Keyarris Garrett

American gridiron football player (born 1992)

American football player

Keyarris Garrett

Personal information

Born:

(1992-09-26) September 26, 1992 (age 31)
Mount Pleasant, Texas

Height:

6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)

Weight:

221 lb (100 kg)

Career information

High school:

Daingerfield (TX)

College:

Tulsa (2011–2015)

Position:

Wide receiver

Undrafted:

2016

Career history

Carolina Panthers (2016–2017)*
Atlanta Legends (2019)*
Baltimore Brigade (2019)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2019)*
Los Angeles Wildcats (2020)*
Toronto Argonauts (2020–2023)

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Roster status:

Suspended

CFL status:

American

Career NFL statistics

Player stats at NFL.com

Keyarris Garrett (born September 26, 1992) is an American football wide receiver for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Tulsa, and was signed by the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2016. He was the leading receiver in Division I FBS football in 2015 with 1,588 receiving yards.

College career

During the 2015 season, he had 96 receptions for 1,588 yards and eight touchdowns.^[1] He led all Division I players in receiving yardage for the 2015 season.^[2] On October 23, 2015, Garrett caught 14 passes for an American Athletic Conference record 268 receiving yards.^[3] In December 2015, he was a unanimous selection for the All-American Athletic Conference first-team.^[4]

For his career, Garrett had 219 receptions for 3,209 yards and 22 touchdowns.

Statistics

Year	Team	Games		Receiving
Year	Team	GP	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
2011	Tulsa	6	0	2	10	5.0	6	0
2012	Tulsa	14	11	67	845	12.6	70	9
2013	Tulsa	2	2	7	68	9.7	20	0
2014	Tulsa	10	10	47	698	14.9	39	5
2015	Tulsa	13	13	96	1,588	16.5	50	8
Career		45	36	219	3,209	14.7	70	22

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft, Garrett signed with the Carolina Panthers on May 2, 2016.^[5] On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Panthers as part of final roster cuts and was signed to the practice squad the next day.^[6]^[7] After spending the entire season on the practice squad, Garrett signed a reserve/future contract with the Panthers on January 2, 2017.^[8]

On September 2, 2017, Garrett was waived by the Panthers and was signed to the practice squad the next day.^[9]^[10] He was released on September 15, 2017, but was re-signed a few days later.^[11] He was released on September 27, 2017.

On March 6, 2019, Garrett was assigned to the Baltimore Brigade. On March 6, 2019, Garrett was activated from the other league exempt list. He was placed on the other league exempt list again on April 5, 2019.

He signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on April 15, 2019.^[12] Garrett was released on May 6, 2019.^[13]

Garrett was selected by the Los Angeles Wildcats in the 2020 XFL Draft.^[14] He was waived during final roster cuts on January 22, 2020.^[15]

Garrett signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL on January 28, 2020.^[16] He signed a contract extension with the team on December 31, 2020.^[17] He was placed on the suspended list on July 10, 2021.^[18]

Personal life

His cousin, David Mims, played at Baylor, and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Atlanta Falcons. His uncle, David Whitmore, also played college football at Stephen F. Austin.

References

^ "Keyarrs Garrett". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
^ "FBS (I-A) Player Receiving Statistics – 2015". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
^ "Tulsa hopes to build off of Keyarris Garrett's record-setting night". Tulsa World. October 25, 2015.
^ Kelly Hines (December 3, 2015). "TU wide receiver Keyarris Garrett earns all-conference honor". Tulsa World.
^ Strickland, Bryan (May 2, 2016). "Panthers agree to terms with seven college free agents". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
^ Henson, Max. "Panthers trim roster to 53". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on 2018-01-03.
^ Henson, Max. "Panthers establish practice squad". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-14.
^ "Panthers sign nine to future contracts". Panthers.com. January 2, 2017. Archived from the original on August 25, 2017.
^ Henson, Max (September 2, 2017). "Panthers trim roster to 53". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on September 20, 2017.
^ Voth, Bill (September 3, 2017). "Panthers sign 10 players to practice squad". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2018.
^ Henson, Max (September 15, 2017). "Bucky Hodges replaces Keyarris Garrett on practice squad". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2017.
^ "TIGER-CATS ADD FIVE PLAYERS ON OFFENCE – Hamilton Tiger-Cats".
^ "Capicciotti Whitlock and Green among 14 players released by Hamilton Tiger-Cats". www.nationalpost.com. Postmedia Network Inc. May 6, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
^ Bender, Bill (October 21, 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
^ Talbot, Damond (January 22, 2020). "A Full List of XFL Roster Cuts, Who was released today?". NFLDraftDiamonds.com. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
^ "Argos add WR Garrett". Argonauts.ca. January 28, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
^ "Argos re-sign K/P Boris Bede + Extend Garrett". Argonauts.ca. December 31, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
^ Toronto Argonauts Media Relations [@ArgonautsMR] (July 10, 2021). "The following players have been added to the suspended list: AME WR Brandon Sheperd AME WR Keyarris Garrett AME WR Martavis Bryant AME WR Kendall Wright AME DB James Sample CDN LB Nelkas Kwemo CDNLB Nick Shortill CDN DB Robert Woodson" (Tweet). Retrieved July 10, 2021 – via Twitter.