Raymond Calais


Raymond Calais is an American football running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. He played college football at Louisiana-Lafayette.

High school career

In his last year of high school at Cecilia High School, he was named the Louisiana Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year after winning state in four different categories at the 4A level: individually in the 100 meter and 200 meter races, and as part of a team in the 4x100 and 4x200 relays. He was rated as a two star football recruit before committing to Louisiana-Lafayette, choosing the Ragin' Cajuns over Louisiana-Monroe.

College career

During his senior season at Louisiana-Lafayette, Calais rushed for 886 yards on 117 attempts, recording six touchdowns. Calais also had 541 kick return yards for a Sun Belt Conference-best 28.5 yards per attempt. He earned First-Team All-Sun Belt Conference honors as a return specialist and was Third-Team as a running back. In his college career, he rushed for a total of 1,845 yards and 15 touchdowns and made 15 receptions for 145 yards and a touchdown. After his senior season, Calais participated in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.

Professional career

Calais was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the 245th pick in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL Draft. On July 21, 2020, Calais signed a four-year contract with the Buccaneers. He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on July 31, 2020.