CJ Carr (American football)
{{Short description|American football player}}
{{Infobox college football player
|name=CJ Carr
|school=Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|currentnumber=13
|currentposition=Quarterback
|class={{redshirt}} Freshman
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|heightft=6
|heightin=3
|weight_lb=209
|highlights=
|highschool=Saline (Saline, Michigan)
|pastschools=
- Notre Dame (2024–present)
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|espn=5079369
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Curtis Jason Carr is an American college football quarterback for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Early life
Carr attended Saline High School in Saline, Michigan. He passed for 2,696 yards with 28 touchdowns as a sophomore, 2,685 yards with 26 touchdowns as a junior and 2,754 yards and 24 touchdowns as a senior.[https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/high-school/2023/07/28/saline-four-star-qb-cj-carr-remains-committed-to-notre-dame-eyes-senior-year/70485390007/ Saline four-star QB CJ Carr remains committed to Notre Dame, eyes senior year][https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5706611/2024/08/19/cj-carr-notre-dame-freshman-season/ CJ Carr, Notre Dame get to know each other as freshman QB learns college football] Carr played in the 2024 All-American Bowl. A four star recruit, he committed to the University of Notre Dame to play college football.[https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/34065781/2024-qb-cj-carr-grandson-legendary-michigan-football-coach-lloyd-carr-commits-notre-dame 2024 QB C.J. Carr, grandson of legendary Michigan football coach Lloyd Carr, commits to Notre Dame][https://www.mlive.com/highschoolsports/2023/12/notre-dame-makes-4-star-qb-cj-carr-signing-official.html Notre Dame makes 4-star QB CJ Carr’s signing official]
College career
Carr enrolled at Notre Dame in 2023.[https://www.mlive.com/highschoolsports/2023/12/former-saline-star-qb-cj-carr-off-to-fast-start-at-notre-dame.html Former Saline star QB CJ Carr off to fast start at Notre Dame] In his first season in 2024, he played in one game as a backup to Riley Leonard and took a redshirt.[https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/sports/college/football/2024/12/30/notre-dame-football-qb-cj-carr-believes-he-will-avoid-elbow-surgery-georgia-college-football-playoff/77154583007/ No surgery, no regrets for CJ Carr after redshirt year for Notre Dame football][https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/sports/college/football/2024/11/04/notre-dame-football-still-hopes-to-get-cj-carr-back-to-throwing-soon-marcus-freeman-recruiting/76019300007/ Freshman QB CJ Carr still working back from elbow injury for Notre Dame football] With Leonard out of eligibility, Carr will compete for the starting quarterback job in 2025.[https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2025/01/24/notre-dame-football-2025-quarterback-cj-carr-injury/77841758007/ Notre Dame's college football success in 2025 hinges on quarterback CJ Carr and his elbow]
Personal life
Carr's grandfather is former Michigan Wolverines head coach Lloyd Carr.[https://www.chicagotribune.com/2023/12/19/cj-carr-the-grandson-of-former-michigan-coach-lloyd-carr-and-all-american-tom-curtis-will-play-football-at-notre-dame/ CJ Carr, the grandson of former Michigan coach Lloyd Carr and All-American Tom Curtis, will play football at Notre Dame][https://www.freep.com/story/sports/high-school/2023/10/06/saline-quarterback-cj-carr-already-faced-toughest-opponent-ever/71066417007/ Why Saline's CJ Carr has already faced his toughest opponent ever]
References
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External links
- [https://fightingirish.com/roster/cj-carr/ Notre Dame Fighting Irish bio]
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Players of American football from Washtenaw County, Michigan
Category:People from Saline, Michigan