Calvin Austin

Calvin Austin III (born March 24, 1999) is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Memphis.

Early life
Austin was born March 24, 1999, grew up in Memphis, Tennessee, and attended Harding Academy. His family consists of his father, Calvin Austin II, and mother, Mimi Austin, and his four sisters: Cami Bea, Claudia-Ruthie, Naomi Pearl, and Bella Rose.

College career
Austin redshirted his true freshman season at Memphis after joining the team as a walk-on. During his redshirt sophomore season, he was awarded a scholarship and finished the year with 17 receptions for 315 yards and three touchdowns. As a redshirt junior, Austin caught 61 passes for 1,053 yards and 11 touchdowns and was named first-team All-American Athletic Conference (AAC). He repeated as a first-team All-AAC selection after finishing his redshirt senior season with 74 receptions for 1149 yards and eight touchdowns. After the conclusion of his college career, Austin was invited to play in the 2022 Senior Bowl.

Austin also ran track at Memphis and was named a second-team All-American in 2019.

Professional career
Austin was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fourth round, 138th overall, of the 2022 NFL Draft. He was placed on injured reserve on September 1, 2022. After Austin aggravated his foot injury, the Steelers let his return window pass and he was placed on season–ending injured reserve on October 26, 2022.

The Steelers promoted Austin to the 53-man roster for the 2023 season. In week 3 of the season against the Las Vegas Raiders, Austin caught his first NFL touchdown on a 72-yard deep pass from quarterback Kenny Pickett in a 23–18 Steelers victory. In week 16 against the Cincinnati Bengals, Austin scored his first rushing touchdown on a 7-yard run as the Steelers won 34–11. He finished his rookie season with 17 receptions for 180 yards and one receiving touchdown to go with one rushing touchdown in 17 games and one start. In his postseason debut, Austin scored a receiving touchdown in the 31–17 loss to the Bills in the Wild Card Round.