Grant Calcaterra (born December 4, 1998) is an

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...

before transferring to SMU.

High school career

Calcaterra attended

Santa Margarita Catholic High School Santa Margarita Catholic High School (SMCHS) is a coeducational college preparatory Roman Catholic high school located in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, United States. SMCHS is owned and operated by the Diocese of Orange, and was opened in ...

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. As a junior, he caught 48 passes for 926 yards and nine touchdowns. He committed to play

at the

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after his junior season. As a senior, he caught 57 passes for 958 yards and eight touchdowns. He was named to the 2017

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College career

As a freshman at Oklahoma in 2017, Calcaterra played in 14 games and caught ten passes for 162 yards and three touchdowns. In 2018, his sophomore year, he appeared in 14 games and registered 26 catches for 396 yards and six touchdowns. He missed a majority of the 2019 season due to a concussion. Following the 2019 season, Calcaterra announced he would be retiring from football due to suffering multiple concussions throughout his playing career. He did not play a game in 2020, but announced in November that he would return to football and play at

Auburn University Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a public land-grant research university in Auburn, Alabama. With more than 24,600 undergraduate students and a total enrollment of more than 30,000 with 1,330 faculty members, Auburn is the second largest uni ...

. In January 2021, he announced he would not be enrolling at Auburn. He announced later that month he would be enrolling at

Southern Methodist University , mottoeng = "The truth will make you free" , established = , type = Private research university , accreditation = SACS , academic_affiliations = , religious_affiliation = United Methodist Church , president = R. Gerald Turner , prov ...

. For the 2021 season, he appeared in 11 games and caught 38 passes for 465 yards and four touchdowns.

College statistics

Professional career

Calcaterra was selected by the

in the sixth round with the 198th overall pick of the

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. He then signed a $3.8 million contract with the Eagles which included a $174,142 signing bonus. He made his NFL debut in Week 3 against the

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, and caught a 40–yard pass from

Jalen Hurts Jalen Alexander Hurts (born August 7, 1998) is an American football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played his first three seasons of college football at Alabama, where he was part of the team t ...

for his first career reception.

References

External links

Philadelphia Eagles bio

Oklahoma Sooners bioSMU Mustangs bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Calcaterra, Grant Living people American football tight ends Oklahoma Sooners football players People from Rancho Santa Margarita, California SMU Mustangs football players Players of American football from Orange County, California 1998 births Philadelphia Eagles players