2013 Football Roster
Carson, Tra
vs
Utah State
Sep 6 (Sat)
11:45 AM
Jersey Number 21
Tra Carson
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 230
- Position:
- Running Back
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Texarkana, Texas
- High School:
- Liberty Eylau
Bio
• Earned Offensive MVP honors in the 2014 AutoZone Liberty Bowl.
• Led the team in rushing with 474 yards in 2014.
• Started four games at running back last season.
2014 (Junior)
Earned Offensive MVP honors in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl after gaining 133 rushing yards on 25 carries, both career highs, in the Aggies’ win over West Virginia ... led the team in rushing and was No. 2 on the team in rushing touchdowns with 581 yards and five scores on a team-high 124 carries ... saw action in 12 of 13 games with four starts ... missed the Lamar game due to injury ... had season high three rushing TDs vs. South Carolina ... had double-digit carries vs. Rice, MSU, Ole Miss, ULM, Missouri, and West Virginia ... had 50+ rushing yards vs. Rice, Arkansas, Missouri and West Virginia ... contributed eight catches for 58 yards, including three vs. MSU ... also had a pair of special team tackles.
2013 (Sophomore)
Rushed for 329 yards, ranking fourth among the Aggies on the year after 12 games of action … recorded a 5.3-yard average on 62 attempts … longest rush of the year was a 29-yard run at Missouri (Nov. 30) … also had three receptions, including a 35-yard catch against Auburn (Oct. 19) … scored seven touchdowns on the year … ran for a season-best 76 yards and two touchdowns in the first game of his career, against Rice (Aug. 31) … also scored two TDs against Sam Houston State (Sept. 7) … totaled 367 all-purpose yards on the year.
2012
Joined the A&M squad after transferring from Oregon ... redshirted while sitting out season per NCAA transfer rules ... received the Co-Offensive Scout Team MVP honor at the annual team banquet.
2011 (Freshman/Oregon)
The true freshman was the team’s fourth-leading rusher with 254 yards, appearing in 10 games for the Ducks … carried the ball three times for 13 yards in win vs. Oregon State … ran for 80 yards on 11 attempts, scoring his first collegiate rushing touchdown in win over Colorado … posted career-high 82 yards on nine attempts, including a career-long 29-yard run, and caught one pass for six yards in win vs. Missouri State … rushed for 35 yards on nine carries in win vs. Nevada.
High School
Coached by Craig Colvins at Liberty-Eylau High School in Texarkana, Texas … four-star recruit by Scout.com and garnered three stars from Rivals.com, ESPN and 247Sports.com … considered the No. 22 running back nationally by Scout.com … broke LaMichael James’ high school single-season school record as a senior, when he ran for 2,202 yards and 24 TDs on 196 carries … U.S. Air Force Player of the Week for the week of Oct. 31, 2010, after carrying the ball 15 times for 200 yards and three touchdowns - all in the first half of a road win over Mount Vernon … named to the Class 3A All-State first-team … awarded district MVP honors in each of his final two prep seasons … rushed 167 times for 1,342 yards and 16 touchdowns as a junior … selected as the top running back on the all-area team in 2009 … named to the all-district first team as a sophomore in 2008 … was the 2007 Newcomer of the Year for 3A Region II District 15.
Personal
Latravion Lee Carson is the son of Rhonda Carson of Texarkana, Texas ... born Oct. 24, 1992 ... recreation, parks, and tourism sciences major.
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