Stephen Carlson holds the TE · Starter spot in Chicago Bears’s tight end room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Stephen Carlson played 2 games in 2025 with a 11% snap share.

Stephen Carlson is a 6'4" tight end who played college football at Princeton, where he finished his career ranked third all-time in touchdown catches with 16. Originally signed by Cleveland as an undrafted free agent in 2019, he appeared in nine games that season, recording five receptions for 51 yards and one touchdown. He played in all 16 games for the Browns in 2020 with two starts. Carlson joined Chicago in 2023 and has appeared in 28 games (seven starts) across his time with the Bears, totaling six catches for 62 yards and a touchdown. He enters 2026 in his eighth NFL season and fourth with Chicago.

Browns2019 – 2021

Bears2023 — present

CollegePrincetonAcquiredAcquired from Cleveland Browns · drafted thereHometownJamestown, NY