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Calvin Austin III
Wide receiver · 5th season · Reserve and injured
Updated
- Height
- 5-9
- Weight
- 162
- Age
- 27
- College
- Memphis
- Drafted
- 2022 · R4 P138
- Exp
- 5
Overview
Calvin Austin III is a wide receiver and return man who signed with the Giants as an unrestricted free agent in March 2026. The Pittsburgh Steelers drafted him out of Memphis in the fourth round, No. 138 overall, in 2022, and in four seasons with Pittsburgh he had 84 catches for 1,100 yards and eight touchdowns in 48 regular-season games.
Austin tore his ACL in a noncontact injury during practice in late August, and the Giants placed him on injured reserve Aug. 27, ending his first season with the team.
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Frequently asked
- What happened to Calvin Austin III?
- Austin tore his ACL in a noncontact injury during a Giants practice in late August 2026. The team placed him on injured reserve Aug. 27, ending his first season with the Giants before it began.
- What is Calvin Austin III's contract with the Giants?
- Austin signed a one-year deal worth up to $4.5 million, USA Today Sports reported. The Giants signed him as an unrestricted free agent March 14, 2026.
- What did Calvin Austin III do with the Steelers?
- Pittsburgh drafted Austin out of Memphis in the fourth round in 2022. In four seasons with the Steelers, he caught 84 passes for 1,100 yards and eight touchdowns in 48 regular-season games and also returned punts.
- Did Calvin Austin III score a punt return touchdown against the Giants?
- Yes. Austin returned a punt 73 yards for a touchdown against the Giants in 2024. That season he was the only NFL player with both a receiving touchdown of 50-plus yards and a punt return touchdown of 70-plus yards.
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