Eli Austin

Eli Austin is an American football wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals. He played college football at Tennessee. The Arizona Cardinals selected him with the 30th overall pick in the 2020 NFLHC Draft.
==Early Life==
Austin was born in Stockton, Missouri. With his lanky frame, Austin was used primarily as a tight end and linebacker in high school, becoming one of the top two way players in Missouri. He received quite a number of options coming out of Stockton High School, but after a visit from LDYo, Austin joined Tennessee and the #1 recruiting class in 2015.
===Recruiting===
==College Career==
Austin attended Tennessee for 4 years, being redshirted his freshman season. He declared as a junior for the 2020 NFLHC Draft.
===College Statistics===
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Season 	Games 	Games 	Receiving 	Receiving 	Receiving 	Receiving 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Season 	GP 	GS 	Rec 	Yds 	Avg 	TD 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2016 	Redshirted 	Redshirted 	Redshirted 	Redshirted 	Redshirted 	Redshirted 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2017 	13 	13 	36 	457 	12.69 	2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2018 	14 	14 	69 	1091 	15.81 	6 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2019 	15 	15 	70 	1007 	14.39 	6 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
NCAA Career Totals 	42 	42 	175 	2555 	14.60 	14 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Professional Career==
===Pre-draft=== 
Austin was considered the one of the top wide receivers in the 2020 NFLHC Draft. He was projected as a late first round, early second round selection
===Draft===
Austin was selected with the 30th pick of the 2020 NFLHC Draft by the Arizona Cardinals. He was the fourth wide receiver taken.
==NFL career statistics==
Legend	Legend
 	Led the league
 	NFL record
 	Super Bowl champions
 	Super Bowl MVP
 	NFL MVP
Bold 	Career high
:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"	Year 	Team	Games	Starts	Rushing	Rushing	Rushing	Rushing	Receiving	Receiving	Receiving	Receiving	Player Rating
Att 	Year 	Team	Games	Starts	Yds 	Avg 	TD 	Rec 	Yds 	Avg 	TD 	 	Player Rating
2020 	ARI 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	80 	
Career	Career	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	
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:
Contract History	Contract History	Contract History	Contract History 	Contract History 	Contract History 	Contract History 	Contract History	Contract History	Contract History	Contract History	Contract History
Year 	Team 	Contract Year 	Contract Information	Contract Information	Contract Information	Contract Information	Notes 	 	 	 	
Year 	Team 	Contract Year 	Years 	Total 	Guaranteed 	Non-Guaranteed 	Notes 	 	 	 	
2020 	ARI 	1st 	4 	14 	1.75 	1.75 	Drafted 	 	 	 	
Career 	Career 	Career 	1 	4 	1.75 	1.75 	 	 	 	 	
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Injury History	Injury History	Injury History 	Injury History 	Injury History
Year 	Team 	Injury Information	Injury Information	Notes
Year 	Team 	Games Missed 	Type 	Notes
2020 	ARI 	0 	N/A 	
Career 	Career 	0 	 	
|}
 
Category:Tennessee Volunteers football players
Category:Wide Receivers