Daniel Carlson

K · LV/MIN/NO · 2018–2026

Born January 23, 1995 · College Auburn · Drafted 2018, round 5, pick 167 (MIN) · 6-5, 222 lb

1st-team All-Pro (2022) · 2nd-team All-Pro (2021)

Defence

Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).

Season	Team	G	Tackles
2018	LV	2	2
2019	LV	1	1
2023	LV	1	1
2025	LV	1	1
Career	LV	5	5

Kicking

Over expected: against the season’s average kicker from the same spots, in the same weather (our frozen FG model).

Season	Team	G	FG	FG %	Expected FG %	FG points over expected	Stabilised per attempt	Long	XP	XP points over expected
2018	MIN/LV	11	17/18	94.4	82.2	+6.6	+0.03−0.08 to +0.14	50	21/21	+1.2
2019	LV	16	19/26	73.1	83.2	−7.9	−0.03−0.14 to +0.08	48	34/36	+0.1
2020	LV	16	33/35	94.3	90.0	+4.5	+0.01−0.09 to +0.12	54	45/47	+1.1
2021	LV	17	40/43	93.0	87.6	+7.0	+0.02−0.09 to +0.12	56	30/33	−1.1
2021 playoffs	LV	1	4/4	100.0	89.4	+1.3		47	1/1	+0.1
2022	LV	16	34/37	91.9	84.7	+8.0	+0.02−0.09 to +0.12	57	35/36	+0.9
2023	LV	16	26/30	86.7	90.0	−3.0	−0.01−0.12 to +0.10	54	32/32	+1.2
2024	LV	17	34/40	85.0	84.5	+0.6	−0.00−0.11 to +0.11	54	23/25	−1.0
2025	LV	15	22/27	81.5	84.9	−2.8	−0.01−0.12 to +0.10	60	21/22	−0.2
2026	NO	7	8/12	66.7	79.6	−4.6	−0.02−0.13 to +0.10	58	16/18	−1.2
Career		131	233/268	86.9	85.9	+8.3		60	257/270	+1.1

Punting

Over expected: against the season’s average punter from the same spots, in the same weather (our frozen punt model).

Season	Team	G	Punts	Net yards over expected / punt	Stabilised	Gross yards over expected / punt	Inside 20 %	Touchback %
2025	LV	1	1	−13.59	−0.15−2.14 to +1.83	−13.95	0.0	0.0

Honours

Honours: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), matched to players through Wikidata (CC0). Awards and All-Pro teams are the Associated Press’s; Pro Bowl selections include replacements.

Season	Honours
2021	2nd-team All-Pro
2022	1st-team All-Pro

Playing time

Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.

Season	Team	G	Offensive snaps	Share of the offence’s snaps	Defensive snaps	Share of the defence’s snaps
2020	LV	1	1	1.3	–	–

Game logs

2026 game log (7 games)

2026 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	FG	Long	FG points over exp.	XP
1	2026-09-13	@ DET	L 30–31 OT	1/2	28	−1.3	3/3
2	2026-09-20	@ BAL	W 24–17	3/3	51	+1.5	1/1
3	2026-09-27	vs LV	L 27–35	–	–	0.0	3/4
4	2026-10-05	vs ATL	L 24–45	1/2	27	−2.3	3/3
5	2026-10-11	vs MIN	L 13–23	–	–	0.0	1/2
6	2026-10-18	@ NYG	W 34–27	2/3	58	−0.5	4/4
7	2026-10-25	vs PIT	L 10–16	1/2	38	−2.0	1/1

2025 game log (15 games)

2025 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Tackles	Sacks	INT	PD	FG	Long	FG points over exp.	XP	Punts	Net yds over exp.	Inside 20
1	2025-09-07	@ NE	W 20–13	–	–	–	–	2/3	51	−0.6	2/2	–	–	–
2	2025-09-15	vs LAC	L 9–20	–	–	–	–	3/3	54	+1.3	–	–	–	–
3	2025-09-21	@ WAS	L 24–41	–	–	–	–	1/1	37	+0.3	1/1	–	–	–
4	2025-09-28	vs CHI	L 24–25	–	–	–	–	1/2	29	−2.1	3/3	–	–	–
5	2025-10-05	@ IND	L 6–40	–	–	–	–	2/3	37	−1.8	–	1	−13.6	0
6	2025-10-12	vs TEN	W 20–10	–	–	–	–	2/2	50	+0.7	2/2	–	–	–
9	2025-11-02	vs JAX	L 29–30 OT	1	0.0	0	0	1/1	24	+0.0	2/3	–	–	–
10	2025-11-06	@ DEN	L 7–10	–	–	–	–	0/1	–	−2.5	1/1	–	–	–
11	2025-11-17	vs DAL	L 16–33	–	–	–	–	3/3	45	+0.9	1/1	–	–	–
12	2025-11-23	vs CLE	L 10–24	–	–	–	–	1/2	41	−2.1	1/1	–	–	–
13	2025-11-30	@ LAC	L 14–31	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.0	2/2	–	–	–
14	2025-12-07	vs DEN	L 17–24	–	–	–	–	1/1	46	+0.5	2/2	–	–	–
16	2025-12-21	@ HOU	L 21–23	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.0	3/3	–	–	–
17	2025-12-28	vs NYG	L 10–34	–	–	–	–	1/1	42	+0.3	1/1	–	–	–
18	2026-01-04	vs KC	W 14–12	–	–	–	–	4/4	60	+2.2	–	–	–	–

2024 game log (17 games)

2024 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	FG	Long	FG points over exp.	XP
1	2024-09-08	@ LAC	L 10–22	1/2	32	−2.2	1/1
2	2024-09-15	@ BAL	W 26–23	4/4	53	+2.2	2/2
3	2024-09-22	vs CAR	L 22–36	0/1	–	−1.8	2/2
4	2024-09-29	vs CLE	W 20–16	2/2	52	+1.0	2/2
5	2024-10-06	@ DEN	L 18–34	1/1	40	+0.3	1/1
6	2024-10-13	vs PIT	L 13–32	–	–	0.0	1/1
7	2024-10-20	@ LA	L 15–20	5/5	47	+1.3	–
8	2024-10-27	vs KC	L 20–27	2/2	54	+1.0	2/2
9	2024-11-03	@ CIN	L 24–41	1/1	46	+0.6	3/3
11	2024-11-17	@ MIA	L 19–34	2/2	27	+0.1	1/1
12	2024-11-24	vs DEN	L 19–29	4/4	53	+1.3	1/1
13	2024-11-29	@ KC	L 17–19	1/4	27	−5.0	2/2
14	2024-12-08	@ TB	L 13–28	2/2	27	+0.2	1/1
15	2024-12-16	vs ATL	L 9–15	1/1	52	+0.8	0/1
16	2024-12-22	vs JAX	W 19–14	2/3	49	−1.5	1/1
17	2024-12-29	@ NO	W 25–10	4/4	54	+1.4	1/2
18	2025-01-05	vs LAC	L 20–34	2/2	47	+1.0	2/2

2023 game log (16 games)

2023 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Tackles	Sacks	INT	PD	FG	Long	FG points over exp.	XP
1	2023-09-10	@ DEN	W 17–16	–	–	–	–	1/1	24	+0.1	2/2
2	2023-09-17	@ BUF	L 10–38	1	0.0	0	0	1/1	47	+0.6	1/1
3	2023-09-24	vs PIT	L 18–23	–	–	–	–	1/1	26	+0.1	1/1
4	2023-10-01	@ LAC	L 17–24	–	–	–	–	1/1	22	+0.0	2/2
5	2023-10-09	vs GB	W 17–13	–	–	–	–	1/3	26	−4.3	2/2
6	2023-10-15	vs NE	W 21–17	–	–	–	–	4/4	37	+0.5	1/1
7	2023-10-22	@ CHI	L 12–30	–	–	–	–	2/3	40	−2.1	–
8	2023-10-30	@ DET	L 14–26	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.0	2/2
9	2023-11-05	vs NYG	W 30–6	–	–	–	–	3/3	46	+1.0	3/3
10	2023-11-12	vs NYJ	W 16–12	–	–	–	–	3/3	54	+1.6	1/1
11	2023-11-19	@ MIA	L 13–20	–	–	–	–	2/2	47	+0.8	1/1
12	2023-11-26	vs KC	L 17–31	–	–	–	–	1/2	34	−2.7	2/2
15	2023-12-14	vs LAC	W 63–21	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.0	9/9
16	2023-12-25	@ KC	W 20–14	–	–	–	–	2/2	35	+0.3	–
17	2023-12-31	@ IND	L 20–23	–	–	–	–	2/2	40	+0.5	2/2
18	2024-01-07	vs DEN	W 27–14	–	–	–	–	2/2	49	+0.7	3/3

