Grant Calcaterra in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Tight end, SMU (from Oklahoma), 2017–⁠21

Grant Calcaterra

Number
No. 88
Height
6′4″
Weight
242 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
Born
Dec 4, 1998

Grant Calcaterra played tight end at Oklahoma (2017–⁠19) and SMU (2021). The Philadelphia Eagles took Calcaterra in round 6, No. 198 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
465
Receiving yards, 2021 (SMU, 8–⁠4)
Drafted
No. 198
Round 6, 2022 NFL Draft (Philadelphia Eagles)

Career highs

7catches, career hightwice; last vs. Tulane, 2021103receiving yards, career highat Louisiana Tech, 20212receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Abilene Christian, 2021

Honors

Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2017, 2018 and 2019

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Oklahoma1016216.2321
2018Oklahoma2639615.2635
2019Oklahoma57915.8024
2021SMU3846512.2429
Career791,10213.91335

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Oklahoma88TEYr 1
2018Oklahoma88TEYr 2
2019Oklahoma88TEYr 3
2021SMU88TESr. (Yr 5)6′4″242

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
2017Oklahoma111.55––17.0–
2018Oklahoma400.6670th (n=497)0.5326.45%
2019Oklahoma60.87––5.2–
2021SMU520.9686th (n=410)0.6749.97%

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

2021 SMU 11 games, 38 catches, 465 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 4vs.Abilene ChristianW 56–⁠9351222
Sep 11vs.North TexasW 35–⁠12239129
Sep 18atLouisiana TechW 39–⁠377103024
Sep 25atTCUW 42–⁠341909
Oct 2vs.South FloridaW 41–⁠172303
Oct 9atNavyW 31–⁠24429010
Oct 21vs.TulaneW 55–⁠26790021
Oct 30atHoustonL 37–⁠44327014
Nov 6atMemphisL 25–⁠28330014
Nov 13vs.UCFW 55–⁠28570126
Nov 20atCincinnatiL 14–⁠48114014
2019 Oklahoma 3 games, 5 catches, 79 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.HoustonW 49–⁠31220014
Sep 14atUCLAW 48–⁠14240024
Oct 5atKansasW 45–⁠20119019
2018 Oklahoma 12 games, 26 catches, 396 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.Florida AtlanticW 63–⁠141303
Sep 8vs.UCLAW 49–⁠21326010
Sep 15atIowa StateW 37–⁠27241028
Sep 22vs.ArmyW 28–⁠21247033
Sep 29vs.BaylorW 66–⁠33130130
Oct 20atTCUW 52–⁠27320010
Oct 27vs.Kansas StateW 51–⁠14257135
Nov 3atTexas TechW 51–⁠46348025
Nov 17vs.KansasW 55–⁠40346123
Nov 23atWest VirginiaW 59–⁠56222120
Dec 1vs.TexasW 39–⁠27338218
Dec 29 ✦vs.AlabamaL 34–⁠45118018
2017 Oklahoma 5 games, 10 catches, 162 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.UTEPW 56–⁠7229116
Sep 9atOhio StateW 31–⁠16121021
Nov 11vs.TCUW 38–⁠20113113
Nov 18atKansasW 41–⁠3467020
Nov 25vs.West VirginiaW 59–⁠31232118

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2022 Senior Bowl (American team, lost 10–⁠20).

DrillCombine 2022Combine or pro day 2022
Height6′3⅞″
Weight241 lb
Arm length33¼″
Hand size10″
Wingspan79⅞″W
40-yard dash4.62 s
10-yard split1.62 s
Vertical jump32½″W
Bench press20 reps
3-cone drill7.09 sW
20-yard shuttle4.30 sW

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

4 seasons, 33 games with a stat; latest team: Philadelphia Eagles.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2022Philadelphia Eagles65810
2023Philadelphia Eagles34390
2024Philadelphia Eagles15242981
2025Philadelphia Eagles99761
NFL career33424942

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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