Keyarris Garrett

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Keyarris Garrett
Personal information
Born: (1992-09-26) September 26, 1992 (age 31)
Mount Pleasant, Texas
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:221 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school: Daingerfield (TX)
College: Tulsa (2011–2015)
Position: Wide receiver
Undrafted: 2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • FBS receiving yards leader (2015)

Keyarris Garrett (born September 26, 1992) is an American professional football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Tulsa, and was signed by the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2016. He was the leading receiver in Division I FBS football in 2015 with 1,588 receiving yards.

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College career

During the 2015 season, he had 96 receptions for 1,588 yards and eight touchdowns. [1] He led all Division I players in receiving yardage for the 2015 season. [2] On October 23, 2015, Garrett caught 14 passes for an American Athletic Conference record 268 receiving yards. [3] In December 2015, he was a unanimous selection for the All-American Athletic Conference first-team. [4]

For his career, Garrett had 219 receptions for 3,209 yards and 22 touchdowns.

Statistics

YearTeamGamesReceiving
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTD
2011 Tulsa 602105.060
2012 Tulsa 14116784512.6709
2013 Tulsa 227689.7200
2014 Tulsa 10104769814.9395
2015 Tulsa 1313961,58816.5508
Career45362193,20914.77022

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL draft, Garrett signed with the Carolina Panthers on May 2, 2016. [5] On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Panthers as part of final roster cuts and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [6] [7] After spending the entire season on the practice squad, Garrett signed a reserve/future contract with the Panthers on January 2, 2017. [8]

On September 2, 2017, Garrett was waived by the Panthers and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [9] [10] He was released on September 15, 2017, but was re-signed a few days later. [11] He was released on September 27, 2017.

On March 6, 2019, Garrett was assigned to the Baltimore Brigade. On March 6, 2019, Garrett was activated from the other league exempt list. He was placed on the other league exempt list again on April 5, 2019.

He signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on April 15, 2019. [12] Garrett was released on May 6, 2019. [13]

Garrett was selected by the Los Angeles Wildcats in the 2020 XFL Draft. [14] He was waived during final roster cuts on January 22, 2020. [15]

Garrett signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL on January 28, 2020. [16] He signed a contract extension with the team on December 31, 2020. [17] He was placed on the suspended list on July 10, 2021. [18] He was released on February 14, 2023. [19]

Personal life

His cousin, David Mims, played at Baylor, and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Atlanta Falcons. His uncle, David Whitmore, also played college football at Stephen F. Austin.

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  2. ↑ "FBS (I-A) Player Receiving Statistics – 2015". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Tulsa hopes to build off of Keyarris Garrett's record-setting night". Tulsa World. October 25, 2015.
  4. ↑ Kelly Hines (December 3, 2015). "TU wide receiver Keyarris Garrett earns all-conference honor". Tulsa World.
  5. ↑ Strickland, Bryan (May 2, 2016). "Panthers agree to terms with seven college free agents". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
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  7. ↑ Henson, Max. "Panthers establish practice squad". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on August 14, 2017.
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  9. ↑ Henson, Max (September 2, 2017). "Panthers trim roster to 53". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on September 20, 2017.
  10. ↑ Voth, Bill (September 3, 2017). "Panthers sign 10 players to practice squad". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2018.
  11. ↑ Henson, Max (September 15, 2017). "Bucky Hodges replaces Keyarris Garrett on practice squad". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2017.
  12. ↑ "TIGER-CATS ADD FIVE PLAYERS ON OFFENCE – Hamilton Tiger-Cats".
  13. ↑ "Capicciotti Whitlock and Green among 14 players released by Hamilton Tiger-Cats". www.nationalpost.com. Postmedia Network Inc. May 6, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
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  17. ↑ "Argos re-sign K/P Boris Bede + Extend Garrett". Argonauts.ca. December 31, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  18. ↑ Toronto Argonauts Media Relations [@ArgonautsMR] (July 10, 2021). "The following players have been added to the suspended list: AME WR Brandon Sheperd AME WR Keyarris Garrett AME WR Martavis Bryant AME WR Kendall Wright AME DB James Sample CDN LB Nelkas Kwemo CDNLB Nick Shortill CDN DB Robert Woodson" (Tweet). Retrieved July 10, 2021– via Twitter.
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