Player Dossier

2015-2018

Arkansas

Austin Cantrell

TE • 6'3" • 263 lbs • Roland, OK, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Austin Cantrell reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

4%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

19

Developing production for a tight end

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Reliability

12

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

36

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Arkansas

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Arkansas
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Texas A&M

Player Story

Austin Cantrell built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a tight end from Roland, OK wearing No. 44, spending time with Arkansas. The clearest part of Austin Cantrell's career was his receiving role: 34...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2022 · Rating 0.8093

Clearwater Academy International · Clearwater, FL

Committed To
South Alabama
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Austin Cantrell, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Arkansas. Austin Cantrell reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
324
Receptions
34
Touchdowns
4

Quick Answers

Austin Cantrell quick answers

Latest team and position
Arkansas · TE
Career Receiving Yards
324
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 25 games
Best season
2016 Postseason · Arkansas
Top game
Texas A&M
Recruit profile
3-star · Clearwater Academy International · South Alabama
High school pipeline
Clearwater Academy International · 14 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 44 · Junior
2018 Receiving yards rank
119 receiving yards · TE 123rd (top 34%) · SEC 95th (top 42%) · National 848th (top 40%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2015 Regular SeasonArkansas0-00-
2016 PostseasonArkansas1017061.2
2016 Regular SeasonArkansas1012113261.2
2017 Regular SeasonArkansas81385146.2
2018 Regular SeasonArkansas78119157.4

Related Context

Austin Cantrell played TE for Arkansas. Across 4 tracked seasons, Austin Cantrell recorded 15 rushing yards, 324 receiving yards, and 4 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Arkansas.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason

Arkansas paired 120 primary output with 58.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 69.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Illinois

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2018 Regular Season · Arkansas

Games

7

Receiving Yards / G

17

Efficiency

69.5

Usage

7.9

Consistency

34.7

Best Game by takeover score

Eastern Illinois

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Eastern Illinois: 53. Colorado State: 10. Auburn: 6. Texas A&M: 0. Alabama: 21. Tulsa: 23. Vanderbilt: 6

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Eastern Illinois: 2 by 100. Colorado State: 1 by 66.7. Auburn: 1 by 40. Alabama: 2 by 70. Tulsa: 1 by 100. Vanderbilt: 1 by 40

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins38 · Games = 2 · +29.4 vs Losses
Losses8.6 · Games = 5 · -29.4 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

7 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Eastern Illinois

Best efficiency game

100 vs Tulsa

Result
Sat 10/27vs VanderbiltL 31-45166606
Sat 10/20vs TulsaW 23-01232323023
Sat 10/6vs AlabamaL 31-6522110.510.50013
Sat 9/29@ Texas A&ML 17-24
Sat 9/22@ AuburnL 3-34166606
Sat 9/8@ Colorado StateL 27-341101010010
Sat 9/1vs Eastern IllinoisW 55-2025326.526.50142

Player Story

Austin Cantrell story

Austin Cantrell built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a tight end from Roland, OK wearing No. 44, spending time with Arkansas. The clearest part of Austin Cantrell's career was his receiving role: 34 catches, 324 receiving yards, 3 touchdowns, and 15 rushing yards across 25 career games in the available record. His career also includes 15 rushing yards and 4 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Austin Cantrell's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Arkansas

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20152016201620172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonArkansas0
2016 PostseasonArkansas12058.37120
2016 Regular SeasonArkansas12058.370
2017 Regular SeasonArkansas8537.59.5-35
2018 Regular SeasonArkansas11969.57.934

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Texas A&M

Week 4 · L 43-50 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

39

Receiving Yards

83.8 takeover

39 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Mississippi State

Week 12 · W 58-42 · Conference game

33

Receiving Yards

77.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

33 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Eastern Illinois

Week 1 · W 55-20

53

Receiving Yards

77.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

53 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Tulsa

Week 8 · W 23-0

23

Receiving Yards

57.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

23 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Alcorn State

Week 5 · W 52-10

14

Receiving Yards

53.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

14 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Postseason · Arkansas

120 primary output · 58.3 efficiency · 7 usage

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#2

2016 Regular Season · Arkansas

61.2

120 primary · 58.3 efficiency · 7 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Arkansas

57.4

119 primary · 69.5 efficiency · 7.9 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

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8+ catch outings

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2+ TD games