Calvin Austin III
New York GiantsCalvin Austin III is a WR for the New York Giants on a deal paying $1.5M a year through 2026, a $1.5M cap hit in 2026 (updated November 6, 2026).
Model Score by season
Down 4.4 from last season.
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
STM Take
A blazing-fast deep threat who cannot stay on the field.
The case for
- 4.32 combine forty is genuinely elite straight-line speed. 2024 produced 36 catches for 548 yards in his first real NFL sample.
- Memphis senior 1,149-yard line plus the 4th-round draft slot establishes a real talent profile. Pittsburgh's offense values deep-shot WR3 usage.
The worry
- Three of his four NFL seasons disrupted by injury (foot in 2022, hamstring in 2023, and the empty 2025 ranking suggesting another lost season). Durability is the structural problem.
- 5'8"/170 frame plus the injury history means the long-term role ceiling is bounded by how often the body cooperates.
What to watch: Whether Calvin Austin III is healthy for Week 1 2026, because the entire career trajectory depends on stringing together a full 17-game season for the first time.
Full take and bio
The empty 2025 dataset (no rankings, no game log) confirms a third season disrupted by injury, which is now the defining pattern of his career. Across four NFL seasons he has produced one full year of usable WR3 production (2024). The 2026 question is purely whether the body holds up across 17 games, because the 4.32 speed plays when he is on the field.
Austin came out of Memphis as Pittsburgh's 4th-round pick (138th overall) in 2022 after a senior season that produced 1,149 receiving yards and a 4.32 combine forty. He missed his entire 2022 rookie season with a foot injury suffered in training camp. His 2023 NFL debut produced 17 catches in limited usage, and 2024 brought a role expansion as the Steelers' deep threat (36 catches for 548 yards). The empty 2025 STTM ranking and game log in our dataset reflects another injury-shortened season.
Comps
The players whose size, testing and production looked most like his at the same point in their careers. The percent is how close.
Plays like: Peerless Price, Na Brown, Jermaine Lewis. Built like: Rondale Moore, Deion Burks, Aldrick Robinson. Coming out: Tavon Austin, Aldrick Robinson, DeSean Jackson.
Of his 20 closest coming out: 4 stars, 5 starters, 7 backups, 4 didn't stick.
Calvin Austin III Injury StatusIR
Calvin Austin III is listed on injured reserve (Knee), reported Aug 27, with a return date of Feb 15. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.
This season
0 fantasy points a game. Every game on the Game Log, every season on Career. Advanced numbers are EPA and Next Gen Stats.
Contract2026 cap
Every year of the deal, the dead money and what a cut or trade saves on the Contract tab.
Draft & College
Round 4, pick 138 to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2022, out of Memphis (American Athletic).
In college, 2019-2021, 31 games: 153 rec, 2,514 yds, 22 TD, 16.4 yds/rec.
Recruited
Class of 2017 · Athlete · High school: Harding Academy of Memphis, Memphis, TN
His full list of offers is not on our record yet; offers for the 2017 class are still being added.