Austin Carr (American football)

Austin Durant Mozée Carr (born December 25, 1993) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Northwestern. He played for New Canaan High School where he was first team All-FCIAC in both football and field hockey.

Austin Carr
Free agent
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1993-12-25) December 25, 1993
Benicia, California
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:Benicia (Benicia, California)
College:Northwestern
Undrafted:2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Receptions:10
Receiving yards:106
Receiving touchdowns:2
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

A former walk-on at Northwestern University,[3] Carr earned a scholarship and became a starter in his junior year.[4] In his senior year in 2016, Carr led the Big Ten Conference in receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns.[5] Following the 2016 season, Carr was named the Richter–Howard Receiver of the Year and was named First Team All-Big Ten by the coaches and media.[6]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 0 in
(1.83 m)		 202 lb
(92 kg)		 4.62 s 1.60 s 2.62 s 4.07 s 6.70 s 33 1⁄2 in
(0.85 m)		 9 ft 8 in
(2.95 m)		 16 reps
All values from Northwestern’s Pro Day.[7]

New England Patriots

On April 30, 2017, the New England Patriots signed Carr as an undrafted free agent to a three-year, $1.67 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $7,000.[8][9][10]

Carr shined in the preseason, recording 14 catches for 153 yards and two touchdowns in the four games. Despite a strong training camp and preseason, Carr was waived by the Patriots on September 2, 2017.[11]

New Orleans Saints

On September 3, 2017, Carr was claimed off waivers by the New Orleans Saints.[12] He was active for two games during his rookie season but did not catch any passes.

In 2018, Carr played in 14 games, recording nine catches for 97 yards and two touchdowns.[13]

On November 22, 2019, Carr was placed on injured reserve.[14]

On May 7, 2020, Carr re-signed with the Saints.[15] He was waived on September 5, 2020,[16] and signed to the practice squad two days later.[17] He was elevated to the active roster on October 12, October 24, October 31, and November 28 for the team's weeks 5, 7, 8, and 12 games against the Los Angeles Chargers, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, and Denver Broncos, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[18][19][20][21] He was signed to the active roster on December 24, 2020. On January 11, 2021, Carr was waived by the Saints, but re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[22][23][24]

Personal life

In November 2015, after registering with Be The Match two and a half years earlier, Carr was contacted that he may be a potential match to donate peripheral blood stem cells. Through a five hour procedure, he was able to donate his stem cells via a blood transfusion, which ultimately saved the life of the recipient, a retired locomotive engineer for the Union-Pacific railroad who had non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.[25]

References
  1. Ian McCafferty (August 26, 2016). "Northwestern announces Austin Carr, Connor Mahoney, Matt Harris and Anthony Walker as captains". www.insidenu.com. SB Nation. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  2. "Carr named Sports Illustrated Second Team All-American".
  3. "NU adds nine walkons". www.northwestern.rivals.com. Yahoo!. June 14, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  4. Greenstein, Teddy (September 19, 2016). "Northwestern receiver Austin Carr is a beast in more ways than one". www.chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  5. "Big Ten Football Statistics". Archived from the original on September 29, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  6. "2016 Big Ten Individual Award Winners" (PDF). www.grfx.cstv.com. Big Ten Conference. November 30, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  7. "Austin Carr, DS #48 WR, Northwestern". DraftScout.com. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  8. "Northwestern receiver Austin Carr signs with Patriots as Undrafted Free Agent". CSN Chicago. April 29, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  9. "Patriots Sign Sixth-Round Draft Pick Conor McDermott; Sign 19 Rookie Free Agents". Patriots.com. May 5, 2017. Archived from the original on May 12, 2017. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  10. "Spotrac.com: Austin Carr contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  11. "Patriots reach 53-man limit". Patriots.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on November 28, 2017.
  12. "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 5, 2017. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018.
  13. "Austin Carr 2018 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  14. "Saints make a series of transactions, send wide receiver Austin Carr to reserve/injured list". NOLA.com. November 22, 2019.
  15. "New Orleans Saints agree to terms with WR Austin Carr on one-year contract". NewOrleansSaints.com. May 7, 2020.
  16. "Saints announce 53-man roster reductions for 2020". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 5, 2020.
  17. Sigler, John (September 7, 2020). "Austin Carr re-signs with the Saints practice squad". USAToday.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  18. Just, Amie (October 12, 2020). "Saints sign CB Ken Crawley to active roster, release DE Margus Hunt, see other moves". NOLA.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  19. Just, Amie (October 24, 2020). "Saints to use Austin Carr, Juwan Johnson as COVID-19 replacements, activate Will Clapp too for game vs. Panthers". NOLA.com. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  20. Just, Amie (October 31, 2020). "Saints sign WR Tommylee Lewis to 53-man roster, elevate 3 practice squad players for Bears game". NOLA.com. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  21. "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. November 28, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  22. Sigler, John (January 12, 2021). "Saints activate D.J. Swearinger, shuffle practice squad for playoffs". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  23. Trahan, Ken (January 13, 2021). "Saints WR Tre'Quan Smith designated to return from injured reserve". Crescent City Sports. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  24. Just, Amie (January 13, 2021). "Saints shuffle practice squad roster, release veterans K Blair Walsh, LS John Denney". NOLA.com. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  25. Kahler, Kalyn (February 2, 2018). "At the Super Bowl, a Saints Rookie Meets the Man Whose Life He Saved". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
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