Grant Calcaterra

Grant Calcaterra (born December 4, 1998) is an American football tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles. He was the 198th pick in the 2022 NFL draft by the Eagles.

Grant Calcaterra
Philadelphia Eagles
Position:Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1998-12-04) December 4, 1998
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:247 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school:Santa Margarita Catholic High School (Rancho Santa Margarita, California)
College:Oklahoma (2017–2019)
SMU (2021)
NFL Draft:2022 / Round: 6 / Pick: 198
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Player stats at 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 that November 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 football|Oklahoma]]
Season GP Receiving
RecYdsAvgLngTD
2017 51016216.2213
2018 122639615.2356
2019 357915.8240
2020 Retired
[[SMU Mustangs football|SMU]]
2021 113846512.2294
Total[19]31791,10213.93513

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dashBench 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 s20 reps
All values from NFL Combine[20][21][22]

Calcaterra was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round with the 198th overall pick of the 2022 NFL Draft.[23]

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. "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. "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.
  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.
  12. "Oklahoma TE Grant Calcaterra retires from football due to multiple concussions". www.yahoo.com.
  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. "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. https://247sports.com/college/smu/Article/SMU-Football-Grant-Calcaterra-Reggie-Roberson-headed-to-NFL-Combine-179896926/
  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. "NFL Combine: Official measurements for every NFL Draft prospect in Indianapolis". theathletic.com. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  22. "Grant Calcaterra, Southern Methodist, TE, 2022 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  23. https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/grant-calcaterra-nfl-draft-philadelphia-eagles-te-smu


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