#88
Stephen Carlson
CLE · 2019–2021CHI · 2023–presentACT
StephenCarlson#88TE
Age
29
Dec 12, 1996
Height
6'4"
76"
Weight
248
lb
College
Princeton
Drafted
2019
UDFA
Exp
7
seasons
Contract
$1M
1y · $1.1M APY
Status
ACT
ACT

2020 Season

Latest production
Rec
1
2020
Targets
2
regular season
Rec Yds
11
regular season
TD
0
regular season
Y/R
11.0
regular season
Catch %
50%
1/2
Updated 2026-06-02

Career

Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career

Career Path

2019 — Present · Includes honors
2023
Chicago Bears · Tight End
TE · 5 active weeks
NFL
2019–2021
Cleveland Browns · Tight End
TE · 27 active weeks
NFL

Draft Profile

2019 Draft
Selection
Undrafted Free Agent
2019 UDFA signing with Cleveland Browns
TeamCLE
StatusUDFA
Undrafted Free Agent

Data Sources & Attribution

Credits
Headshot — wikipediaErik Drost. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Source file
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.