Center Grove Alumni and UDFA Carson Steele Secures a Spot on the Kansas City Chiefs’ 53-man Roster
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KANSAS CITY — Carson Steele, the 2020 Indiana Mr. Football, went undrafted in 2024 but has won a position on the Kansas City Chiefs’ 53-man roster, the reigning Super Bowl winners.
In the preseason, the running back/fullback, who began his career at Ball State before transferring to UCLA, gained 87 yards on 11 runs and scored twice.
Steele led the Chiefs with 29 running yards on four touches and a score against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 1 of preseason. In Week 3, against the Chicago Bears, he gained 50 yards on four attempts and scored again.
Steele spent two seasons at Ball State, where he rushed for 1,556 yards and 14 touchdowns as a sophomore, following a stellar career at Center Grove.
He transferred to UCLA in 2023, where he rushed for 847 yards and scored six touchdowns.
Over three seasons in college football, Steele totaled 3,294 rushing yards and 30 touchdowns.
