TJ Carter, Calvin Taylor and Ahmad Wagner sign free agent NFL deals

LEXINGTON, KY (WTVQ) – Three former football cats went undrafted in this weekend’s NFL Draft, but they didn’t have to wait long to get their shot at the next level.

TJ Carter, Calvin Taylor and Ahmad Wagner all signed free agent deals.

Former UK defensive lineman TJ Carter has signed a deal with the Arizona Cardinals.

During Carter’s time at Kentucky he played in 50 career games with 28 starts.

He totaled 71 tackles, 12.0 TFL, 6.0 sacks, five pass breakups and 10 QB hurries.

Carter also had a season-best 26 tackles as a senior to go along with 6.0 TFL and 2.0 sacks.

Calvin Taylor has signed a deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

This past season, Taylor was a 2019 All-SEC defensive tackle.

He played in 40 career games with 22 consecutive starts.

Taylor totaled 85 tackles, 16.5 TFL, 10.5 sacks, five pass breakups, three quarterback hurries, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery in his career.

Taylor’s 8.5 sacks in 2019, rank seventh in single-season school history.

Former UK wide receiver Ahmad Wagner has signed with the Chicago Bears.

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In two seasons, Wagner played in 23 games with 11 starting assignments.

He totaled 15 catches for 254 yards and two touchdowns, all coming in 2019.

Wagner averaged 16.9 yards per catch.

And the one stat Wagner will likely be remembered most for; he was a target 42 times in his career, 12 of which drew a pass interference call.