Carl Granderson

Carl Allen Granderson (born December 18, 1996) is an American professional football defensive end for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for the Wyoming Cowboys, he was signed by the Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2019.

Carl Granderson

Granderson with the New Orleans Saints in 2021
No. 96 – New Orleans Saints
Position:	Defensive end
Personal information
Born:	(1996-12-18) December 18, 1996 (age 28) Sacramento, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	261 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school:	Grant Union (Sacramento, California)
College:	Wyoming (2015–2018)
NFL draft:	2019: undrafted
Career history
New Orleans Saints (2019–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-MWC (2017) Second-team All-MWC (2018)
Career NFL statistics as of 2024
Total tackles: 242 Sacks: 28.5 Forced fumbles: 5 Fumble recoveries: 2 Pass deflections: 6 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump
6 ft 4+3⁄4 in (1.95 m)	254 lb (115 kg)	34 in (0.86 m)	9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m)	4.79 s	1.67 s	2.80 s	4.41 s	7.44 s	35.0 in (0.89 m)	9 ft 11 in (3.02 m)
All values from NFL Combine[1][2]

Granderson signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent following the 2019 NFL draft on May 10, 2019.^[3] He received a $15,000 signing bonus and a base salary guarantee of $70,000.^[4] He was placed on the reserve/did not report list on July 18, 2019, while serving his prison sentence.^[5] He was reinstated from the "did not report" list and given a roster exemption on August 31, 2019, after his release from jail.^[6] He was placed on the active roster on September 16, 2019.^[7]

On March 10, 2022, Granderson signed a two-year contract extension with the Saints.^[8] He played in 16 games with four starts in 2022, recording 53 tackles and 5.5 sacks, good for fourth on the team.

On September 23, 2023, Granderson signed a four-year, $52 million contract extension with the Saints.^[9]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold	Career high

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Fumbles			Interceptions
		GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	TFL	FF	FR	Yds	Int	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	PD
2019	NO	8	0	11	8	3	1.0	2	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	0
2020	NO	15	0	14	11	3	5.0	3	2	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	1
2021	NO	15	3	25	11	14	3.0	5	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	0
2022	NO	16	4	53	30	23	5.5	9	1	1	0	–	–	–	–	–	0
2023	NO	17	17	78	44	34	8.5	14	1	1	0	–	–	–	–	–	1
2024	NO	17	17	61	36	25	5.5	9	1	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	4
Career		88	41	242	140	102	28.5	42	5	2	0	–	–	–	–	–	6

Personal life

Granderson was sentenced to six months in prison on July 11, 2019, after pleading no contest to sexual battery and unlawful contact from an incident in 2018 involving two women.^[10] After 43 days in jail, on August 26, a judge suspended his jail sentence and sentenced him to one year of supervised probation instead.^[11]