Receiver, SMU, to 2021
Danny Gray
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 180 lb
- Class (2021)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Dallas, TX
- Born
- Apr 1, 1999
Danny Gray played receiver at SMU (to 2021). The San Francisco 49ers took Gray in round 3, No. 105 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
8catches, best game on filetwice; last vs. Tulane, 2021140receiving yards, best game on filevs. Tulane, 20212receiving touchdowns, best game on filethree times; last at Memphis, 2021Receiving
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | SMU | 9 | 180 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 0 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | SMU | 51 | 0.61 | 59th (n=346) | 0.55 | 31.4 | 8% |
| 2021 | SMU | 70 | 1.14 | 95th (n=410) | 0.67 | 79.7 | 9% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2021 SMU 10 games, 49 catches, 803 yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Abilene Christian | W 56–9 | 4 | 72 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Sep 11 | vs. North Texas | W 35–12 | 5 | 87 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 18 | at Louisiana Tech | W 39–37 | 7 | 69 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 25 | at TCU | W 42–34 | 4 | 130 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 2 | vs. South Florida | W 41–17 | 7 | 74 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Oct 9 | at Navy | W 31–24 | 3 | 37 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 21 | vs. Tulane | W 55–26 | 8 | 140 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 30 | at Houston | L 37–44 | 5 | 73 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 6 | at Memphis | L 25–28 | 4 | 98 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Nov 13 | vs. UCF | W 55–28 | 2 | 23 | 0 | – | – | – |
2020 SMU 8 games, 33 catches, 448 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at Texas State | W 31–24 | 4 | 72 | 0 | 1 | 16 | – |
| Sep 19 | atNorth Texas | W 65–35 | 2 | 57 | 1 | 3 | 75 | – |
| Sep 26 | vs. Stephen F. Austin | W 50–7 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 2 |
| Oct 3 | vs.Memphis | W 30–27 | 6 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 14 | – |
| Oct 16 | atTulane | W 37–34 | 5 | 133 | 1 | 3 | 43 | – |
| Oct 24 | vs. Cincinnati | L 13–42 | 4 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 7 | at Temple | W 47–23 | 2 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 14 | at Tulsa | L 24–28 | 8 | 93 | 0 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2022 Senior Bowl (American team, lost 10–20).
| Drill | Combine 2022 | Combine or pro day 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅞″ | |
| Weight | 186 lb | |
| Arm length | 31⅞″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ | |
| Wingspan | 76⅞″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.33 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.57 s | |
| Vertical jump | 34″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′6″ | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.38 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.37 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 7 games with a stat; latest team: Philadelphia Eagles.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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