Austin Carr

WR · Northwestern 2016 · #80

Last confirmed: Northwestern, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′1″ · Benicia, CA

Austin Carr: WR · Northwestern · #80.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

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Austin Carr

WR · Northwestern · #80

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. This is his third year in the same receiving corps at Northwestern. A game that shows it: 158 receiving yards and 8 receptions against Ohio State — Week 9, 2016.

How he plays

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2016	Northwestern	90	1,247	13.9	12
2015	Northwestern	16	302	18.9	2
2014	Northwestern	7	100	14.3	0
Career		113	1,649	14.6	14

Season	Team
2016	Northwestern	--	--
2015	Northwestern	1	−7
2014	Northwestern	--	--
Career		1	−7

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 21-22vs Western Michigan	5	75	15.0	0	29
Wk 2	L 7-9vs Illinois State	7	73	10.4	1	14
Wk 3	W 24-13vs Duke	6	135	22.5	1	58	135-yard receiving day
Wk 4	L 13-24vs No. 20 Nebraska	8	109	13.6	1	24
Wk 5	W 38-31@ Iowa	6	73	12.2	3	25	3 TD catches
Wk 7	W 54-40@ Michigan State	11	130	11.8	2	29	2 TD catches
Wk 8	W 24-14vs Indiana	7	125	17.9	1	36
Wk 9	L 20-24@ No. 6 Ohio State	8	158	19.8	0	35	Season-high 158 yds
Wk 10	L 7-21vs No. 8 Wisconsin	12	132	11.0	1	32	132-yard receiving day
Wk 11	W 45-17@ Purdue	5	92	18.4	2	37	2 TD catches
Wk 12	L 12-29@ Minnesota	5	68	13.6	0	20
Wk 13	W 42-21vs Illinois	4	26	6.5	0	13
Bowl	W 31-24vs No. 22 Pittsburgh	6	51	8.5	0	12
Total		90	1247	13.9	12	58

Signature game

Week 7 · 2016

W 54-40

at Michigan State

11 rec · 130 yds · 2 TD

Edged out Michigan State on the road in a shootout.

With C. Thorson — 281 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 81.3 · 12 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD · H. Niswander — 42.8 yards per punt · 5 punts · 62 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 3 · Duke · 3rd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +6.27Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for 58 yds for a TD, (Jack Mitchell KICK)
Week 7 · Michigan State · 4th and 6 · Q4 · EPA +4.55Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for 29 yds for a TD, (Jack Mitchell KICK)
Week 3 · Duke · 3rd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +3.60Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for 29 yds to the Duke 45 for a
Week 8 · Indiana · 2nd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +3.53Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for 36 yds to the Ind 34 for a
Week 10 · Wisconsin · 3rd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +3.52Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for 32 yds to the Wisc 30 for a
Week 1 · Western Michigan · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +3.50Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for 29 yds to the WMich 32 for a

4 more plays

Week 2 · Illinois State · 4th and 5 · Q4 · EPA +3.21Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for 10 yds for a TD, (Jack Mitchell KICK)
Week 5 · Iowa · 3rd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +3.16Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for 16 yds for a TD, (Jack Mitchell KICK)
Week 9 · Ohio State · 3rd and 14 · Q4 · EPA +3.11Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for 27 yds to the OhSt 3 for a
Week 4 · Nebraska · 2nd and 12 · Q4 · EPA +3.07Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for 23 yds to the Neb 48 for a

Teams and coaches

3 seasons under Pat Fitzgerald — 22-16 over that span.

2014Northwestern5-7HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Balanced, fast tempo

2015Northwestern10-3HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-heavy

2016Northwestern7-6HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Balanced

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: epa / target (92nd percentile). Strength: td rate (84th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#53 / 674 · 92nd pct

0.89

TD rate#108 / 674 · 84th pct

8.7%

Yards / catch#218 / 674 · 68th pct

13.9

Explosive rate#225 / 674 · 67th pct

14.2%

Catch rate#264 / 674 · 61st pct

70.1%

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#13 / 524 · 98th pct

Rec yards#18 / 524 · 97th pct

1247

Rec TDs#16 / 524 · 97th pct

Long catch#183 / 524 · 65th pct

Yards / catch#207 / 524 · 60th pct

13.9

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

100th → 92nd percentile

Explosive rate

96th → 67th percentile

Catch rate

82nd → 61st percentile

TD rate

88th → 84th percentile

Yards / catch

96th → 68th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	7.0	96.4	13.8	0.7
Road5g	7.0	104	15.2	1.4

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	7.0	92.3	13.4	1.1
Weeks 8+6g	6.8	100	14.5	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2016 season

Head Coach

Pat Fitzgerald

Pass share

49.8%

482 pass / 486 run

Plays / game

74.5

13 games

Team sack rate

7.2%

541 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Impact starter

90 catches in 13 games, more catches a game than nearly every FBS receiver who plays every week.

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