Calvin Austin III

PRO CAREER

• Has played in 34 regular-season games (nine starts) in three-year NFL career (Pittsburgh 2022-24)
• Has registered 53 receptions for 728 yards (13.7 avg.) and five TDs
• Has rushed 11 times for 57 yards and one TD
• Has returned 57 punts for 538 yards (9.4 avg.) and one TD
• Recorded a 73-yard punt return for TD in Week 8 of 2024 vs. N.Y. Giants
• Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance in Week 8 vs. N.Y. Giants (Monday Night Football)
• His punt return for TD was the Steelers first since Diontae Johnson (85 yards) vs. Arizona on Dec. 8, 2019
• First punt return for TD by Pittsburgh at home since Antonio Brown (71 yards) vs. Indianapolis on Dec. 6, 2015
• Third player to register a TD catch and punt return TD on Monday Night Football in the last 20 years (Dez Bryant, Dallas; Devin Hester, Chicago)
• Only player in the NFL with a TD reception of at least 50 yards and punt return for TD of at least 70 yards on the year
• One of two players in the League with a TD reception of at least 50 yards and punt return for TD of at least 70 yards in the same season since 2019 (Rashid Shaheed, New Orleans, 2023)
• Ranks fifth in punt returns (57), sixth in punt-return yards (538) and sixth in punt-return average (9.4) since entering the League in 2023
• Hauled in a 72-yard TD catch in Week 3 of 2023 at Las Vegas
• Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2023 (vs. San Francisco)
• Made NFL starting debut in Week 5 of 2023 (vs. Baltimore)

PRO CAREER

• Has played in 34 regular-season games (nine starts) in three-year NFL career (Pittsburgh 2022-24)
• Has registered 53 receptions for 728 yards (13.7 avg.) and five TDs
• Has rushed 11 times for 57 yards and one TD
• Has returned 57 punts for 538 yards (9.4 avg.) and one TD
• Recorded a 73-yard punt return for TD in Week 8 of 2024 vs. N.Y. Giants
• Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance in Week 8 vs. N.Y. Giants (Monday Night Football)
• His punt return for TD was the Steelers first since Diontae Johnson (85 yards) vs. Arizona on Dec. 8, 2019
• First punt return for TD by Pittsburgh at home since Antonio Brown (71 yards) vs. Indianapolis on Dec. 6, 2015
• Third player to register a TD catch and punt return TD on Monday Night Football in the last 20 years (Dez Bryant, Dallas; Devin Hester, Chicago)
• Only player in the NFL with a TD reception of at least 50 yards and punt return for TD of at least 70 yards on the year
• One of two players in the League with a TD reception of at least 50 yards and punt return for TD of at least 70 yards in the same season since 2019 (Rashid Shaheed, New Orleans, 2023)
• Ranks fifth in punt returns (57), sixth in punt-return yards (538) and sixth in punt-return average (9.4) since entering the League in 2023
• Hauled in a 72-yard TD catch in Week 3 of 2023 at Las Vegas
• Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2023 (vs. San Francisco)
• Made NFL starting debut in Week 5 of 2023 (vs. Baltimore)

2024 (STEELERS)

• Played in 17 regular-season games (eight starts)
• Caught 36 passes for 548 yards (15.2 avg.) and four TDs
• Returned 28 punts for 289 yards (10.3 avg.) and one TD
• Only player in the NFL with a TD reception of at least 50 yards and punt return for TD of at least 70 yards on the year
• One of two players in the League with a TD reception of at least 50 yards and punt return for TD of at least 70 yards in the same season since 2019 (Rashid Shaheed, New Orleans, 2023)
• Recorded a 73-yard punt return for TD in Week 8 of 2024 vs. N.Y. Giants
• Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance in Week 8 vs. N.Y. Giants (Monday Night Football)
• His punt return for TD was the Steelers first since Diontae Johnson (85 yards) vs. Arizona on Dec. 8, 2019
• First punt return for TD by Pittsburgh at home since Antonio Brown (71 yards) vs. Indianapolis on Dec. 6, 2015
• Third player to register a TD catch and punt return TD on Monday Night Football in the last 20 years (Dez Bryant, Dallas; Devin Hester, Chicago)
• Caught four passes for 95 yards (23.8 avg.), including a 55-yard TD reception from Justin Fields, in the 20-10 Week 3 victory over L.A. Chargers
• Registered three catches for 54 yards (18.0 avg.), including a 29-yard TD reception from Russell Wilson, in the 26-18 Week 8 victory over N.Y. Giants
• Caught three passes for 78 yards (26.0 avg.), including a 46-yard reception and 23-yard TD catch from Russell Wilson, in Week 12 at Cleveland
• Recorded a 23-yard TD reception from Russell Wilson in Week 13 at Cincinnati

2023 (STEELERS)

• Played in 17 regular-season games (one start)
• Caught 17 passes for 180 yards (10.6 avg.) and one TD
• Hauled in a 72-yard TD catch in Week 3 at Las Vegas
• Rushed for 57 yards on 11 carries (5.2 avg.) and one TD
• Registered a seven-yard TD run in Week 16 vs. Cincinnati

2022 (STEELERS)

• Spent the entire season on the Reserve/Injured List

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.