Grant Calcaterra

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Grant Calcaterra
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Calcaterra with the Eagles in 2022
No. 81 – Philadelphia Eagles
Position: Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1998-12-04) December 4, 1998 (age 25)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school: Santa Margarita Catholic
(Rancho Santa Margarita, California)
College: Oklahoma (2017–2019)
SMU (2021)
NFL draft: 2022  / round: 6 / pick: 198
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2024
Receptions:21
Receiving yards:306
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Grant Calcaterra (born December 4, 1998) is an American professional football tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma before transferring to SMU.

Contents

Early life

Calcaterra attended Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. As a junior, he caught 48 passes for 926 yards and nine touchdowns. [1] He committed to play college football at the University of Oklahoma after his junior season. [2] As a senior, he caught 57 passes for 958 yards and eight touchdowns. [3] He was named to the 2017 Under Armour All-America Game. [4]

College career

As a freshman at Oklahoma in 2017, Calcaterra played in 14 games and caught ten passes for 162 yards and three touchdowns. [5] In 2018, his sophomore year, he appeared in 14 games and registered 26 catches for 396 yards and six touchdowns. [6] [7] He missed a majority of the 2019 season due to a concussion. [8]

Following the 2019 season, Calcaterra announced he would be retiring from football due to suffering multiple concussions throughout his playing career. [9] [10] [11] [12] He did not play a game in 2020, but announced in November that he would return to football and play at Auburn University. [13] In January 2021, he announced he would not be enrolling at Auburn. [14] He announced later that month he would be enrolling at Southern Methodist University. [15] [16] For the 2021 season, he appeared in 11 games and caught 38 passes for 465 yards and four touchdowns. [17]

Statistics

SeasonGPReceiving
RecYdsAvgLngTD
Oklahoma Sooners
2017 51016216.2213
2018 122639615.2356
2019 357915.8240
2020 Retired
SMU Mustangs
2021 113846512.2294
Total 31791,10213.93513

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Bench press
6 ft 3+7⁄8 in
(1.93 m)		241 lb
(109 kg)		33+1⁄4 in
(0.84 m)		10 in
(0.25 m)		4.62 s1.62 s2.71 s4.30 s7.09 s32.5 in
(0.83 m)		20 reps
Sources: [18] [19]

Calcaterra was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round with the 198th overall pick of the 2022 NFL draft. [20] He then signed a $3.8 million contract with the Eagles which included a $174,142 signing bonus. [21] He made his NFL debut in Week 3 against the Washington Commanders, and caught a 40–yard pass from Jalen Hurts for his first career reception. [22]

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  2. ↑ Kersey, Jason (April 7, 2016). "Oklahoma football: Sooners pick up commitment from three-star athlete Grant Calcaterra". Oklahoman.com. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
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