DE · Cincinnati Bengals
Carl Powell
Age 52 · 188 cm (6'2") · 126 kg · Born Jan 4, 1974 · Louisville; Grand Rapids CC
NFL career
1997
debut year
2005
last season
9
seasons
#72
jersey
College: Louisville; Grand Rapids CC
1982 NFL Draft
Rd 3
round
#61
overall pick
WAS
drafted by
Career stats
Regular-season totals from 2000 to 2005 · 54 games.
Defense
56solo tackles
6.5sacks
1INTs
0def TDs
Stats by season
6 regular-season campaigns tracked.
Defense
| Year | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | Int | Def TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Baltimore Ravens | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | Chicago Bears | 9 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | Washington Commanders | 14 | 19 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | Cincinnati Bengals | 12 | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | Cincinnati Bengals | 9 | 11 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | Cincinnati Bengals | 9 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Games during career · Cincinnati Bengals
Most recent results for the franchise while Carl Powell was on the roster (1999+ play-by-play coverage).
L
L
L
W
W
W
W
L
17–31 vs Steelers
2005-18 · Jan 8, 2006 · PLAYOFF
L
3–37 @ Chiefs
2005-17 · Jan 1, 2006 · REGULAR
L
27–37 vs Bills
2005-16 · Dec 24, 2005 · REGULAR
W
41–17 @ Lions
2005-15 · Dec 18, 2005 · REGULAR
W
23–20 vs Browns
2005-14 · Dec 11, 2005 · REGULAR
W
38–31 @ Steelers
2005-13 · Dec 4, 2005 · REGULAR
W
42–29 vs Ravens
2005-12 · Nov 27, 2005 · REGULAR
L
37–45 vs Colts
2005-11 · Nov 20, 2005 · REGULAR
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Career badges
Retired
External profiles
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1982 NFL Draft · Round 3 class
Other players selected in the same round.
#56
#60
#63
#64
#66
Cedric Jones
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#56
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#57
#58
Jim Burroughs
BAL
Rodney Lewis
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#59
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#60
Clayton Weishuhn
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#62
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#63
Stacey Bailey
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#64
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#65
Benny Perrin
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#66
Eugene Goodlow
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#67
Bill Bechtold
RAM
DE peers of the era
Other DEs who debuted within five seasons of Carl Powell.
Al Wallace
Debut 1997 · Bills
Alex Bernstein
Debut 1997 · #67 · Falcons
Andre Purvis
Debut 1997 · #97 · Bengals
Antonio Anderson
Debut 1997 · #96 · Cowboys
Brandon Mitchell
Debut 1997 · #97 · Seahawks
Carlos Thornton
Debut 1997 · #93 · 49ers
Chris Ward
Debut 1997 · #95 · Ravens
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Debut 1997 · #65 · Chiefs
Born on January 4
Hubert Ginn
1947 · Las Vegas Raiders
George Atkinson
1947 · Denver Broncos
Steve Lawson
1949 · San Francisco 49ers
Tony Bertuca
1950 · Baltimore Ravens
R.W. Hicks
1951 · Detroit Lions
Charles McShane
1954 · Seattle Seahawks
Benny Ricardo
1954 · Los Angeles Chargers
Jerome King
1955 · New York Giants