Eric Gray in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Tennessee Titans, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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

Best season
1,364
Rushing yards, 2022 (Oklahoma, 6–⁠7)
Best game
246 yards
Vs. Vanderbilt, week 14, 2019: No. 3 rushing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 172
Round 5, 2023 NFL Draft (New York Giants)

Career highs

246rushing yards, career highvs. Vanderbilt, 20193rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Vanderbilt, 20198catches, career hightwice; last vs. Baylor, 2022

Honors

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Tennessee1015395.3494
2020Tennessee1577724.9433
2021Oklahoma784125.3248
2022Oklahoma2131,3646.41154
Career5493,0875.62194

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Tennessee131158.8123
2020Tennessee302548.5231
2021Oklahoma2322910.0238
2022Oklahoma332296.9024
Career998278.4538

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2019Tennessee–––2120
2020Tennessee–––5350
2021Oklahoma4720200
Career47209470

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

SeasonTeamPosClassHtWt
2019TennesseeRBFr.
2020TennesseeRBSo.
2021OklahomaRBJr.
2022OklahomaRBSr.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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2019Tennessee1180.0628th (n=287)0.137.014%0.10
2020Tennessee1880.2273rd (n=212)0.1442.130%0.15
2021Oklahoma970.1751st (n=277)0.1616.013%0.12
2022Oklahoma2180.2783rd (n=470)0.1458.426%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
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.UTEPW 45–⁠131610202330
Sep 10vs.Kent StateW 33–⁠310710160
Sep 17atNebraskaW 49–⁠14111132140
Sep 24vs.Kansas StateL 34–⁠411611407450
Oct 1atTCUL 24–⁠5513601140
Oct 8vs.TexasL 0–⁠4911590–––
Oct 15vs.KansasW 52–⁠422017622130
Oct 29atIowa StateW 27–⁠132010112140
Nov 5vs.BaylorL 35–⁠382310628580
Nov 12atWest VirginiaL 20–⁠232521124120
Nov 19vs.Oklahoma StateW 28–⁠13209013300
Nov 26atTexas TechL 48–⁠512816102100
2021 Oklahoma 13 games, 412 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 4vs.TulaneW 40–⁠3592701−60
Sep 11vs.Western CarolinaW 76–⁠097401201
Sep 18vs.NebraskaW 23–⁠1615840120
Sep 25vs.West VirginiaW 16–⁠13123803520
Oct 2atKansas StateW 37–⁠3142202170
Oct 9vs.TexasW 55–⁠4863702190
Oct 16vs.TCUW 52–⁠3161111280
Oct 23atKansasW 35–⁠231503420
Oct 30vs.Texas TechW 52–⁠212502150
Nov 13atBaylorL 14–⁠271401150
Nov 20vs.Iowa StateW 28–⁠214231100
Nov 27atOklahoma StateL 33–⁠37100–––
Dec 29 ✦vs.OregonW 47–⁠3288205251
2020 Tennessee 9 games, 772 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 26atSouth CarolinaW 31–⁠27124011310
Oct 3vs.MissouriW 35–⁠121610511131
Oct 10atGeorgiaL 21–⁠4482508540
Oct 17vs.KentuckyL 7–⁠342412803200
Oct 24vs.AlabamaL 17–⁠4819570350
Nov 7atArkansasL 13–⁠243112313270
Nov 21atAuburnL 17–⁠302217313490
Dec 5vs.FloridaL 19–⁠31124707461
Dec 12atVanderbiltW 42–⁠1713740190
2019 Tennessee 13 games, 539 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.Georgia StateL 30–⁠3872906510
Sep 7vs.BYUL 26–⁠2917770250
Sep 14vs.ChattanoogaW 45–⁠08320140
Sep 21atFloridaL 3–⁠346270–––
Oct 5vs.GeorgiaL 14–⁠43550–––
Oct 12vs.Mississippi StateW 20–⁠10270–––
Oct 19atAlabamaL 13–⁠353120–––
Oct 26vs.South CarolinaW 41–⁠21350–––
Nov 2vs.UABW 30–⁠78801131
Nov 9atKentuckyW 17–⁠13100–––
Nov 23atMissouriW 24–⁠20250180
Nov 30vs.VanderbiltW 28–⁠10252463–––
Jan 2 ✦vs.IndianaW 23–⁠22148612340

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).

DrillCombine 2023Combine or pro day 2023
Height5′9½″
Weight207 lb
Arm length29⅝″
Hand size9¾″
Wingspan71⅜″W
40-yard dash4.62 sW
10-yard split1.55 sW
Vertical jump37½″
Broad jump9′10″
Bench press12 repsW
3-cone drill7.17 sW
20-yard shuttle4.10 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.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2023New York Giants1017480622
2024New York Giants14143101082
2025New York Giants100000
NFL career253179016104

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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