Carter Coughlin

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Carter Coughlin
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Coughlin at MetLife Stadium in 2020
No. 52 – New York Giants
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1997-07-21) July 21, 1997 (age 24)
Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:236 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:Eden Prairie
(Eden Prairie, Minnesota)
College:Minnesota
NFL Draft:2020 / Round: 7 / Pick: 218
Career history
Roster status:Injured Reserve
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2021
Total tackles:23
Sacks:1.0
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 drafted by the Giants in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL Draft

Early life and high school[]

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 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 36.0 in
(0.91 m)		 10 ft 6 in
(3.20 m)
All values from NFL Combine[9]

Coughlin was selected by the New York Giants in the seventh round with the 218th overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.[10] 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.[11]

On November 1, 2021 Coughlin was placed on injured reserve.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ Goblirsch, Kyle (February 23, 2016). "Signee Spotlight: Get to Know Linebacker Carter Coughlin". 247Sports.com.
  2. ^ https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2016/carter-coughlin-386
  3. ^ Hartman, Sid (April 14, 2017). "Tom Moe's family tree keeps growing Gophers". Star Tribune. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  4. ^ Johnson, Randy (July 3, 2018). "Key Gophers football players building bonds 'that cannot be broken' on and off the field". APNews.com.
  5. ^ House, Daniel (October 10, 2018). "Gophers' pass rusher Carter Coughlin is becoming a position technician". SKORNorth.com.
  6. ^ Feldman, Bruce (August 28, 2019). "Minnesota's Carter Coughlin went to summer school to get to the quarterback this fall". The Athletic.
  7. ^ "Gophers' Carter Coughlin, Blake Cashman earn All-Big Ten Honors". Star Tribune. November 27, 2018.
  8. ^ "Eden Prairie native Carter Coughlin talks NFL Draft preps, Gophers career, and more". KSTP.com. April 13, 2020.
  9. ^ "Carter Coughlin Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  10. ^ "Giants draft Minnesota LB Carter Coughlin in Rd. 7". www.giants.com. April 25, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  11. ^ "Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New York Giants - November 2nd, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  12. ^ Eisen, Michael (November 1, 2021). "Giants activate 4; LB Carter Coughlin to IR". Giants.com.

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