Keyarris Garrett


Keyarris Garrett is an American football wide receiver for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He played college football at Tulsa, and was signed by the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2016. He was the leading receiver in Division I FBS football in 2015 with 1,588 receiving yards.

College career

During the 2015 season, he had 96 receptions for 1,588 yards and eight touchdowns. He led all Division I players in receiving yardage for the 2015 season. On October 23, 2015, Garrett caught 14 passes for an American Athletic Conference record 268 receiving yards. In December 2015, he was a unanimous selection for the All-American Athletic Conference first team.
For his career, Garrett had 219 receptions for 3,209 yards and 22 touchdowns.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft, Garrett signed with the Carolina Panthers on May 2, 2016. On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Panthers as part of final roster cuts and was signed to the practice squad the next day. After spending the entire season on the practice squad, Garrett signed a reserve/future contract with the Panthers on January 2, 2017.
On September 2, 2017, Garrett was waived by the Panthers and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He was released on September 15, 2017 but was re-signed a few days later. He was released on September 27, 2017.
On March 6, 2019, Garrett was assigned to the Baltimore Brigade. On March 6, 2019, Garrett was activated from the other league exempt list. He was placed on the other league exempt list again on April 5, 2019.
He signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on April 15, 2019. Garrett was released on May 6, 2019.
Garrett was selected by the Los Angeles Wildcats in the 2020 XFL Draft. He was waived during final roster cuts on January 22, 2020.
Garrett signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL on January 28, 2020.

Personal life

His cousin, David Mims, played at Baylor, and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Atlanta Falcons. His uncle, David Whitmore, also played college football at Stephen F. Austin.