Grant Calcaterra

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 26)
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 14, 2024
Receptions:29
Receiving yards:352
Receiving touchdowns:1
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.

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

Season GP Receiving
Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
Oklahoma Sooners
2017 5 10 162 16.2 21 3
2018 12 26 396 15.2 35 6
2019 3 5 79 15.8 24 0
2020 Retired
SMU Mustangs
2021 11 38 465 12.2 29 4
Total 31 79 1,102 13.9 35 13

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-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 s 1.62 s 2.71 s 4.30 s 7.09 s 32.5 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] As a rookie, he finished with five receptions for 81 yards in 15 games and two starts in the 2022 season.[23] In the 2023 season, he finished with four receptions for 39 yards in 15 games and one start.[24] Calcaterra scored his first career touchdown on December 8th, 2024 against the Carolina Panthers [25]

References

  1. ^ Albano, Dan (April 7, 2016). "Football recruiting: Santa Margarita's Calcaterra commits to Oklahoma". Orange County Register. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  2. ^ Kersey, Jason (April 7, 2016). "Oklahoma football: Sooners pick up commitment from three-star athlete Grant Calcaterra". Oklahoman.com. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  3. ^ Stavenhagen, Cody (January 21, 2017). "Sooner early enrollees: TE Grant Calcaterra could be a dynamic receiver". Tulsa World. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  4. ^ "Future Oklahoma Sooners tight end Grant Calcaterra gets his All-America jersey". USA Today High School Sports. September 21, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  5. ^ Mussatto, Joe (August 23, 2018). "OU football: Grant Calcaterra could be next in long line of Sooner tight end greats". Oklahoman.com. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  6. ^ Aber, Ryan (August 27, 2019). "OU football: Grant Calcaterra primed for improvement". Oklahoman.com. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  7. ^ Bailey, Eric (January 30, 2018). "OU football: Looking back and moving forward at the receiver position". Tulsa World. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  8. ^ Hladik, Matt (February 24, 2024). "Oklahoma TE Grant Calcaterra Announces Retirement From Football". The Spun: What's Trending In The Sports World Today. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  9. ^ Kersey, Jason (December 6, 2019). "'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. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  10. ^ Sallee, Barrett (November 22, 2019). "Oklahoma star TE Grant Calcaterra retires from football due to concussions". CBSSports.com. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  11. ^ Cooper, Sam (November 22, 2019). "Oklahoma TE Grant Calcaterra retires from football due to multiple concussions". Yahoo!. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  12. ^ Whicker, Mark (December 7, 2019). "Whicker: Grant Calcaterra leaves football with a purple heart and, so far, a clear head". Orange County Register. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  13. ^ Rittenberg, Adam (November 18, 2020). "Ex-OU tight end Calcaterra transfers to Auburn". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  14. ^ Chapman, Ryan (January 8, 2021). "Grant Calcaterra has change of heart". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  15. ^ Blum, Sam (January 13, 2021). "SMU football adds ex-Oklahoma TE Grant Calcaterra, who recently came out of retirement". Dallas News. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  16. ^ Vannini, Chris (October 28, 2021). "From Oklahoma to SMU, Tanner Mordecai and Grant Calcaterra found a second chance with each other". The Athletic. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  17. ^ Embody, Billy (January 5, 2022). "Grant Calcaterra, Reggie Roberson headed to NFL Combine". 247sports.com. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  18. ^ "Grant Calcaterra Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  19. ^ "Grant Calcaterra, Southern Methodist, TE, 2022 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  20. ^ Foley, Graham (April 30, 2022). "Eagles draft TE Grant Calcaterra with the No. 198 overall pick". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  21. ^ Erby, Glenn (May 5, 2022). "Eagles sign TE Grant Calcaterra, LB Kyron Johnson to rookie deals". Eagles Wire. USA Today. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  22. ^ Spadaro, Dave (September 28, 2022). "Grant Calcaterra: 'All of that hard work paid off for me'". www.philadelphiaeagles.com. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  23. ^ "Grant Calcaterra 2022 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  24. ^ "Grant Calcaterra 2023 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  25. ^ https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/eagles-grant-calcaterra-snags-first-career-td/
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