Cody Grace Explained

Cody Grace
Team:Calgary Stampeders
Image Upright:1
Status:Active
Import:Global
Birth Date:19 March 1996
Birth Place:Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Number:24
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lbs:257
Cfldraftedyear:2021G
Cfldraftedround:1
Cfldraftedpick:7
Playing Years1:–present
Cflwestallstar:,
Cfl:cody-grace/166174/

Cody Grace (born 19 March 1996) is an Australian professional Canadian football punter for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Early life

Grace grew up in Perth, Western Australia, where he attended Warwick Senior High School and played Australian rules football.[1]

College career

Grace played college football for the Arkansas State Red Wolves from 2017 to 2019.[2] [3]

Professional career

Grace was drafted in the first round, seventh overall by the Calgary Stampeders in the 2021 CFL Global Draft and signed with the team on 11 May 2021.[4] Following 2021 training camp, he won the job as the team's punter and played in his first career professional game on 7 August 2021, against the Toronto Argonauts.[3] He played in 14 regular season games and had 78 punts with a 45.6-yard average.[3] He was named a CFL Western All-Star at the end of the year and became the first Global player to win the award.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: STAMPEDERS SELECT FOUR IN 2021 GLOBAL DRAFT. stampeders.com. 15 April 2021. 28 July 2023.
  2. Web site: Cody Grace . . 9 January 2022.
  3. Web site: Cody Grace . . 9 January 2022.
  4. Web site: Stamps sign 1st round Global pick Cody Grace . . 11 May 2021.
  5. Web site: 2021 CFL Division All-Stars Unveiled . . 24 November 2021.