CJ Carr (American football)

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CJ Carr
Notre Dame Fighting IrishNo. 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 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