
Running back, Oklahoma (from Tennessee), 2019–22
Eric Gray
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 211 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Memphis, TN
- Born
- Nov 4, 1999, in Memphis, Tennessee
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Eric Gray played running back at Tennessee (2019–20) and Oklahoma (2021–22). The New York Giants took Gray in round 5, No. 172 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
246rushing yards, career highvs. Vanderbilt, 20193rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Vanderbilt, 20198catches, career hightwice; last vs. Baylor, 2022Honors
Rushing
Receiving
Returns
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Tennessee | RB | Fr. | ||
| 2020 | Tennessee | RB | So. | ||
| 2021 | Oklahoma | RB | Jr. | ||
| 2022 | Oklahoma | RB | Sr. | 5′10″ | 211 |
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 | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Tennessee | 118 | 0.06 | 28th (n=287) | 0.13 | 7.0 | 14% | 0.10 |
| 2020 | Tennessee | 188 | 0.22 | 73rd (n=212) | 0.14 | 42.1 | 30% | 0.15 |
| 2021 | Oklahoma | 97 | 0.17 | 51st (n=277) | 0.16 | 16.0 | 13% | 0.12 |
| 2022 | Oklahoma | 218 | 0.27 | 83rd (n=470) | 0.14 | 58.4 | 26% | 0.31 |
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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2022 Oklahoma 12 games, 1,364 rushing yards, 11 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 45–13 | 16 | 102 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 33–3 | 10 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at | W 49–14 | 11 | 113 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | L 34–41 | 16 | 114 | 0 | 7 | 45 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at | L 24–55 | 13 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. | L 0–49 | 11 | 59 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 52–42 | 20 | 176 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | at | W 27–13 | 20 | 101 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | L 35–38 | 23 | 106 | 2 | 8 | 58 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at | L 20–23 | 25 | 211 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 28–13 | 20 | 90 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | at | L 48–51 | 28 | 161 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
2021 Oklahoma 13 games, 412 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 40–35 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 1 | −6 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. | W 76–0 | 9 | 74 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| Sep 18 | vs. | W 23–16 | 15 | 84 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. | W 16–13 | 12 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at | W 37–31 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs. | W 55–48 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs. | W 52–31 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | at | W 35–23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs. | W 52–21 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | at | L 14–27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. | W 28–21 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | at | L 33–37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | W 47–32 | 8 | 82 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 1 |
2020 Tennessee 9 games, 772 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | at | W 31–27 | 12 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. | W 35–12 | 16 | 105 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| Oct 10 | at | L 21–44 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 54 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. | L 7–34 | 24 | 128 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs. | L 17–48 | 19 | 57 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | at | L 13–24 | 31 | 123 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | at | L 17–30 | 22 | 173 | 1 | 3 | 49 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs. | L 19–31 | 12 | 47 | 0 | 7 | 46 | 1 |
| Dec 12 | at | W 42–17 | 13 | 74 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
2019 Tennessee 13 games, 539 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | L 30–38 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 51 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | L 26–29 | 17 | 77 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 45–0 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at | L 3–34 | 6 | 27 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 5 | vs. | L 14–43 | 5 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 20–10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 19 | at | L 13–35 | 3 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 41–21 | 3 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 30–7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | at | W 17–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 23 | at | W 24–20 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | W 28–10 | 25 | 246 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. | W 23–22 | 14 | 86 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2023 Senior Bowl (American team, lost 10–27).
| Drill | Combine 2023 | Combine or pro day 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′9½″ | |
| Weight | 207 lb | |
| Arm length | 29⅝″ | |
| Hand size | 9¾″ | |
| Wingspan | 71⅜″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.62 sW | |
| 10-yard split | 1.55 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 37½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′10″ | |
| Bench press | 12 repsW | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.17 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.10 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
3 seasons, 25 games with a stat; latest team: Cleveland Browns.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | New York Giants | 10 | 17 | 48 | 0 | 6 | 22 |
| 2024 | New York Giants | 14 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 10 | 82 |
| 2025 | New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 25 | 31 | 79 | 0 | 16 | 104 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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