Carter O'Donnell

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Carter O'Donnell
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O'Donnell with the Edmonton Elks in 2025
No. 64 – Edmonton Elks
Position Offensive tackle
Roster statusActive
CFL status National
Personal information
Born (1998-12-23) December 23, 1998 (age 26)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High schoolLindsay Thurber (Red Deer, Alberta)
University Alberta (2016–2019)
NFL draft 2020: undrafted
CFL draft 2020: 3rd round, 22nd overall pick
Career history
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played5
Games started3
Stats at Pro Football Reference
Stats at CFL.ca

Carter O'Donnell (born December 23, 1998) is a Canadian professional football offensive tackle for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

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University career

O'Donnell played U Sports football for the Alberta Golden Bears from 2016 to 2019. He was one of two U Sports football players to be invited to the 2020 East–West Shrine Bowl, which is held in the United States. [1]

Professional career

Pre-draft

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span
6 ft 5+1⁄2 in
(1.97 m)		313 lb
(142 kg)		32 in
(0.81 m)		10+1⁄8 in
(0.26 m)
All values from Pro Day [2]

O'Donnell was ranked as the third best player in the Canadian Football League's Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings for players eligible in the 2020 CFL Draft, and first by players in U Sports, at the end of the 2019 U Sports season. [3] He was selected in the third round, 22nd overall, by the Montreal Alouettes. [4]

Indianapolis Colts

O'Donnell was not selected in the 2020 NFL draft, but officially signed as an undrafted free agent with the Indianapolis Colts on April 29, 2020. [5] He was waived on September 5, 2020 and signed to the practice squad the next day. [6] [7] On January 10, 2021, O'Donnell signed a reserve/futures contract with the Colts. [8]

On August 31, 2021, O'Donnell was waived by the Colts and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. [9] [10]

He signed a reserve/future contract on January 10, 2022. [11] On August 2, 2022, O’Donnell was placed on injured reserve. [12]

On March 15, 2023, O'Donnell signed a contract extension with the Colts. [13] He was waived on August 30, 2023. [14]

Arizona Cardinals

On August 31, 2023, O'Donnell was claimed off waivers by the Arizona Cardinals. [15] He played five games for Arizona, starting three, in 2023. [16] He was waived/injured on July 23, 2024.

Edmonton Elks

The Edmonton Elks announced on September 2, 2025, that they had signed O'Donnell. [17]

References

  1. ↑ Moddejonge, Gerry (January 23, 2020). "Golden Bears product Carter O'Donnell shines in spotlight of East-West Shrine Bowl". Edmonton Sun. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  2. ↑ "2020 NFL Draft Scout Carter O'Connell College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Gallimore headlines spring edition of Scouting Bureau". Canadian Football League. April 20, 2020. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  4. ↑ "2020 CFL Draft Archives".
  5. ↑ "Colts Sign 10 Undrafted Free Agents". Colts.com. April 29, 2020.
  6. ↑ Walker, Andrew (September 5, 2020). "Colts Announce Final 2020 Roster Cuts". Colts.com.
  7. ↑ "Roster Moves: T Chaz Green Brought Back To Active Roster, DT Sheldon Day To IR, 14 Signed To Practice Squad". Colts.com. September 6, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Colts Announce Two Extensions, 16 Reserve/Future Contracts". Colts.com. January 10, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Colts Announce Final 2021 Roster Cuts". Colts.com. August 31, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Colts Sign 15 Players To Practice Squad". Colts.com. September 1, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Colts Sign 14 Players To Reserve/Future Contracts". Colts.com. January 10, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Colts Place WR John Hurst, G/T Carter O'Donnell On Injured Reserve, Sign C Alex Mollette". Colts.com. August 2, 2022.
  13. ↑ Stankevitz, JJ (March 15, 2023). "Colts sign OL Carter O'Donnell to contract extension". Colts.com. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Colts claim T-Ryan Hayes, DE-Isaiah Land and G-Josh Sills off waivers". Colts.com. August 30, 2023.
  15. ↑ Urban, Darren (August 31, 2023). "Cardinals Move Myjai Sanders, Dennis Daley To IR". AZCardinals.com.
  16. ↑ "Carter O'Donnell Stats Summary | NFL.com". www.nfl.com. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  17. ↑ "TRANSACTIONS: Elks agree to terms with OL Carter O'Donnell". goelks.com. September 2, 2025.
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