#81
Kevin Austin Jr.
JAX · 2022–2023NO · 2024–presentACT
KevinAustinJr.#81WR
Age
26
Mar 30, 2000
Height
6'2"
74"
Weight
200
lb
College
Notre Dame
2018-2021
Drafted
2022
UDFA
Exp
4
seasons
Contract
$2M
2y · $1.0M APY
Status
ACT
ACT

2025 Season

Latest production
Rec
13
2025
Targets
23
regular season
Rec Yds
140
regular season
TD
1
regular season
Y/R
10.8
regular season
Catch %
57%
13/23
Updated 2026-06-02

Career

Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career

Career Path

2018 — Present · Includes honors
2024
New Orleans Saints · Wide Receiver
WR · 16 active weeks
NFL
2022–2023
Jacksonville Jaguars · Wide Receiver
WR · 0 active weeks
NFL
2018–2021
Notre Dame · WR
NCAA

Draft Profile

2022 Draft
Selection
Undrafted Free Agent
2022 UDFA signing with Jacksonville Jaguars
TeamJAX
StatusUDFA
Undrafted Free Agent

Data Sources & Attribution

Credits
Headshot — wikipediautrhighlightvideos. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Source file
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.