Receiver, Northwestern, 2012–⁠16

Austin Carr

Number
No. 80
Height
6′1″
Hometown
Benicia, CA
Born
Dec 25, 1993, in Benicia, California

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Austin Carr played receiver at Northwestern (2012–⁠16).

Career highs

12catches, career highvs. Wisconsin, 2016158receiving yards, career highat Ohio State, 20163receiving touchdowns, career highat Iowa, 2016

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Northwestern710014.3030
2015Northwestern1630218.9248
2016Northwestern901,24713.91258
Career1131,64914.61458

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Northwestern80WR
2013Northwestern80WR
2014Northwestern80WR
2015Northwestern80WR
2016Northwestern80WR6′1″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2014Northwestern90.73––6.6–
2015Northwestern221.27––27.93%
2016Northwestern1280.9192nd (n=489)0.52116.213%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2016 Northwestern 13 games, 90 catches, 1,247 yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.Western MichiganL 21–⁠22575029–
Sep 10vs.Illinois StateL 7–⁠9773114–
Sep 17vs.DukeW 24–⁠136135158–
Sep 24vs.NebraskaL 13–⁠248109124–
Oct 1atIowaW 38–⁠31673325–
Oct 15atMichigan StateW 54–⁠4011130229–
Oct 22vs.IndianaW 24–⁠147125136–
Oct 29atOhio StateL 20–⁠248158035–
Nov 5vs.WisconsinL 7–⁠2112132132–
Nov 12atPurdueW 45–⁠17592237–
Nov 19atMinnesotaL 12–⁠29568020–
Nov 26vs.IllinoisW 42–⁠21426013–
Dec 28 ✦vs.PittsburghW 31–⁠24651012–
2015 Northwestern 10 games, 16 catches, 302 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 12vs.Eastern IllinoisW 41–⁠0261144–
Sep 26vs.Ball StateW 24–⁠19125125–
Oct 3vs.MinnesotaW 27–⁠0114014–
Oct 10atMichiganL 0–⁠38239020–
Oct 24atNebraskaW 30–⁠28115015–
Nov 7vs.Penn StateW 23–⁠21123023–
Nov 14vs.PurdueW 21–⁠14224016–
Nov 21atWisconsinW 13–⁠7114014−7
Nov 28vs.IllinoisW 24–⁠14361048–
Jan 1 ✦vs.TennesseeL 6–⁠45226019–
2014 Northwestern 7 games, 7 catches, 100 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.CaliforniaL 24–⁠311303–
Sep 6vs.Northern IllinoisL 15–⁠231909–
Sep 20vs.Western IllinoisW 24–⁠7110010–
Oct 4vs.WisconsinW 20–⁠14118018–
Nov 8vs.MichiganL 9–⁠101909–
Nov 22atPurdueW 38–⁠14130030–
Nov 29vs.IllinoisL 33–⁠47121021–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2017 East–West Shrine Game (West team, won 10–⁠3).

DrillPro day 2017
Height6′0″
Weight202 lb
40-yard dash4.62 s
10-yard split1.60 s
Vertical jump33½″
Broad jump9′8″
Bench press16 reps
3-cone drill6.70 s
20-yard shuttle4.07 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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