Grant Calcaterra

Grant Calcaterra (born December 4, 1998) is an American professional football tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners before transferring to the SMU Mustangs.

Early life Calcaterra attended Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. As a junior, he caught 48 passes for 926 yards and nine touchdowns. He committed to play college football at the University of Oklahoma after his junior season. As a senior, he caught 57 passes for 958 yards and eight touchdowns. He was named to the 2017 Under Armour All-America Game.

College career As a freshman at Oklahoma in 2017, Calcaterra played in 14 games and caught ten passes for 162 yards and three touchdowns. In 2018, his sophomore year, he appeared in 14 games and registered 26 catches for 396 yards and six touchdowns. He missed a majority of the 2019 season due to a concussion.

Following the 2019 season, Calcaterra announced he would be retiring from football due to suffering multiple concussions throughout his playing career. He did not play a game in 2020, but announced in November that he would return to football and play at Auburn University. In January 2021, he announced he would not be enrolling at Auburn. He announced later that month he would be enrolling at Southern Methodist University. For the 2021 season, he appeared in 11 games and caught 38 passes for 465 yards and four touchdowns.

Statistics Year Team GP Receiving Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 2017 Oklahoma 5 10 162 16.2 21 3 2018 Oklahoma 12 26 396 15.2 35 6 2019 Oklahoma 3 5 79 15.8 24 0 2020 Oklahoma Retired 2021 SMU 11 38 465 12.2 29 4Total 31 79 1,102 13.9 35 13

Professional career

2022 Calcaterra was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round with the 198th overall pick of the 2022 NFL draft. He then signed a $3.8 million contract with the Eagles which included a $174,142 signing bonus. He made his NFL debut in Week 3 against the Washington Commanders, and caught a 40–yard pass from Jalen Hurts for his first career reception. As a rookie, he finished with five receptions for 81 yards in 15 games and two starts in the 2022 season.

2023 In the 2023 season, he finished with four receptions for 39 yards in 15 games and one start.

2024 Calcaterra scored his first career touchdown on December 8th against the Carolina Panthers.

During Week 16 of the 2024 season, Grant Calcaterra recorded a one handed catch from Kenny Pickett for a 34 yard gain on 3rd down and 8 against the Dallas Cowboys. He won a Super Bowl championship when the Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 40–22 in Super Bowl LIX.

2026 On March 13, 2026, Calcaterra signed a one-year contract extension with the Eagles. He was placed on injured reserve on August 30.

NFL career statistics Legend Won the Super Bowl Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Receiving Fumbles GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost 2022 PHI 15 2 5 81 16.2 40 0 0 0 2023 PHI 15 1 4 39 9.8 12 0 0 0 2024 PHI 17 13 24 298 12.4 34 1 0 0 2025 PHI 15 6 9 76 8.4 16 1 0 0Career 62 22 42 494 11.8 40 2 0 0

Postseason Year Team Games Receiving Fumbles GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost 2022 PHI 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2023 PHI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2024 PHI 4 1 1 4 4.0 4 0 0 0Career 8 1 1 4 4.0 4 0 0 0