Eric Garror

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Eric Garror
No. 33 – Tennessee Titans
Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (2000-03-31) March 31, 2000 (age 24) [1]
Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Height:5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight:174 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school: McGill–Toolen
(Mobile, Alabama)
College: Louisiana (2018–2022)
Undrafted: 2023
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Total tackles:22
Pass deflections:2
Return yards:159
Player stats at PFR

Eric Kyleed Cameron Garror (born March 31, 2000) [1] is an American football cornerback for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns.

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Early years

Garror was born on March 31, 2000, in Mobile, Alabama. [2] He attended McGill–Toolen Catholic High School where he lettered in football and in basketball. [3] During high school, he was part of the AHSAA All-State team and was an All-Coastal Alabama performer. He finished his senior season with 29 tackles and 4 interceptions while on defense and also finished with 220 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns. He originally committed to play for the Richmond Spiders but he instead committed to Louisiana. [4]

College career

Garror played in 13 or 14 games during his true freshman season. He was also one of only two players in the team that had a sack, interception, and a pass defended all in the 2018 season. [5] Garror started in all 14 games for the 2019 season while playing cornerback and serving as the primary punt returner. He was ranked third in the Sun Belt and 30th in punt return yards per game in FBS with 6.7. He was named defensive MVP after the 2020 LendingTree Bowl (January) where he accounted seven tackles and half of a tackle for loss. [6] Garror earned third team All-Sun Belt Conference honors in the 2020 season after starting and appearing in all 10 games along with completing 23 tackles, 3 interceptions and 3 pass breakups. [7] Garror earned second team All-Sun Belt Conference honors in the 2021 season. [8] During that season, he averaged just under six yards per punt return. [9] During the 2022 season, Garror was named the Sun Belt Conference Special Teams Player of the Week after their Week 1 game against Southeastern Louisiana where he returned a second quarter punt of 83 yards for a touchdown which was the second of his career. [10]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 7+7⁄8 in
(1.72 m)		174 lb
(79 kg)		29+1⁄4 in
(0.74 m)		8+3⁄8 in
(0.21 m)		4.57 s1.50 s2.61 s4.29 s6.97 s33 in
(0.84 m)		9 ft 5 in
(2.87 m)		10 reps
All values from Pro Day [11]

After not being selected in the 2023 NFL draft, Garror signed with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent on May 15, 2023. [12] He was waived on August 29, 2023, [13] but was later re-signed to their practice squad. [14] He was promoted to the active roster on October 28, 2023. [15] As a rookie, he appeared in 12 games and made four starts. He had 22 total tackles (19 solo) and two passes defended to go with some punt return duties. [16]

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  4. ↑ Thomas, Ben (February 7, 2018). "All-State picks Eric Garror, Bryan Hill headline McGill signing class". AL.com. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
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  7. ↑ "Sun Belt Announces Preseason Poll, Players of the Year and All-Conference Teams". Sun Belt Conference . August 25, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
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  10. ↑ "Garror named SBC Special Teams Player of the Week". Louisiana Gridiron Football. September 5, 2022. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
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