Cody Grace

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

Cody Grace
No. 24     Calgary Stampeders
Grace with the Stampeders in 2022
Born: (1996-03-19) 19 March 1996
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Career information
StatusActive
CFL statusGlobal
Position(s)Punter
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight257 lb (117 kg)
CollegeArkansas State
High schoolWarwick Senior High
CFL Draft2021G / Round: 1 / Pick: 7
Drafted byCalgary Stampeders
Career history
As player
2021–presentCalgary Stampeders
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star2022
CFL West All-Star2021, 2022
Career stats

College career

Grace played college football for the Arkansas State Red Wolves from 2017 to 2019.[1][2]

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.[3] 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.[2] He played in 14 regular season games and had 78 punts with a 45.6-yard average.[2] He was named a CFL Western All-Star at the end of the year and became the first Global player to win the award.[4]

References
  1. "Cody Grace". Arkansas State Red Wolves. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  2. "Cody Grace". Calgary Stampeders. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  3. "Stamps sign 1st round Global pick Cody Grace". Canadian Football League. 11 May 2021.
  4. "2021 CFL Division All-Stars Unveiled". Canadian Football League. 24 November 2021.


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