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2025 Football Roster

86 Joseph Carlson

  • Position Place Kicker / Punter
  • Ht./Wt. 6-1 / 195
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Frisco, Texas
  • Prev School Wakeland HS (Air Force)
  • Major Masters of Business Analytics

Biography

At Midwestern State

Individual Honors

All-Lone Star Conference (1): 2024 (2nd)
LSC Special Teams Player of the Week (1): 9/23/24
D2Football.com Player of the Week: (9/24)
Associated Press DII All-American Kicker: 2024 (2nd)
Don Hansen Football Gazette All-American Kicker 2024 (2nd)
NCAA DII Conference Commissioners Association All South Central Region Kicker 2024 (2nd)

Academic Awards

LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll (2): 2024 (F), 2025 (S)

Senior (2024)

appeared in 11 games … made 17-of-23 field goals during the season ... set the program record with 17 made field goals... kicked a season-long 50-yard field goal in a 21-16 loss to Western Oregon (11/2) … made a school-record five field goals in a 36-15 win over Eastern New Mexico (9/21) …. made a solo tackle against Western Oregon … was 0-for-2 on pass attempts … was selected to All-Lone Star Conference second team ... NCAA Division II statistical champion for field goals made per game ... led the program in scoring with 73 points ...

At Air Force Academy

Junior (2020)

appeared in five games… averaged 39.6 yards per punt… had two punts more than 50 yards, including a 58-yarder… pinned the opponent inside the 20 four times… induced a fair catch six times… one touchback… made four tackles…

Redshirt Sophomore (2019)

delivered his first collegiate punt, a 38-yarder in the season opener against Colgate…

Sophomore (2018)

did not see action…

Freshman (2017)

did not see action…

At Wakeland High (Frisco)

played two years under head coach Marty Secord… earned team's special teams player of the year award twice … two-time all-district selection… named second-team All-State… led all 5A schools in Texas in punts downed inside the 20… invited to play in the 2016 and 2017 Down Under Bowl… earned Teen Leadership Award… member of National Honor Society… goalkeeper for soccer team in

Personal

son of Don Carlson… has brother — Samuel — and sister — Maile… married his wife Lily Carlson in December of 2024...  went to FC Dallas Youth Academy and had tryouts with Dallas Sidekicks and LA Galaxy II as a goalkeeper… enjoys cooking… favorite athletes are JK Scott and Charlie Scott…

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 86

    2024Senior

    Place Kicker / Punter
    6'1" 180 lbs
    86
  • 86

    2025Graduate Student

    Place Kicker / Punter
    6'1" 195 lbs
    86