CJ Carr (American football)

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CJ Carr
Notre Dame Fighting Irish–No. 13
Position Quarterback
Class
Redshirt Redshirt.svg
Redshirt
Freshman
Personal information
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career history
College
High school Saline (Saline, Michigan)

Curtis Jason Carr is an American college football quarterback for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

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Early life

Carr attended Saline High School in Saline, Michigan. He passed for 2,696 yards with 28 touchdowns as a sophomore, 2,685 yards with 26 touchdowns as a junior and 2,754 yards and 24 touchdowns as a senior. [1] [2] Carr played in the 2024 All-American Bowl. A four star recruit, he committed to the University of Notre Dame to play college football. [3] [4]

College career

Carr enrolled at Notre Dame in 2023. [5] In his first season in 2024, he played in one game as a backup to Riley Leonard and took a redshirt. [6] [7] With Leonard in the drafted into NFL, Carr competed for and won the starting quarterback job for the 2025 season opener. [8] [9]

Statistics

SeasonTeamGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCmpAttPctYdsAvgTDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
2024 Notre Dame 10Redshirted Redshirt.svg
2025 Notre Dame 110–1193063.32217.42161.811161.51
Career [10] 210−1193063.32217.42161.811161.51

Personal life

Carr's grandfathers are both members of the College Football Hall of Fame associated with the Michigan Wolverines, former head coach Lloyd Carr and All-American safety Tom Curtis. [11] [12]

References

  1. ↑ Saline four-star QB CJ Carr remains committed to Notre Dame, eyes senior year
  2. ↑ Sampson, Pete (August 19, 2024). "CJ Carr, Notre Dame get to know each other as freshman QB learns college football" – via NYTimes.com.
  3. ↑ "Grandson of Michigan great Carr chooses Irish". ESPN.com. June 9, 2022.
  4. ↑ Wickliffe |gwickliffe@mlive.com, Greg (December 20, 2023). "Notre Dame makes 4-star QB CJ Carr's signing official". mlive.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ Wickliffe |gwickliffe@mlive.com, Greg (December 19, 2023). "Former Saline star QB CJ Carr off to fast start at Notre Dame". mlive.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ Berardino, Mike. "No surgery, no regrets for CJ Carr after redshirt year for Notre Dame football". South Bend Tribune.
  7. ↑ Berardino, Mike. "Freshman QB CJ Carr still working back from elbow injury for Notre Dame football". South Bend Tribune.
  8. ↑ Toppmeyer, Blake. "Notre Dame's college football success in 2025 hinges on quarterback CJ Carr and his elbow". USA TODAY.
  9. ↑ read, Nick BrombergSenior writer·2 min (2025-08-19). "Notre Dame names CJ Carr its starting QB for Week 1 game vs. Miami". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 2025-08-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ↑ "Notre Dame Football Individual Career Summaries All Games - Carr, CJ" (PDF). fightingirish.com. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  11. ↑ "CJ Carr, the grandson of former Michigan coach Lloyd Carr and All-American Tom Curtis, will play football at Notre Dame". Associated Press. December 19, 2023.
  12. ↑ Why Saline's CJ Carr has already faced his toughest opponent ever
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