| Marquez Callaway | |
| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Birth Date: | 27 March 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Warner Robins, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lb: | 205 |
| High School: | Warner Robins (Warner Robins, Georgia) |
| College: | Tennessee (2016–2019) |
| Undraftedyear: | 2020 |
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| Statseason: | 2023 |
| Statlabel1: | Receptions |
| Statvalue1: | 83 |
| Statlabel2: | Receiving yards |
| Statvalue2: | 1,069 |
| Statlabel3: | Receiving touchdowns |
| Statvalue3: | 7 |
| Statlabel4: | Return yards |
| Statvalue4: | 243 |
| Pfr: | CallMa01 |
Marquez Antonio Callaway (born March 27, 1998)[1] is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Tennessee, and has played in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints.
Callaway attended and played high school football at Warner Robins High School in Warner Robins, Georgia.[2] A 4-star recruit, Callaway committed to Tennessee to play college football over offers from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Michigan State, and Notre Dame, among others.[3]
Callaway played at the University of Tennessee from 2016 to 2019 under head coaches Butch Jones and Jeremy Pruitt.[4] [5] Callaway had 92 receptions for 1,646 yards and 13 receiving touchdowns in his four seasons at Tennessee.[6] [7]
| Season | Team | GP | Receiving | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | ||||
| Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | ||
| Tennessee | 10 | 24 | 406 | 16.9 | 5 | ||
| Tennessee | 11 | 37 | 592 | 16.0 | 2 | ||
| Tennessee | 13 | 30 | 635 | 21.2 | 6 | ||
| Career | 35 | 92 | 1,646 | 17.9 | 13 | ||
On April 27, 2020, Callaway signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent after the 2020 NFL draft.[8] He made his NFL debut in Week 2 against the Las Vegas Raiders playing on offense and special teams.[9] In Week 4 against the Detroit Lions, he had his first professional reception on a 16-yard catch in the 35–29 victory.[10] In a Week 5 matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers, Callaway was targeted six times and made four receptions for 34 yards.[11]
On October 25, 2020, in a game against the Carolina Panthers, Callaway caught Drew Brees’ 7,000th completion.[12] He finished the game with eight receptions for 75 yards, both team highs.[13] He was placed on injured reserve on December 5, 2020.[14] He was activated on December 24.[15] As a rookie, he appeared in 11 games, of which he started three. He finished his rookie season with 21 receptions for 213 receiving yards.[16]
Callaway's role expanded in the 2021 season. He scored his first professional receiving touchdown on a seven-yard reception from Jameis Winston in the 28–13 victory over the New England Patriots in Week 3.[17] In Week 5, against the Washington Football Team, he had his first multi-touchdown game in the 33–22 victory.[18] In Week 15, against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he had six receptions for 112 receiving yards in the 9–0 victory.[19] On the 2021 season, Callaway appeared in all 17 games. He finished with 46 receptions for 698 receiving yards and six receiving touchdowns.[20]
In the 2022 season, Callaway appeared in 14 games. He finished with 16 receptions for 158 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.[21] Callaway did not receive a qualifying offer following the 2022 season and became a free agent on March 15, 2023.[22]
On March 24, 2023, Callaway signed with the Denver Broncos.[23] He was waived on August 29, 2023.[24]
On August 30, 2023, Callaway signed with the practice squad of the Las Vegas Raiders.[25] He was released on October 10.[26]
On November 21, 2023, Callaway was signed to the Saints' practice squad.[27] He appeared in three games for the Saints in the 2023 season.[28] He was not signed to a reserve/future contract and thus became a free agent at the end of the season.[29]
On January 17, 2024, Callaway signed a reserve/futures contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers.[30] On July 30, Callaway was released by the Steelers.[31]
On August 1, 2024, Callaway signed with the New Orleans Saints.[32] On August 11, Callaway was released by the Saints.[33]
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Kickoff return | Punt return | Fumbles | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | |||
| NO | 11 | 3 | 21 | 213 | 10.1 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 29 | 0 | 11 | 122 | 11.1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NO | 17 | 11 | 46 | 698 | 15.2 | 58 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NO | 14 | 3 | 16 | 158 | 9.9 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | NO | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career | 45 | 17 | 83 | 1,069 | 12.9 | 58 | 7 | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 29 | 0 | 14 | 149 | 10.6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||