Cody Grace
| No. 24 Calgary Stampeders | |
 Grace with the Calgary Stampeders in 2022 | |
| Born: | 19 March 1996 Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
|---|---|
| Career information | |
| Status | Active |
| CFL status | Global |
| Position(s) | Punter |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 257 lb (117 kg) |
| College | Arkansas State |
| High school | Warwick Senior High |
| CFL draft | 2021G, Round: 1, Pick: 7 |
| Drafted by | Calgary Stampeders |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2021–present | Calgary Stampeders |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star | 2022 |
| CFL West All-Star | 2021, 2022 |
| Career stats | |
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Cody Grace (born 19 March 1996) is an Australian professional Canadian football punter for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Early years[edit]
Grace grew up in Perth, Western Australia, where he attended Warwick Senior High School and played Australian rules football.[1]
College career[edit]
Grace played college football for the Arkansas State Red Wolves from 2017 to 2019.[2][3]
Professional career[edit]
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.[4] 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.[3] He played in 14 regular season games and had 78 punts with a 45.6-yard average.[3] He was named a CFL Western All-Star at the end of the year and became the first Global player to win the award.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "STAMPEDERS SELECT FOUR IN 2021 GLOBAL DRAFT". stampeders.com. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ "Cody Grace". Arkansas State Red Wolves. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "Cody Grace". Calgary Stampeders. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "Stamps sign 1st round Global pick Cody Grace". Canadian Football League. 11 May 2021.
- ^ "2021 CFL Division All-Stars Unveiled". Canadian Football League. 24 November 2021.
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- Australian expatriate sportspeople in Canada
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- Australian players of American football
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