Grant Calcaterra

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

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
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 2022
Receptions:5
Receiving yards:81
Receiving touchdowns:0
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

High school career

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][8] He missed a majority of the 2019 season due to a concussion.[9]

Following the 2019 season, Calcaterra announced he would be retiring from football due to suffering multiple concussions throughout his playing career.[10][11][12][13] He did not play a game in 2020, but announced in November that he would return to football and play at Auburn University.[14] In January 2021, he announced he would not be enrolling at Auburn.[15] He announced later that month he would be enrolling at Southern Methodist University.[16][17] For the 2021 season, he appeared in 11 games and caught 38 passes for 465 yards and four touchdowns.[18]

College statistics
Oklahoma Sooners
Season GP Receiving
RecYdsAvgLngTD
2017 51016216.2213
2018 122639615.2356
2019 357915.8240
2020 Retired
SMU Mustangs
2021 113846512.2294
Total[19]31791,10213.93513

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBench 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:[20][21]

Calcaterra was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round with the 198th overall pick of the 2022 NFL Draft.[22] He then signed a $3.8 million contract with the Eagles which included a $174,142 signing bonus.[23] 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.[24]

References
  1. "Football recruiting: Santa Margarita's Calcaterra commits to Oklahoma". April 7, 2016.
  2. "Oklahoma football: Sooners pick up commitment from three-star athlete Grant Calcaterra". Oklahoman.com. April 7, 2016.
  3. World, Cody Stavenhagen Tulsa (21 January 2017). "Sooner early enrollees: TE Grant Calcaterra could be a dynamic receiver". Tulsa World.
  4. "Future Oklahoma Sooners tight end Grant Calcaterra gets his All-America jersey". September 21, 2016.
  5. "OU football: Grant Calcaterra could be next in long line of Sooner tight end greats". Oklahoman.com. August 23, 2018.
  6. "OU football: Grant Calcaterra primed for improvement". Oklahoman.com. August 27, 2019.
  7. World, Eric Bailey Tulsa (30 January 2018). "OU football: Looking back and moving forward at the receiver position". Tulsa World.
  8. "Now Back, What Does Future Hold For Grant Calcaterra?". The Draft Network. 17 August 2020.
  9. "Oklahoma TE Grant Calcaterra Announces Retirement From Football". November 22, 2019.
  10. Kersey, Jason. "'Erring on the side of being safe': Why Grant Calcaterra, OU's hero in last season's Big 12 title game, decided to give up football". The Athletic.
  11. "Oklahoma star TE Grant Calcaterra retires from football due to concussions". CBSSports.com. 22 November 2019.
  12. "Oklahoma TE Grant Calcaterra retires from football due to multiple concussions". www.yahoo.com. 22 November 2019.
  13. "Whicker: Grant Calcaterra leaves football with a purple heart and, so far, a clear head". December 7, 2019.
  14. "Ex-OU tight end Calcaterra transfers to Auburn". ESPN.com. November 18, 2020.
  15. Chapman, Ryan (8 January 2021). "Grant Calcaterra has change of heart". Sports Illustrated Oklahoma Sooners News, Analysis and More.
  16. "SMU football adds ex-Oklahoma TE Grant Calcaterra, who recently came out of retirement". Dallas News. January 13, 2021.
  17. Vannini, Chris. "From Oklahoma to SMU, Tanner Mordecai and Grant Calcaterra found a second chance with each other". The Athletic.
  18. "Grant Calcaterra, Reggie Roberson headed to NFL Combine".
  19. "Grant Calcaterra College Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  20. "Grant Calcaterra Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  21. "Grant Calcaterra, Southern Methodist, TE, 2022 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  22. Foley, Graham (April 30, 2022). "Eagles draft TE Grant Calcaterra with the No. 198 overall pick". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  23. Erby, Glenn (2022-05-05). "Eagles sign TE Grant Calcaterra, LB Kyron Johnson to rookie deals". Eagles Wire. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  24. "Highlight: Grant Calcaterra's first career reception goes for 40-yard gain".


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