Calvin Austin III

A 4th-round selection by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2022 who signed with the Giants as a free agent during the 2026 offseason…Missed his rookie year due to injury…Has played in 48 games (16 starts) and caught 84 passes for 1,100 yards (13.1 avg.) and 8 touchdowns…Also rushed 11 times for 57 yards and 1 touchdown…Also returned punts…Has 72 career punt returns for 639 yards and 1 touchdown…His long return is 73 yards.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• A 4th-round selection by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2022 who signed with the Giants as a free agent during the 2026 offseason…Missed his rookie year due to injury…Has played in 48 games (16 starts) and caught 84 passes for 1,100 yards (13.1 avg.) and 8 touchdowns…Also rushed 11 times for 57 yards and 1 touchdown…Also returned punts…Has 72 career punt returns for 639 yards and 1 touchdown…His long return is 73 yards.
• Appeared in 14 games (seven starts) for the Steelers in 2025…Recorded 31 receptions for 372 yards and 3 touchdowns…Returned 4 punts for 101 yards.
• Set all of his single-season career highs in 2024…In 17 games played (eight starts), produced 36 catches for 548 yards and 4 touchdowns…Recorded 28 punt returns for 289 yards, including his career long of 73 which resulted in a touchdown.
• Played 17 games (one start) in 2023…Caught 17 passes for 180 yards and 1 touchdown…Rushed 11 times for 57 yards (5.2 avg.) and 1 touchdown…Returned 29 punts for 249 yards with a long of 34.

COLLEGE

• Attended Memphis, where he played in 45 games across his five-year career…Combined for 156 receptions, 2,541 yards (16.3 avg.) and 22 touchdowns…Returned 29 punts for 323 yards and 2 touchdowns…Rushed 8 times for 169 yards (21.1 avg.) and 3 touchdowns…Also was a member of the track and field team.
• As a senior in 2021, posted a team-high 74 catches for 1,149 yards (15.5 avg.) and 8 touchdowns…Rushed 1 time for 69 yards and 1 touchdown…Named first-team All-AAC by all major outlets.
• Played in 11 games as a junior and recorded 63 catches for 1,053 yards and 11 touchdowns…Led the AAC in receiving yards and touchdowns…Returned 20 punts for 188 yards and 1 touchdown…Voted to first-team All-AAC.
• Caught 17 passes for 315 yards and 3 touchdowns in 2019.
• Played in nine games as a redshirt freshman in 2018…Caught 2 passes for 24 yards and rushed 1 time for 83 yards and 1 touchdown.
• On the track and field team, qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championship in the 4x100m relay in 2018 and the 4x400m relay in 2017.

PERSONAL

• The son of Calvin and Mimi Austin…Attended Harding Academy in Memphis, Tenn.
• Across his high school career, caught 74 passes for 1,513 yards and 24 touchdowns…Also rushed for 558 yards and 8 touchdowns.
• Was a 9-time state champion in Tennessee in sprints/relays.

MAIN TRANSACTIONS

• Originally a 4th-round (138th pick overall) draft choice by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2022.
• Signed as a free agent by the New York Giants on 3/14/26.