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DAL · LCB · #21

Caelen Carson

No. 3 on the depth chart

Is Caelen Carson starting?

Caelen Carson is listed No. 3 at LCB on the Dallas Cowboys depth chart. Joey Porter Jr. is listed ahead of him at No. 1.

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Caelen Carson this week

The Dallas Cowboys play next in Week 6, on the road against the Green Bay Packers on Sun, Oct 18 (NBC). Caelen Carson is listed No. 3 at LCB going into that game.

At LCB for the Dallas Cowboys, Joey Porter Jr. and Cobie Durant sit ahead of him, and Devin Moore is next in line behind him.

Caelen Carson wears No. 21, is 24 years old, is listed at 6' 0", 195 lbs, has 3 years of NFL experience, came out of Wake Forest.

Is Caelen Carson playing this week?

Caelen Carson is listed No. 3 at LCB for Dallas Cowboys, not the projected starter. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

DAL LCB Depth

1Joey Porter Jr.Starter
2Cobie Durant
3Caelen Carson
4Devin Moore

Dallas Cowboys Starting Lineup

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Age
24
Height
6' 0"
Weight
195
Experience
3 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026DAL100000
    2025DAL7121002
    2024DAL5230004
    Career3 yrs13351006

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    0
    -1.7/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    0
    even with 2025 per game
    INT
    0
    even with 2025 per game

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    3
    Games
    13
    Tackles
    35

    #19 of 33 at DB in Interceptions (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Caelen Carson is rated 57 (Depth): production, role and draft slot rank 229th of 263 qualifying defensive backs (outperforms 13% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    9th percentile
    Beats 9% of 263
    Sample
    1 + 7 games
    2026 + 2025 · 228 snaps
    Draft slot
    30% of rating
    Pick 174 · 2024 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Sep 27BAL

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    Caelen Carson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Backup
    Caelen Carson plays 14% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 2 games).
    Snap share14%

    College

    Wake Forest

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