Grant Calcaterra is a TE out of SMU. The tier model reads him as a role player — 0% elite, 27% starter.
Instincts
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “He plays with good football IQ versus zone coverage but might benefit from more pattern breaks to help him uncover against tight man coverage.”
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “An athletic tight end with quality ball skills and receiving acumen, Calcaterra has a concussion history that will be flagged by some teams.”
Technique
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “He won't make a difference as a blocker so he needs to shine as a pass-catching threat.”
Role and scheme fit
The archetype rules read him as a move-TE.
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“…An athletic tight end with quality ball skills and receiving acumen, Calcaterra has a concussion history that will be flagged by some teams. He retired from football in 2019 and spent 2020 preparing to become a firefighter before transferring to SMU, where he showed he still had it as a two-level pass-catcher. He plays with good football IQ versus zone coverage but might benefit from more pattern breaks to help him u…”
Sourced synthesis from 2 scouting sources, not original film. How these reports are written →