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As of week 7, Daniel Carlson was a K for NO, age 31.6, 8 seasons of experience, drafted in round 5. In 2026 through week 6 he was listed at depth rank 1 on his club's depth chart; he had played 6 games on 0% of snaps. Before 2026 he played 130 games (postseason included) over 8 seasons with 1 first-team All-Pro and 1 second-team All-Pro. His injury history held 4 episodes (illness 2, ankle 1, groin 1), 1 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was an illness injury in 2023 week 14.
The full read
In short
Daniel Carlson is a backup at placekicker for NO — 0% of the snaps in his best week of 6. This week he did not practise, then practised in full. His team has not listed him on the final report.
What the reports say
our calls for this week are for members
The reports, quoted
What was reported
Source
1
“FULL
QB Tyler Shough (hand)
CB Kool-Aid McKinstry (head)
QB Spencer Rattler (knee)
RB CJ Donaldson (shoulder)
K Daniel Carlson (personal)”
Steelers Depot · 2026-10-23
2
“DNP
DL Nathan Shepherd (illness, NIR-rest) – QUESTIONABLE
LIMITED
OL Cesar Ruiz (knee) – QUESTIONABLE”
Steelers Depot · 2026-10-23
3
“Kicker Daniel Carlson did not make the flight from New York to Paris with the rest of his teammates”
New Orleans Saints · 2026-10-22
4
“K Daniel Carlson is expecting a newborn and remained out of practice today, meaning the Saints could elevate practice squad K Charlie Smyth.”
Steelers Depot · 2026-10-22
5
“DNP
OL Cesar Ruiz (knee)
K Daniel Carlson (personal)”
Steelers Depot · 2026-10-21
We have made a call on him this week
It is written down and timestamped, and it is not being published at the moment.
Where he sits on this scale is published with the call.
Practice this week
Fri
Thu
Wed
FPdated Fri Oct 23
DNPdated Fri Oct 23
DNPdated Fri Oct 23
Shape of the week: improving. Only days the publisher dated are shown; a day we could not date is left out until the nightly sweep stamps it. The shape is a fact, not a forecast.
Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range
Snap share0.0% range 0–0
wk 1–6 · 6 games
Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share
0%wk 1
0%wk 2
0%wk 3
0%wk 4
0%wk 5
0%wk 6
Medical history
When
Injury
Weeks on a report
Worst status
2026 · wk 7
Not injury related
1
—
2023 · wk 14
illness
1
—
2023 · wk 8
right groin
2
Questionable
2021 · wk 12
illness
1
—
2020 · wk 16
left ankle
2
—
Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.
Injury history by season · 5 episodes · 7 weeks on a report · same site more than once: illness ×2
2020
ankle · 2w
2021
illness · 1w
2023
illness · 1wgroin · 2w
2026
Not injury related · 1w
Weeks 1–18
questionable
listed, and played
Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status.
Our past calls vs what happened
Wk 7locked
Season on him: no call of ours graded yet. Graded by the record: right or a miss against whether he played. A week we did not call, or his club's own word, is not graded.
The rest of his team's report this week
Player
Pos
Practice
Whose word
Call
Chance he plays
Band
Mason Tipton
WR
UNK
team's word
—
Jordyn Tyson
WR
UNK
team's word
—
The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.
The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show
Profile — as of week 7
Role
K1 · 0% snaps
Season
2026 · 6 games through wk 6
Career
8 seasons · 130 games before 2026
Honors
1× first-team All-Pro · 1× second-team All-Pro
Injuries
4 episodes · last: illness, 2023 wk 14
Bio
age 31.6 · 8 seasons' experience · drafted round 5
Where the profile comes from
Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.