Austin Carr

Austin Carr Touchdown Celebration vs. Illinois State

Photo by: Stephen J. Carrera

Photo by: Stephen J. Carrera

Photo by: Stephen J. Carrera

Height:
6-1
Weight:
200
Position:
WR
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Benicia, Calif.
High School:
Benicia

2016: Redshirt senior ... Richter-Howard Big Ten Receiver of the Year … Biletnikoff Finalist … Burlsworth Trophy Finalist … Consensus First-Team All-Big Ten … Third Team Sports Illustrated All-American … CoSIDA Academic All-American® Second-Team selection … Participated in the East-West Shrine Game at the conclusion of the season … Became just the third player since 1990 to lead the Big Ten in receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns … Set Northwestern single-season record with 1,247 receiving yards and finished tied for second with 90 receptions… Tied the school record with 12 touchdown receptions … Ranked 16^th in the country in receptions per game (6.9), 17^th in touchdowns (12), 18^th in receiving yards and 20^th in receiving yards per game (95.9) … Set a Northwestern record with a touchdown reception in six-straight games from Sept. 10 to Oct. 22 … Caught at least four passes in all 13 games … Had a career-high 12 catches for 132 yards and a touchdown versus Wisconsin … Caught eight balls for a career-high 158 yards at No. 6 Ohio State … Had six catches for 73 yards and a career-high three touchdowns in a 38-31 win at Iowa … Recorded three multi-touchdown games … Had over 100 yards receiving in six games, including four straight from Oct. 15 to Nov. 5 … Scored five touchdowns in a two-game span versus Iowa and Michigan State, becoming the first Wildcat since Jeremy Ebert in 2011 to have multiple receiving touchdowns in back-to-back games … Averaged 6.6 receptions and 91.3 receiving yards per game in Big Ten play … Had 18 receptions of 20 yards or more, six of which resulted in touchdowns … Academic All-Big Ten.

2015: Redshirt junior ... A staple of the Wildcat receiving corps, second on the team with 302 receiving yards ... Had a season-high 61 yards and a touchdown in win over Eastern Illinois ... Caught a career-high three passes and tied season high with 61 yards at Illinois ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2014: Redshirt sophomore ... Named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, encompassing only student-athletes with a minimum GPA of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year ... Earned a regular role on the two-deep roster, particularly in the wake of several early-season injuries in the wide receiver room ... Appeared in all 12 games and caught seven passes for 100 yards (14.3 yards per catch) ... Notched a career-long reception of 30 yards at Purdue on Nov. 22 ... Also had a 21-yard catch in the season-finale vs. Illinois ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2013: Redshirt freshman ... Did not see action.

2012: Redshirted his true freshman season.

High School: Versatile offensive weapon with 1,481 rushing yards and 19 rushing touchdowns as well as 844 receiving yards and 11 TD catches as a senior in 2011 ... Accumulated over 1,000 all-purpose yards with 17 total touchdowns in eight games as a junior ... Earned first-team All-Solano County Athletic Conference (SCAC) honors as well as SCAC and team MVP recognition in 2011 ... All-time rushing and scoring leader at Benicia ... Single-game career bests include 290 yards on 33 rushing attempts and four touchdowns vs. Vanden, and 243 yards on 30 carries and four more TD's vs. American Canyon ... Also an all-conference performer in basketball ... Junior class president National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete Award recipient.

Personal: Born Austin Durant Mozée Carr ... Son of Evan Carr and Janine Mozée ... Finalist in California State Poetry Out Loud Competition and was a school and county champion in the event and won Benicia's "Best Lead Actor" award for role as the Beast in "Beauty and the Beast" ... Also won NU's annual Student-Athlete Talent Show in 2013 ... Major is philosophy.