Dennis Carson

Dennis Carson (born January 8, 1992) is an American football punter for the Carolina Panthers.
==College career==
Despite being a natural punter, Carson was used as a kicker during his senior season at Michigan due to the presence of punter Shane Wood. Despite this, Carson went a solid 18/21 during this season.
===College statistics===
Year 	Kicking	Kicking	Kicking 	Kicking	Kicking	Kicking	Kicking	Kicking	Kicking
Year 	GP 	GS 	Attempted	Made 	0-19 	20-29 	30-39 	40-49 	50+
2013 	12 	12 	18 	21 	1 	0 	5 	11 	1
Totals	12 	12 	18 	21 	1 	0 	5 	11 	1
==Professional career==
===Pre-draft===
Carson was not expected to be drafted, even though he had proved himself adequate at both kicker and punter.
===Draft===
Carson did eventually land up undrafted. However, he received a 2 year $1 million contract offer from the Jets in undrafted free agency, which he accepted.
===2014 Season===
Carson put in a solid first season for the Jets, with a 42.5 average punt distance. This was good for 8th out of 16 punters leaguewide.
===2015 Season===
In the second year of his contract, Carson declined, averaging 37.1 yards per punt in 14 games. The Jets did not re-sign him at the end of his contract.
===2016 Season===
Carson signed with Carolina on a 1 year, $0.66 million deal before the draft.
===Career Stats===
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Year 	Team 	Games	Starts	Punting
Year 	Team 	Games	Starts	Average
2014 	NYJ 	11 	11 	42.5
2015 	NYJ 	14 	14 	37.1
Career	Career	25 	25 	39.5