#80

Austin Carr

Wide receiver for Northwestern. 2016: 90 catches, 1,247 receiving yards, 12 TD.

WR · Northwestern · #80

6′1″ · Benicia, CA

Northwestern 2016 alumnus

The story

2016 wide receiver for Northwestern. 2016: 90 catches, 1,247 receiving yards, 12 TD.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Northwestern, 1,649 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 158 yds at Ohio State.Ohio State · L 20-242016

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Northwestern

2014–2016

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2016

1 coach

2014–2016

Pat Fitzgerald

Northwestern

Played his entire career under Pat Fitzgerald.

2016 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Pat Fitzgerald — 22-16 over that span.

2014Northwestern5-7HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Balanced, fast tempo

2015Northwestern10-3HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-heavy

2016Northwestern7-6HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (98th percentile). Strength: rec yards (97th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#13 / 524 · 98th pct

Rec yards#18 / 524 · 97th pct

1247

Rec TDs#16 / 524 · 97th pct

Long catch#183 / 524 · 65th pct

Yards / catch#207 / 524 · 60th pct

13.9

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home8g	6.9	90.8	13.2	0.6
Road5g	7.0	104	15.2	1.4

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	7.0	92.3	13.4	1.1
Weeks 8+6g	6.8	100	14.5	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

David Braun

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 1 game in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2016	Northwestern	90	1,247	13.9	12	--
2015	Northwestern	16	302	18.9	2	--
2014	Northwestern	7	100	14.3	0	--
Career		113	1,649	14.6	14	--

Season	Team
2016	Northwestern	--	--	--	--	--
2015	Northwestern	1	-7	--	--	--
2014	Northwestern	--	--	--	--	--
Career		1	-7	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2016

W 31–24

vs Pittsburgh

6 rec · 51 yds

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.

With J. Jackson — 224 rush yds (32 car) · 3 TD · C. Thorson — 214 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 52.3 · 16 rush yds (12 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 21-22vs Western Michigan	5	75	15.0	0	29
Wk 2	L 7-9vs Illinois State	7	73	10.4	1	14
Wk 3	W 24-13vs Duke	6	135	22.5	1	58	135-yard receiving day
Wk 4	L 13-24vs Nebraska	8	109	13.6	1	24
Wk 5	W 38-31@ Iowa	6	73	12.2	3	25	3 TD catches
Wk 7	W 54-40@ Michigan State	11	130	11.8	2	29	2 TD catches
Wk 8	W 24-14vs Indiana	7	125	17.9	1	36
Wk 9	L 20-24@ Ohio State	8	158	19.8	0	35	Season-high 158 yds
Wk 10	L 7-21vs Wisconsin	12	132	11.0	1	32	132-yard receiving day
Wk 11	W 45-17@ Purdue	5	92	18.4	2	37	2 TD catches
Wk 12	L 12-29@ Minnesota	5	68	13.6	0	20
Wk 13	W 42-21vs Illinois	4	26	6.5	0	13
Bowl	W 31-24vs Pittsburgh	6	51	8.5	0	12
Total		90	1247	13.9	12	58

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology