How Calvin Austin III grinded his way from overlooked recruit to NFL prospect
University of Memphis receiver Calvin Austin III scores the go-ahead touchdown during a Sept. 18, 2021 game at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium against Mississippi State University. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Colleges didn’t want to take a chance on Calvin Austin III because of his size, but he bet on himself and is headed hopefully toward an NFL career.
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Frank Bonner II covers the Memphis Tigers. He is a top-10 APSE winner who covered Oklahoma State for the Tulsa World before joining The Daily Memphian in 2021. Bonner is a native of Indiana, where he started his career covering high school sports.
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