Calvin Austin III

#4 · WR · Jr. · Memphis5′9″ · 162 lb · Memphis, TN

Calvin Austin III: WR · Memphis · #4.

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Calvin Austin III

WR · Memphis · Jr · #4

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. The four seasons at Memphis span two head coaches: Mike Norvell and Ryan Silverfield. That makes two straight seasons on the honors list: All-AAC again in 2021. One game to point at: 239 receiving yards and 6 receptions against Arkansas State — Week 2, 2021.

Style of play

Play style

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

Fans

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

Memphis in the news

NCAA grants Popovic eligibility after six gamesAudacy Oct 26

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2021	Memphis	74	1,149	15.5	8	75
2020	Memphis	63	1,053	16.7	11	65
2019	Memphis	17	315	18.5	3	46
2018	Memphis	2	24	12.0	0	18
Career		156	2,541	16.3	22	75

Season	Team
2021	Memphis	1	69	135	1
2020	Memphis	2	14	188	1
2019	Memphis	4	3	--	--
2018	Memphis	1	83	--	--
Career		8	169	323	2

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 42-17vs Nicholls	6	47	7.8	1	15
Wk 2	W 55-50@ Arkansas State	6	239	39.8	3	75	Season-high 239 yds
Wk 3	W 31-29vs Mississippi State	9	105	11.7	2	25	2 TD catches
Wk 4	L 28-31vs UTSA	6	142	23.7	1	60	142-yard receiving day
Wk 5	L 31-34@ Temple	8	104	13.0	0	25
Wk 6	L 29-35@ Tulsa	13	200	15.4	1	30	200-yard receiving day
Wk 7	W 35-17vs Navy	2	20	10.0	0	12
Wk 8	L 7-24@ UCF	7	44	6.3	0	15
Wk 10	W 28-25vs No. 23 SMU	8	88	11.0	0	27
Wk 11	L 29-30vs East Carolina	2	37	18.5	0	19
Wk 12	L 13-31@ No. 17 Houston	5	103	20.6	0	36
Wk 13	W 33-28vs Tulane	2	20	10.0	0	11
Total		74	1149	15.5	8	75

Signature game

Week 6 · 2021

L 29-35

at Tulsa

13 rec · 200 yds · 1 TD

With S. Henigan — 463 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 77.2 · 37 rush yds (9 car) · J. Doyle — 53.5 yards per punt · 2 punts · 67 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 7 · Navy · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +5.61Calvin Austin III run for 69 yds for a TD, (Joe Doyle KICK)
Week 4 · UTSA · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +4.76Seth Henigan pass complete to Calvin Austin III for 60 yds for a TD, (Joe Doyle KICK)
Week 10 · SMU · 4th and 12 · Q3 · EPA +4.23Seth Henigan pass complete to Calvin Austin III for 27 yds to the SMU 1 for a
Week 6 · Tulsa · 4th and 4 · Q4 · EPA +3.64Seth Henigan pass complete to Calvin Austin III for 25 yds to the Tulsa 44 for a
Week 6 · Tulsa · 3rd and 11 · Q1 · EPA +3.42Seth Henigan pass complete to Calvin Austin III for 19 yds to the Tulsa 36 for a
Week 6 · Tulsa · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.37Seth Henigan pass complete to Calvin Austin III for 30 yds for a TD, (Seth Henigan pass to Javon Ivory for Two-Point Conversion)

4 more plays

Week 12 · Houston · 2nd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +3.16Seth Henigan pass complete to Calvin Austin III for 36 yds to the Houst 42 for a
Week 3 · Mississippi State · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.02Henigan to Austin III: a 21-yard touchdown pass.
Week 12 · Houston · 4th and 3 · Q2 · EPA +2.92Seth Henigan pass complete to Calvin Austin III for 10 yds to the Houst 48 for a
Week 3 · Mississippi State · 2nd and 11 · Q1 · EPA +2.78Seth Henigan pass complete to Calvin Austin III for 23 yds to the Memph 47 for a

Teams and coaches

2018Memphis8-6HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning

2019Memphis12-2HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning

2020Memphis8-3HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced, fast tempo

2021Memphis6-6HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 85 (#23 of 468). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2021 season

85All-Conference level #23 of 468 · 2021?

13 metrics · season cumulative

2021 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: epa / target (88th percentile). Strength: yards / catch (82nd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#81 / 655 · 88th pct

1.01

Yards / catch#117 / 655 · 82nd pct

15.5

Explosive rate#139 / 655 · 79th pct

18.7%

TD rate#187 / 655 · 71st pct

8.8%

Catch rate#219 / 655 · 67th pct

80.2%

Box-score rates (8)

Rec yards#20 / 557 · 96th pct

1149

Receptions#34 / 557 · 94th pct

Rec TDs#39 / 557 · 92nd pct

Long catch#41 / 557 · 90th pct

Rush TDs#10 / 273 · 88th pct

Rush yards#32 / 273 · 88th pct

Yards / catch#128 / 557 · 77th pct

15.5

Fumbles lost#89 / 223 · 36th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

55th → 88th percentile

Explosive rate

58th → 79th percentile

Catch rate

5th → 67th percentile

TD rate

78th → 71st percentile

Yards / catch

81st → 82nd percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2021. 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

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	5.0	65.6	13.2	0.6
Road5g	7.8	138	19.0	0.8

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	7.1	122	17.3	1.1
Weeks 8+5g	4.8	58.4	13.3	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2021 season

Head Coach

Ryan Silverfield

Pass share

52.4%

443 pass / 402 run

Plays / game

70.4

12 games

Team sack rate

6.1%

474 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

85 · #23 of 468 WRs · 2021

Calvin Austin III

Similar players

Style of play

Fans

Memphis in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

All-Conference 1st team

Four seasons at Memphis, drafted

2020 10 games

2021 12 games

2022