CJ Carr

For the basketball player, see CJ Carr (basketball).

Curtis Jason Carr is an American college football quarterback for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

CJ Carr

Notre Dame Fighting Irish – No. 13
Position	Quarterback
Class	Redshirt Freshman
Personal information
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career history
College	Notre Dame (2024–present)
High school	Saline (Saline, Michigan)
Stats at ESPN

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.^[1][2] Carr played in the 2024 All-American Bowl. A four star recruit, he committed to the University of Notre Dame to play college football.^[3][4]

College career

Carr enrolled at Notre Dame in 2023.^[5] In his first season in 2024, he played in one game as a backup to Riley Leonard and took a redshirt.^[6][7] With Leonard drafted into the NFL, Carr competed for and won the starting quarterback job for the 2025 season opener.^[8][9]

Statistics

Season	Team	Games			Passing								Rushing
		GP	GS	Record	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Rtg	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
2024	Notre Dame	1	0	Redshirted
2025	Notre Dame	6	6	4–2	105	158	66.5	1,622	10.3	13	3	176.0	24	16	0.7	1
Career[10]		7	6	4−2	105	158	66.5	1,622	10.3	13	3	176.0	24	16	0.7	1

Personal life

Carr's grandfathers are both members of the College Football Hall of Fame associated with the Michigan Wolverines. His paternal grandfather is former head coach Lloyd Carr, who led the Wolverines from 1995 through 2007. His maternal grandfather, Tom Curtis, was an All-American safety at Michigan in the late 1960s.^[11][12] In addition, Carr's father, Jason, was a backup quarterback at Michigan from 1992 until 1995.^[13]