Chicago Bears
TE
Backup45
Roster Value40/100Depthhigh confidenceVeteran score driven by current role, availability, experience, and same-team continuity.
Experience
37
Expected Games
5/17
Prime
92
Draft Pedigree
This Year
$1.1M
Per Game
$229K
CHICHI
Projected Role
Backup
Roster Status
Active
Age
29
Height
6'4"
Weight
240 lb
College
Princeton

Roster Value components

Player Roster Value is a roster-asset estimate, not a performance grade. Each input is a transparent 1–100 read; a dash means we don't have a confident read yet.

Role45
Experience37
Durability32
Continuity14
Prime92
Draft pedigree
Contract Fit46

Where Stephen Carlson fits · Tight Ends

CHI tight ends, last season vs this season — Stephen Carlson is highlighted. This shows where he sits in the room now, alongside last season's group for context.

NEW arrived this offseasonRE-UP re-signedLEFT left after last season- returning players are unmarked

This season · 2026Tight Ends Coach: Jim Dray
82Colston Loveland7816/175465948289$6.1M22.36'6"245
72Cole Kmet8417/179699989676$7.8M27.46'6"258
62Sam RoushNEW648/1700505068$1.8M267
45Hayden LargeNEW435/17005050$1.0M250
45Qadir Ismail385/17005096$885K26.46'6"215
45Nikola Kalinic333/171201893$1.0M29.56'4"245
45Stephen Carlson405/1737143292$1.1M29.66'4"240
Last season · 2025Tight Ends Coach: Jim Dray
82Colston Loveland7816/175465948289$6.1M22.36'6"245
72Cole Kmet8417/179699989676$7.8M27.46'6"258
45Stephen Carlson405/1737143292$1.1M29.66'4"240
45Nikola Kalinic333/171201893$1.0M29.56'4"245
45Qadir Ismail385/17005096$885K26.46'6"215
45Thomas GordonLEFT385/17005096$885K25.96'5"250
40Durham SmytheLEFT5817/17890988648$3.0M31.06'4"248

Contract

This season$1.1M
Total deal$1.1M

Roster move

Backup45
TEStephen CarlsonRoster value40/100
Exp37
Exp gms5/17
Prime92
Draft
$1.1MThis yr
$1.1MTotal
$229KPer gm

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