Calvin Austin III
New York Giants·#19Model Score
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 →
Season Stats · 14 games
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STM Take
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.
Strengths
- 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.
Concerns
- 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.
Fantasy Outlook
Calvin Austin III scored 86 PPR points, 6.2 per game this season. Compare him against any WR and track weekly rankings in our fantasy tools.