2022 game log (16 games)

2022 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	FG	Long	FG points over exp.	XP
1	2022-09-11	@ LAC	L 19–24	2/2	55	+1.0	1/1
2	2022-09-18	vs ARI	L 23–29 OT	3/3	55	+1.2	2/2
3	2022-09-25	@ TEN	L 22–24	3/3	35	+0.4	1/1
4	2022-10-02	vs DEN	W 32–23	4/4	39	+0.6	2/3
5	2022-10-10	@ KC	L 29–30	3/3	53	+2.2	2/2
7	2022-10-23	vs HOU	W 38–20	1/1	50	+0.7	5/5
9	2022-11-06	@ JAX	L 20–27	2/2	38	+0.7	2/2
10	2022-11-13	vs IND	L 20–25	–	–	0.0	2/2
11	2022-11-20	@ DEN	W 22–16 OT	3/4	57	−0.8	1/1
12	2022-11-27	@ SEA	W 40–34 OT	2/3	36	−1.5	4/4
13	2022-12-04	vs LAC	W 27–20	2/3	55	−1.2	3/3
14	2022-12-08	@ LA	L 16–17	3/3	52	+1.1	1/1
15	2022-12-18	vs NE	W 30–24	1/1	49	+0.6	3/3
16	2022-12-24	@ PIT	L 10–13	1/1	40	+0.7	1/1
17	2023-01-01	vs SF	L 34–37 OT	2/2	57	+1.1	4/4
18	2023-01-07	vs KC	L 13–31	2/2	54	+1.1	1/1

2021 game log (18 games)

2021 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	FG	Long	FG points over exp.	XP
1	2021-09-13	vs BAL	W 33–27 OT	2/2	55	+1.3	3/3
2	2021-09-19	@ PIT	W 26–17	4/4	46	+1.8	2/2
3	2021-09-26	vs MIA	W 31–28 OT	3/3	50	+1.1	2/3
4	2021-10-04	@ LAC	L 14–28	0/1	–	−2.2	2/2
5	2021-10-10	vs CHI	L 9–20	1/1	31	+0.1	–
6	2021-10-17	@ DEN	W 34–24	2/3	50	−1.8	4/4
7	2021-10-24	vs PHI	W 33–22	2/2	39	+0.4	3/4
9	2021-11-07	@ NYG	L 16–23	3/4	32	−2.7	1/1
10	2021-11-14	vs KC	L 14–41	–	–	0.0	2/2
11	2021-11-21	vs CIN	L 13–32	2/2	47	+0.7	1/1
12	2021-11-25	@ DAL	W 36–33	5/5	56	+1.9	3/3
13	2021-12-05	vs WAS	L 15–17	3/3	52	+1.5	–
14	2021-12-12	@ KC	L 9–48	1/1	26	+0.1	0/1
15	2021-12-20	@ CLE	W 16–14	3/3	48	+1.4	1/1
16	2021-12-26	vs DEN	W 17–13	1/1	41	+0.4	2/2
17	2022-01-02	@ IND	W 23–20	3/3	47	+1.2	2/2
18	2022-01-09	vs LAC	W 35–32 OT	5/5	52	+2.0	2/2
P19	2022-01-15	@ CIN	L 19–26	4/4	47	+1.3	1/1

2020 game log (16 games)

