PIT · WR
Calvin Austin III
Calvin Austin III is a wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Scouting report
Calvin Austin III: the full picture
Calvin Austin III at a glance
Calvin Austin III is a 27-year-old wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers, listed at 5'9" and 162 pounds. The Pittsburgh Steelers drafted Austin 138th overall in the fourth round in 2022, out of Memphis; this is year five in the league.
2026 projection
Our season projection has Austin at 46.8 PPR points for 2026, which ranks WR126 at the position and works out to 3.1 points per game over 17.0 projected games.
Percentile profile
Measured against the 89 qualified wide receivers of 2025, Austin ranks in the 54th percentile in average separation, the 38th percentile in receiving TDs and the 23rd percentile in target share. The softest mark is the 12th percentile in receptions.
Career track record
By season-long PPR scoring, Austin has finished as WR109 in 2023, WR68 in 2024 and WR74 in 2025. The high-water mark is 120.8 PPR points in 2024. Across 47 regular-season games on record, the totals read 84 receptions, 1,100 receiving yards and 8 receiving touchdowns.
Calvin Austin III by the numbers
Austin has finished in the top twelve 1 time. The career high is 20.4 PPR points, set in Week 8 of 2024 against NYG. In all, Austin has reached 20 points in 1 game, 2% of career appearances.
Contract
Austin is playing on a one-year, $1.5 million contract signed with the New York Giants in 2026, an average of $1.5 million per year with $450,000 guaranteed. The deal runs through the 2026 season.
Dynasty market
In dynasty formats Austin carries a GV stock price of 3,597, which ranks 126th overall and WR53 among wide receivers out of 940 priced players. In redraft the same model ranks Austin 191st overall. Value has moved up 8.9 since the previous model run. See where Austin sits on the trade value chart.
2026 projected stat line
- Projected PPR
- 46.8
- PPR / game
- 3.1
Week 3 projection
Calvin Austin III is projected for 0.0 PPR points at home against TEN in week 3, with a likely range of 0.0 to 0.0.
Trade value
Gridiron Value prices every player from 0 to 100 within each league format. Value is up 8.9 since the previous model run (rising).
- Redraft
- 28.8
- Dynasty
- 34.9
- Superflex redraft
- 44.8
- Superflex dynasty
- 48.6
- TE premium dynasty
- 21.0
Career stats
| Season | Team | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Car | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | PIT | 14 | 55 | 31 | 372 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 86.2 |
| 2024 | PIT | 17 | 58 | 36 | 548 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 120.8 |
| 2023 | PIT | 16 | 30 | 17 | 180 | 1 | 11 | 57 | 52.7 |
Wide receivers ranked near Calvin Austin III
- Josh Palmer WR123 · 47.7 PPR
- Kaden Wetjen WR124 · 47.2 PPR
- Chris Brazzell II WR125 · 46.9 PPR
- Savion Williams WR127 · 46.1 PPR
- Barion Brown WR128 · 46.0 PPR
- Elijah Sarratt WR129 · 45.9 PPR
Pittsburgh Steelers fantasy players
- Jaylen Warren RB · 260.7 PPR
- Aaron Rodgers QB · 246.7 PPR
- DK Metcalf WR · 175.5 PPR
- Pat Freiermuth TE · 170.4 PPR
- Michael Pittman WR · 167.7 PPR
- Rico Dowdle RB · 156.6 PPR
Projections are model estimates, not recorded results. Snapshot 2026-09-24.