Receiver, Texas Tech (from Austin Peay), 2021–⁠24

Drae McCray

Lettered 2023–⁠24 (school media guide)

Number
No. 10
Height
5′9″
Weight
185 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Tallahassee, FL

Drae McCray played receiver at Austin Peay (2021–⁠22) and Texas Tech (2023–⁠24).

Career highs

12catches, career highat Alabama, 2022166receiving yards, career highvs. Murray State, 20222receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Murray State, 2022

Team titles: Atlantic Sun champions, 2022

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Austin Peay68714.5051
2022Austin Peay751,02113.6972
2023Texas Tech292558.8244
2024Texas Tech12746.2021
Career1221,43711.81172

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2022Austin Peay3620
2023Texas Tech267171
2024Texas Tech184320
Career471,2111

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Austin Peay10WRFr.
2022Austin Peay10WRSo.
2023Texas Tech10WRJr.
2024Texas Tech10WRSr.5′9″185

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
2022Austin Peay (FCS)791.0285th (n=683)0.7180.913%
2023Texas Tech360.357th (n=681)0.8012.64%
2024Texas Tech130.38––4.9–

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

2024 Texas Tech 9 games, 12 catches, 74 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Aug 31vs.Abilene ChristianW 52–⁠51–––3165
Sep 7atWashington StateL 16–⁠373180––
Sep 14vs.North TexasW 66–⁠212120––
Sep 21vs.Arizona StateW 30–⁠22100239
Sep 28vs.CincinnatiW 44–⁠415390375
Oct 5atArizonaW 28–⁠22–––––
Oct 19vs.BaylorL 35–⁠59150430
Nov 23atOklahoma StateW 56–⁠48–––487
Dec 27 ✦vs.ArkansasL 26–⁠39–––236
2023 Texas Tech 13 games, 29 catches, 255 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 2atWyomingL 33–⁠355420––
Sep 9vs.OregonL 30–⁠381310131
Sep 16vs.Tarleton StateW 41–⁠3190246
Sep 23atWest VirginiaL 13–⁠2031805108
Sep 30vs.HoustonW 49–⁠28–––2112
Oct 7atBaylorW 39–⁠142170––
Oct 14vs.Kansas StateL 21–⁠382−30476
Oct 21atBYUL 14–⁠273220253
Nov 2vs.TCUW 35–⁠281441––
Nov 11atKansasW 16–⁠132−20––
Nov 18vs.UCFW 24–⁠234551154
Nov 24atTexasL 7–⁠572307188
Dec 16 ✦vs.CaliforniaW 34–⁠143190249
2022 Austin Peay 11 games, 75 catches, 1,021 yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Aug 27atWestern KentuckyL 27–⁠386902240
Sep 3vs.PresbyterianW 63–⁠071130––
Sep 10vs.Mississippi Valley StateW 41–⁠0101582122
Sep 17atAlabama A&MW 28–⁠3110––
Sep 24vs.Eastern KentuckyW 31–⁠206591––
Oct 1atCentral ArkansasL 20–⁠497730––
Oct 15vs.Murray StateW 52–⁠1751662––
Oct 29vs.Jacksonville StateL 16–⁠406681––
Nov 5atNorth AlabamaW 38–⁠3551061––
Nov 12atKennesaw StateW 31–⁠1410950––
Nov 19atAlabamaL 0–⁠3412920––
2021 Austin Peay 1 game, 6 catches, 87 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 11atOle MissL 17–⁠546870––

No box score in the source for Sep 2 at Chattanooga, so that game is not listed.

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

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