Carter Coughlin

American football player (born 1997)

American football player

Carter Coughlin

Coughlin at MetLife Stadium in 2020

No. 52 – New York Giants

Position:

Linebacker

Personal information

Born:

(1997-07-21) July 21, 1997 (age 26)
Eden Prairie, Minnesota, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)

Weight:

236 lb (107 kg)

Career information

High school:

Eden Prairie

College:

Minnesota (2016–2019)

NFL draft:

2020 / Round: 7 / Pick: 218

Career history

New York Giants (2020–present)

Roster status:

Active

Career highlights and awards

2× Second-team All-Big Ten (2018, 2019)

Career NFL statistics as of 2023

Total tackles:	41
Sacks:	1.0
Forced fumbles:	1
Fumble recoveries:	1

Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Carter Coughlin (born July 21, 1997) is an American football linebacker for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Minnesota, and was selected by the Giants in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

Early years

Coughlin grew up in Eden Prairie, Minnesota and attended Eden Prairie High School, where he played basketball and football. He helped lead the Eagles to back-to-back state championships as a sophomore and junior. As a senior, he recorded 35 tackles, 7.0 tackles for loss, two pass breakups and one fumble recovery. He was named first-team All-State and played in the All-American Bowl.^[1] A 4-star recruit, Coughlin committed to Minnesota over offers from Iowa, Michigan State, Ohio State, Pittsburgh, Oregon, and Wisconsin.^[2]

College career

Coughlin played in 11 games as a true freshman and finished the season with 25 tackles including four tackles for loss and two sacks.^[3] He became a starter at outside linebacker going into his sophomore season and was named honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference after leading the Golden Gophers with 11.5 for a loss and 6.5 sacks.^[4]^[5] As a junior, Coughlin recorded 48 tackles and led the team with 9.5 sacks, 15 tackles for loss and four forced fumbles and was named second-team All-Big Ten.^[6]^[7] Coughlin was named second-team All-Big Ten again as a senior after making 49 tackles with 9.5 for loss and 4.5 sacks.^[8]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	Vertical jump	Broad jump
6 ft 3+1⁄8 in (1.91 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	31+3⁄8 in (0.80 m)	9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m)	4.57 s	1.54 s	2.67 s	36.0 in (0.91 m)	10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)
All values from NFL Combine^[9]^[10]

Coughlin was selected by the New York Giants in the seventh round with the 218th overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.^[11] In Week 8 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday Night Football, Coughlin recorded his first career sack on Tom Brady during the Bucs’ 25–23 win.^[12]

On November 1, 2021, Coughlin was placed on injured reserve.^[13]

On March 11, 2024, Coughlin re-signed with the Giants.^[14]

References

^ Goblirsch, Kyle (February 23, 2016). "Signee Spotlight: Get to Know Linebacker Carter Coughlin". 247Sports.com.^{[dead link]}
^ "Carter Coughlin, 2016 Outside Linebacker, Minnesota". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
^ Hartman, Sid (April 14, 2017). "Tom Moe's family tree keeps growing Gophers". Star Tribune. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
^ Johnson, Randy (July 3, 2018). "Key Gophers football players building bonds 'that cannot be broken' on and off the field". APNews.com.
^ House, Daniel (October 10, 2018). "Gophers' pass rusher Carter Coughlin is becoming a position technician". SKORNorth.com.
^ Feldman, Bruce (August 28, 2019). "Minnesota's Carter Coughlin went to summer school to get to the quarterback this fall". The Athletic.
^ "Gophers' Carter Coughlin, Blake Cashman earn All-Big Ten Honors". Star Tribune. November 27, 2018.
^ "Eden Prairie native Carter Coughlin talks NFL Draft preps, Gophers career, and more". KSTP.com. April 13, 2020.
^ "Carter Coughlin Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
^ "2020 Draft Scout Carter Coughlin, Minnesota NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
^ "Giants draft Minnesota LB Carter Coughlin in Rd. 7". www.giants.com. April 25, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
^ "Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New York Giants - November 2nd, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
^ Eisen, Michael (November 1, 2021). "Giants activate 4; LB Carter Coughlin to IR". Giants.com. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
^ Citak, Matt (March 11, 2024). "Reports: Giants agree to terms with LB Carter Coughlin". Giants.com.