Calvin Austin III

PRO CAREER

• Has yet to make NFL debut

PRO CAREER

• Has yet to make NFL debut

COLLEGE

• Played in 49 career games at Memphis (2018-21).
• Caught 156 passes for 2,541 yards (16.3 yards/reception) and 22 TDs
• Returned 29 punts for 323 yards (11.1 yards/return), including a 94-yard TD
• Finished his career ranked second all‐time in program history in receiving TDs, fourth in receiving yards and fifth in receptions
• Named first-team All-AAC in both 2020 and 2021
• Led the Tigers with 74 catches for 1,149 yards and eight TDs in '21
• His 1,149 receiving yards rank fifth on the program's single‐season list, while his eight TDs tied for 11th.
• In track and field, named 2019 U.S. Track and Field/Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All‐America second team (4x100m relay), 2019 All‐American Athletic Conference (4x100m relay), 2018 USTFCCCA All‐America honorable mention (4x400m relay), 2018 All‐American Athletic Conference four times (Indoor 200m, 4x400m relay; Outdoor 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay) and ran a school‐record 39.19 seconds in winning silver at the 2019 American Athletic Conference Championships.

PERSONAL

• Three‐year member of the varsity squad at Harding Academy in Memphis
• Helped lead the Lions to three‐straight Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) Division II‐Class A state playoffs appearances, including a spot in the semifinals in 2015
• Harding had a combined 26‐9 record those three seasons
• For his career, pulled in 74 catches for 1,513 yards and 24 receiving TDs, also rushed for 558 yards and eight more scores, totaled 49 career TD (24 receive/8 rush/6 punt return/5 kick return/4 interception return/2 fumble return), logged 758 kick return yards and 541 punt return yards, finished with 3,492 all‐purpose yards and 2,071 total yards over his career
• Named 2016 Tennessee Titans Mr. Football semifinalist (D2A back), 2016 Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TSWA) D2A All‐State first team and 2016 Donovan Stewart D2A All‐State
• Two‐time D2A West 1 All‐District (2015, 2016)
• Two‐time D2A West 1 Special Teams Player of the Year (2015, 2016)
• 2016 Toyota East‐West All‐Star Classic
• Three time Commercial Appeal Best of Preps pick (2014‐16)
• Also a track and field standout at Harding Academy becoming a nine‐time state champion in sprints/relays, seven‐time TSWA All‐State honoree and setting five school records
• 2015‐16, 2016‐17 Commercial Appeal Best of Preps Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year
• Helped lead the Lions to a TSSAA D2A state championships runner‐up finish in 2017
• Son of Calvin and Mimi Austin.