Patrick Carr (born September 22, 1995) is an

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who is a free agent. Carr signed with the

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as an undrafted free agent following the

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. He has also been a member of the

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of the

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(CFL). He played college football for the

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and the

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Early years

Carr played tailback for

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. Wearing jersey #1, Carr was a four-year letterer and a three-year starter for the Highlanders football team. During his career, he rushed for 5,202 yards and 51 touchdowns, breaking the previous school record made by future NFL player

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. He received multiple honors, including All-County Sophomore MVP, second-team all-state, District Most Valuable Player, and first-team all-district at some point in his high school career. Carr was ranked the 93rd best player in the nation and was listed as a 4-star recruit by the end of his senior season. He committed to the

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over offers from Arkansas, Arizona State, Iowa, Kentucky, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, TCU, and Wake Forest. Carr also played football alongside fellow NFL player Antoine Winfield Jr., who played safety for The Woodlands. He was also a four-year letterer in track, where he received state honors in the 100-meter dash, the 4x100 relay race, the 4x200 relay race, and the field event long jump. Carr additionally lettered in soccer as a freshman but left the team before the end of the season to focus on other sports.

College career

Carr played in all 12 games as a true freshman for the

and had 272 rushing yards on 66 carries with four touchdowns. Carr finished the season being named Colorado's freshman player of the year and was on the all-NCAA 2nd team freshman roster. However, Carr transferred to the

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following a family incident that left him wanting to return to his hometown. After sitting out a season due to NCAA transfer regulations, Carr played sparingly as a reserve tailback for the

, rushing 26 yards on 4 carries in his sophomore year. He was bumped to a shared starting position with Mulbah Car as a junior, seeing time in all games and leading his team in rushing yards with 868 yards for 5 touchdowns on 151 carries, averaging 5.7 yards per carry. He reclaimed his starting role at the beginning of his senior year, but ended up missing most of the season due to injury and was only able to start three games. Regardless, he recorded 380 yards and 5 touchdowns on 67 carries, again averaging 5.7 yards per carry. He was also a selection for the 2017-2018 All-American academic team. He finished his career with 1,546 yards for 13 touchdowns on 227 carries, averaging 6.0 yards per carry.

Professional career

Seattle Seahawks

Although Carr ultimately went undrafted, he agreed to sign with the

hours following the

. He officially signed with the team on May 4, 2020. He was waived on July 26, 2020, but was re-signed on August 14, 2020. He was waived/injured on August 31, 2020, and subsequently reverted to the team's

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the next day.

Ottawa Redblacks

On October 10, 2021, Carr signed with the

of the

(CFL). On January 13, 2022, he was released by the Redblacks following the 2021 season.

References

External links

Houston Cougars football bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carr, Patrick 1995 births Living people American football running backs Houston Cougars football players Sportspeople from The Woodlands, Texas Players of American football from Harris County, Texas Seattle Seahawks players Colorado Buffaloes football players