WR#82
Calvin Austin III
gsis_id 00-0037837
NYG
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 weekly average
- Separation
- 2.77 yd
- Cushion
- 5.68 yd
- YAC above expectation
- 0.53
- Avg YAC
- 4.07
- Share of intended air yards
- 34.6%
- Catch rate
- 59.4%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2025 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 2
- Drops
- 2
- Drop rate
- 4.4%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 75.9
- Interceptions on targets
- 3
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 61 | 34 | 380 | 3 | -5.7 | 0.135 | 0.39 | 0 | 90.0 |
| 2024 | 18 | 60 | 37 | 573 | 4 | 24.6 | 0.128 | 0.32 | 0 | 124.3 |
| 2023 | 17 | 32 | 18 | 187 | 2 | -1.3 | 0.061 | 0.17 | 57 | 60.4 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 5'9"
- Weight
- 162 lb
- College
- Memphis (American Athletic Conference)
- Draft
- 2022 · Rd 4 · Pk 138 · PIT
- Rookie season
- 2022
- Experience
- 5 yr
- Status
- RES
Source: nflverse injury report
2025 Wk 18 · no game status listed · practice: Full Participation in Practice
Source: Highlightly injuries
2025 · Questionable · PIT
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
52 games with stored box-score lines (2025, 2024, 2023).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 · WR cohort of 85
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified WR in 2025; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Darius SlaytonWR · NYG · distance 0.23
- Separation
- 2.71
- Cushion
- 5.72
- YAC over expected
- 0.78
- Share of air yards
- 19.2
- Catch rate
- 58.7
Van JeffersonWR · TEN · distance 0.44
- Separation
- 2.63
- Cushion
- 6.07
- YAC over expected
- 0.56
- Share of air yards
- 16.1
- Catch rate
- 55.8
Xavier HutchinsonWR · HOU · distance 0.47
- Separation
- 3.05
- Cushion
- 5.52
- YAC over expected
- 0.55
- Share of air yards
- 11.4
- Catch rate
- 61.4
Brian ThomasWR · JAX · distance 0.51
- Separation
- 2.66
- Cushion
- 5.52
- YAC over expected
- 0.25
- Share of air yards
- 26.4
- Catch rate
- 52.7
Jalen NailorWR · MIN · distance 0.53
- Separation
- 2.43
- Cushion
- 5.55
- YAC over expected
- 1.38
- Share of air yards
- 18.1
- Catch rate
- 54.7
Calvin Austin baseline
- Separation
- 2.82
- Cushion
- 5.52
- YAC over expected
- 0.67
- Share of air yards
- 18.3
- Catch rate
- 56.4