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Mark Carrier

Retired

Carolina Panthers · WR

Mark Carrier recorded 177 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 12 rostered seasons with Carolina Panthers, Cleveland Browns, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

▶Best highlights

49.5

rec yds/gm

0.2

rush yds/gm

4

playoff games

177

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Mark Carrier's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1987
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 6, 1987

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 6, 1987

8 rec · 212 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1995
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
NOV 26, 1995

Carolina Panthers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Nov 26, 1995

6 rec · 132 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
1996
CAROLINAPANTHERS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
SEP 29, 1996

Carolina Panthers vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Sep 29, 1996

8 rec · 124 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
1989
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
CHICAGOBEARS
NOV 19, 1989

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Nov 19, 1989

6 rec · 164 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1994
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DEC 24, 1994

Seattle Seahawks vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Dec 24, 1994

5 rec · 98 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Mark Carrier's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 212 receiving yards

Regular Season
1987
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 6, 1987

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 6, 1987

8 rec · 212 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 10 receptions

Regular Season
1989
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
TENNESSEETITANS
DEC 10, 1989

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Dec 10, 1989

10 rec · 135 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career highs: 2 receiving touchdowns · 12 targets

Regular Season
1996
CAROLINAPANTHERS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
SEP 29, 1996

Carolina Panthers vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Sep 29, 1996

8 rec · 124 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Mark Carrier's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1983–1995

01
TBCARRIER—Mark Carrier
TBWILDER32James Wilder
TBGRUBER74Paul Gruber

Instability follows Williams's departure

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The lost creamsicle years

Ownership decisions and constant coaching change produced fourteen straight losing seasons before new leadership began a cultural reset.

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Franchise era

1985–1995

02
CLECARRIER—Mark Carrier
CLEKOSAR19Bernie Kosar
CLEMATTHEWS—Clay Matthews Jr.

Three AFC title games, three painful endings

Cleveland Browns · Kosar and the Denver heartbreaks

A homegrown contender reached three conference championship games in four seasons before The Drive and The Fumble became permanent Cleveland memories.

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Franchise era

1995–2001

03
CARCARRIER—Mark Carrier
CARMILLS51Sam Mills
CARGREENE91Kevin Greene

The second season reaches the NFC title game

Carolina Panthers · An expansion team arrives early

Carolina won its division and reached the 1996 NFC Championship Game in only its second season before the original core receded.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 1990, 1991, 19931× Pro Bowl selection12 NFL seasons177 career games36 career rushing yards2 career rushing touchdowns569 career receptions8,763 career receiving yards48 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 834 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 13, 1987Most recent: Dec 27, 1998

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history