2020 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	FG	Long	FG points over exp.	XP
1	2020-09-13	@ CAR	W 34–30	2/2	54	+1.1	4/4
2	2020-09-21	vs NO	W 34–24	2/2	54	+1.1	4/4
3	2020-09-27	@ NE	L 20–36	2/3	29	−2.3	2/2
4	2020-10-04	vs BUF	L 23–30	3/3	54	+1.4	2/2
5	2020-10-11	@ KC	W 40–32	2/2	43	+1.0	4/5
7	2020-10-25	vs TB	L 20–45	2/2	42	+0.7	2/2
8	2020-11-01	@ CLE	W 16–6	3/4	33	−1.8	1/1
9	2020-11-08	@ LAC	W 31–26	1/1	31	+0.1	4/4
10	2020-11-15	vs DEN	W 37–12	3/3	52	+1.0	4/4
11	2020-11-22	vs KC	L 31–35	1/1	35	+0.2	4/4
12	2020-11-29	@ ATL	L 6–43	2/2	29	+0.2	–
13	2020-12-06	@ NYJ	W 31–28	1/1	48	+0.9	4/4
14	2020-12-13	vs IND	L 27–44	2/2	25	+0.1	3/3
15	2020-12-17	vs LAC	L 27–30 OT	2/2	23	+0.1	3/3
16	2020-12-26	vs MIA	L 25–26	4/4	38	+0.4	1/2
17	2021-01-03	@ DEN	W 32–31	1/1	33	+0.2	3/3

2019 game log (16 games)

2019 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Tackles	Sacks	INT	PD	FG	Long	FG points over exp.	XP
1	2019-09-09	vs DEN	W 24–16	–	–	–	–	1/1	29	+0.2	3/3
2	2019-09-15	vs KC	L 10–28	–	–	–	–	1/1	29	+0.2	1/1
3	2019-09-22	@ MIN	L 14–34	–	–	–	–	0/1	–	−2.1	2/2
4	2019-09-29	@ IND	W 31–24	–	–	–	–	1/1	26	+0.1	4/4
5	2019-10-06	vs CHI	W 24–21	–	–	–	–	1/1	41	+0.6	3/3
7	2019-10-20	@ GB	L 24–42	–	–	–	–	1/1	45	+0.7	3/3
8	2019-10-27	@ HOU	L 24–27	–	–	–	–	1/1	44	+0.6	3/3
9	2019-11-03	vs DET	W 31–24	–	–	–	–	1/2	32	−2.0	4/4
10	2019-11-07	vs LAC	W 26–24	–	–	–	–	2/3	40	−1.1	2/3
11	2019-11-17	vs CIN	W 17–10	1	0.0	0	0	1/1	20	+0.1	2/2
12	2019-11-24	@ NYJ	L 3–34	–	–	–	–	1/2	48	−0.9	–
13	2019-12-01	@ KC	L 9–40	–	–	–	–	1/2	34	−1.6	0/1
14	2019-12-08	vs TEN	L 21–42	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.0	3/3
15	2019-12-15	vs JAX	L 16–20	–	–	–	–	3/4	34	−1.5	1/1
16	2019-12-22	@ LAC	W 24–17	–	–	–	–	1/1	48	+1.0	3/3
17	2019-12-29	@ DEN	L 15–16	–	–	–	–	3/4	33	−2.1	–

2018 game log (11 games)

2018 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Tackles	Sacks	INT	PD	FG	Long	FG points over exp.	XP
1	2018-09-09	vs SF	W 24–16	–	–	–	–	1/1	48	+0.6	3/3
8	2018-10-28	vs IND	L 28–42	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.0	4/4
9	2018-11-01	@ SF	L 3–34	–	–	–	–	1/2	37	−2.1	–
10	2018-11-11	vs LAC	L 6–20	–	–	–	–	2/2	46	+0.9	–
11	2018-11-18	@ ARI	W 23–21	–	–	–	–	3/3	49	+1.0	2/2
12	2018-11-25	@ BAL	L 17–34	–	–	–	–	1/1	42	+0.5	2/2
13	2018-12-02	vs KC	L 33–40	1	0.0	0	0	2/2	50	+1.4	3/3
14	2018-12-09	vs PIT	W 24–21	–	–	–	–	1/1	44	+0.6	3/3
15	2018-12-16	@ CIN	L 16–30	1	0.0	0	0	3/3	50	+1.3	1/1
16	2018-12-24	vs DEN	W 27–14	–	–	–	–	2/2	45	+1.4	3/3
17	2018-12-30	@ KC	L 3–35	–	–	–	–	1/1	50	+1.0	–