, for the Bruins. He was again named to Bruce Feldman's "freak list" for a second straight time in 2023.

From Wikipedia’s article on Carson Steele, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