Josh Carraway, Chase Ortiz and Chad McCarty are our honorary players for this new installment.
The TCU Horned Frogs are less than 100 days from kicking off the 2025 football season with a nonconference road matchup against the North Carolina Tar Heels and new head coach Bill Belichick. As we count down the days until kickoff, we’ll highlight a former (or current) Horned Frog whose jersey number represents the number of days left until the opener.
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94 – Josh Carraway (Defensive End – 2012-16)
A two-time All-Big 12 First Team honoree, Carraway generated 133 total tackles, 27.5 tackles for loss and 19 sacks during his five-year run with the Horned Frogs. Carraway, who helped TCU win a share of the Big 12 title and claim victory in the Peach Bowl in 2014, added four fumble recoveries, three forced fumbles and an interception over the course of his career. Carraway was selected in the seventh round of the 2017 NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans and spent his brief NFL career with the Titans, Washington Redskins and Los Angeles Rams.
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93 – Chase Ortiz (Defensive End – 2005-07)
A monster in the backfield, Ortiz compiled 106 total tackles, 40.5 tackles for loss and 20.5 sacks over his three-year career with the Horned Frogs. Ortiz was named to the All-MWC First Team three times and played in 38 collegiate games, adding eight pass breakups, six forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. Ortiz went undrafted, but spent a brief period with the Cleveland Browns in 2008 before signing with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2009.
92 – Chad McCarty (1998-2001)
McCarty played four years of football for the Horned Frogs, recording 82 total tackles, 10 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks during his collegiate career. The Fort Worth native appeared in 43 games at TCU and helped the Horned Frogs to a 10-2 season in 2000, when he notched three sacks and seven tackles for loss, both of which were career bests.