Receiver, Mississippi State, 2015–⁠17

Donald Gray

Number
No. 6
Height
5′10″
Weight
200 lb
Hometown
Memphis, TN

Donald Gray played receiver at Mississippi State (2015–⁠17).

At a glance

Best season
709
Receiving yards, 2016 (Mississippi State, 6–⁠7)
Best game
207 yards
Vs. Samford, week 9, 2016: No. 2 receiving game in FBS that week

Career highs

8catches, career highat Massachusetts, 2016207receiving yards, career highvs. Samford, 20163receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Samford, 2016

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Mississippi State2138618.4254
2016Mississippi State4170917.3574
2017Mississippi State242148.9324
Career861,30915.21074

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2015Mississippi State13301210
2016Mississippi State48302100
2017Mississippi State28507630
Career7201010940

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2015Mississippi State6WR
2016Mississippi State6WR
2017Mississippi State6WR5′10″200

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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2015Mississippi State290.77––22.25%
2016Mississippi State670.6771st (n=489)0.5244.98%
2017Mississippi State400.2510th (n=507)0.5210.07%

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

2017 Mississippi State 8 games, 24 catches, 214 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2vs.Charleston SouthernW 49–⁠03570152–
Sep 9atLouisiana TechW 57–⁠214191–––
Sep 16vs.LSUW 37–⁠73190––2
Sep 23atGeorgiaL 3–⁠312130–––
Sep 30atAuburnL 10–⁠49160––1
Oct 14vs.BYUW 35–⁠104411––1
Oct 21vs.KentuckyW 45–⁠765101331
Oct 28atTexas A&MW 35–⁠14181––2
2016 Mississippi State 12 games, 41 catches, 709 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3vs.South AlabamaL 20–⁠212220241–
Sep 10vs.South CarolinaW 27–⁠145711114–
Sep 17atLSUL 20–⁠233860–––
Sep 24atMassachusettsW 47–⁠358790–––
Oct 14atBYUL 21–⁠282170–––
Oct 22atKentuckyL 38–⁠401−30–––
Oct 29vs.SamfordW 56–⁠4142073–––
Nov 5vs.Texas A&MW 35–⁠282320––2
Nov 12atAlabamaL 3–⁠513760–––
Nov 19vs.ArkansasL 42–⁠587920128–
Nov 26atOle MissW 55–⁠202121–––
Dec 26 ✦vs.Miami (OH)W 17–⁠162180–––
2015 Mississippi State 9 games, 21 catches, 386 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 19vs.Northwestern StateW 62–⁠1341401–––
Oct 3atTexas A&ML 17–⁠30160–––
Oct 10vs.TroyW 45–⁠172581–––
Oct 17vs.Louisiana TechW 45–⁠20140––1
Oct 24vs.KentuckyW 42–⁠165560–––
Nov 5atMissouriW 31–⁠13150–––
Nov 14vs.AlabamaL 6–⁠312590–––
Nov 28vs.Ole MissL 27–⁠383180133–
Dec 30 ✦vs.NC StateW 51–⁠282400–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2018
Height5′9⅝″
Weight204 lb
Arm length32¼″
Hand size9¼″
40-yard dash4.62 s
Vertical jump32″
Broad jump9′10″
Bench press16 reps
3-cone drill7.12 s
20-yard shuttle4.41 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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