What Scouts Said About Anders Carlson

The Packers selected kicker Anders Carlson with pick 207 in the 2023 NFL Draft. Though there aren’t many people writing scouting reports about kickers, here’s what we were able to dig up as far as expert takes on Carlson.

Strengths

Lance Zerlein, NFL.com — Brother is an NFL kicker. Possesses good size and has made kicks in high-pressure situations. Was 4 of 4 from 40-plus yards in dramatic 2019 Iron Bowl win over Alabama.

CBS Sports — Never missed an attempt inside 30 yards outside of three extra point attempts. Brother, Daniel, is an NFL kicker. Auburn trusted his leg to make long attempts.

Weaknesses

Lance Zerlein, NFL.com — Career make rate of just 71.8 percent. Struggled to find consistent kickoff depth in 2022. Made just 5 of 17 field goals from 50-plus yards, going 0 for 4 since 2021. Highly inconsistent on mid-range kicks. Slow operation time leads to blocked kicks.

CBS Sports — Successfully converted just 53.6% of 40-plus-yard field goal attempts Accuracy on field goal and kickoff attempts

Overall

Lance Zerlein, NFL.com — Carlson has made kicks in big moments and appeared to be tracking in a good direction back in 2020. However, he has struggled to establish consistency on mid-range kicks and has been poor on kicks from 50 yards and beyond. He’s had too many kicks blocked during his career and doesn’t sport a booming leg on kickoffs.

The 33rd Team — Older brother Daniel Carlson was an All-American kicker at Auburn and is now with the Las Vegas Raiders. Anders Carlson was the starting kicker for the past five seasons at Auburn. He made 71 percent of his kicks with a career-long of 53. He had five kicks blocked in his career.

Where Anders Carlson ranked on evaluators’ big boards

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