Carlos Basham Jr.
Carlos Boogie Basham Jr.
He played college football at Wake Forest, and was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft.
.jpg) Basham in 2021 | |||||||||||
| No. 55 – New York Giants | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Born: | December 16, 1997 Roanoke, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 274 lb (124 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Northside (Roanoke) | ||||||||||
| College: | Wake Forest (2016–2020) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2021 / Round: 2 / Pick: 61 | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||||
Early years
Basham attended Northside in Roanoke, Virginia. As a senior, he had 76 tackles and seven sacks. He committed to Wake Forest University to play college football.
College career
After redshirting his first year at Wake Forest in 2016, Basham played in all 13 games in 2017 and had 24 tackles. As a junior in 2018, he had 64 tackles and 4.5 sacks. Basham returned to Wake Forest as a starter in 2019. On December 21, 2019, Basham announced that he would resume his college stint for his senior season in 2020.
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 3+1⁄4 in (1.91 m) | 274 lb (124 kg) | 32+7⁄8 in (0.84 m) | 9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 4.59 s | 1.63 s | 2.70 s | 4.32 s | 7.13 s | 34.0 in (0.86 m) | 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) | 20 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day | ||||||||||||
Buffalo Bills
Basham was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the second round (61st overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft. On May 12, 2021, Basham officially signed with the Bills.
On September 8, 2022, during the kickoff game at the Los Angeles Rams, Basham recorded his first ever career interception, a 21 yard pick from Matthew Stafford. This interception helped seal the game for the Bills as they won 31–10. Basham also recorded a sack on Stafford earlier in the night.
New York Giants
On August 29, 2023, Basham was traded to the New York Giants, along with 2025 seventh-round pick, in exchange for a 2025 sixth-round pick.
Personal life
Basham is the cousin of NFL defensive end Tarell Basham. He gained his nickname "Boogie" due to his fondness for dancing in his youth.
NFL career statistics
| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBH | Sck | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Y/I | Lng | TD | FF | FR | Yds | Y/R | TD | ||
| 2021 | BUF | 8 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | BUF | 15 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | NYG | 13 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Career | 36 | 0 | 48 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | |
Postseason
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBH | Sck | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Y/I | Lng | TD | FF | FR | Yds | Y/R | TD | ||
| 2021 | BUF | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | BUF | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Career | 4 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
References
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