Receiver, Southern Illinois (from Northern Illinois, Jackson State), 2019–25
Fabian McCray
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Chicago, IL
Fabian McCray played receiver at Northern Illinois (2019–22), Jackson State (2023–24) and Southern Illinois (2025).
Career highs
8catches, career highvs. Alabama State, 2023136receiving yards, career highat Arkansas–Pine Bluff, 20232receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Alcorn State, 2023Team titles: MAC champions, 2021; SWAC champions, 2024
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | 34 |
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 174 | 13.4 | 0 | 33 |
| 2023 | Jackson State | 40 | 577 | 14.4 | 4 | 47 |
| 2024 | Jackson State | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2025 | Southern Illinois | 38 | 537 | 14.1 | 3 | 63 |
| Career | 99 | 1,366 | 13.8 | 7 | 63 | |
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Northern Illinois | 9 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Northern Illinois | 9 | WR | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | 9 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 9 | WR | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Jackson State | 9 | WR | Yr 5 | ||
| 2024 | Jackson State | 9 | WR | Yr 6 | ||
| 2025 | Southern Illinois | 9 | WR | Sr. (Yr 7) | 6′2″ | 195 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 23 | 0.35 | – | – | 8.0 | 6% |
| 2023 | Jackson State (FCS) | 44 | 0.67 | 34th (n=681) | 0.80 | 29.6 | 7% |
| 2024 | Jackson State (FCS) | 7 | 0.03 | – | – | 0.2 | – |
| 2025 | Southern Illinois (FCS) | 65 | 0.33 | 30th (n=1040) | 0.46 | 21.2 | 8% |
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
2025 Southern Illinois 12 games, 38 catches, 537 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs.Thomas More | W 49–3 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 17 |
| Sep 6 | at | L 17–34 | 2 | 72 | 0 | 63 |
| Sep 13 | at | W 37–10 | 1 | 56 | 1 | 56 |
| Sep 20 | at | W 59–31 | 4 | 53 | 1 | 20 |
| Oct 4 | vs. | W 55–27 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7 |
| Oct 11 | at | L 17–45 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 34 |
| Oct 18 | vs. | L 19–38 | 6 | 97 | 0 | 43 |
| Oct 25 | vs. | W 31–17 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 5 |
| Nov 1 | at | W 27–7 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 11 |
| Nov 8 | at | L 38–48 | 6 | 82 | 0 | 40 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | L 51–53 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| Nov 22 | at | W 37–7 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 15 |
2024 Jackson State 3 games, 5 catches, 30 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at | L 14–30 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 9 |
| Sep 7 | vs.Lane College | W 58–7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 33–15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2023 Jackson State 10 games, 40 catches, 577 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | vs. | W 37–7 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 13 |
| Sep 3 | vs. | L 10–28 | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 16 | at | L 34–77 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 21 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 22–16 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 14 |
| Oct 7 | vs. | W 45–30 | 2 | 82 | 1 | 47 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | L 19–24 | 8 | 79 | 0 | 17 |
| Oct 21 | at | W 21–6 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 33 |
| Oct 28 | at | W 40–14 | 7 | 136 | 1 | 32 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 21–19 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 11 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | L 24–28 | 6 | 109 | 2 | 38 |
No box score in the source for Sep 9 at Southern, so that game is not listed.
2022 Northern Illinois 9 games, 13 catches, 174 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 34–27 | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 10 | at | L 35–38 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | L 28–38 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 33 |
| Sep 24 | at | L 23–31 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 24 |
| Oct 1 | at | L 38–44 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 11 |
| Oct 8 | vs. | L 32–52 | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 22 | at | L 17–24 | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 2 | vs. | L 22–35 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Nov 26 | vs. | L 12–44 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 25 |
2021 Northern Illinois 3 games, 2 catches, 14 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs. | L 43–50 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sep 25 | vs. | W 41–14 | – | – | – | – |
| Dec 17 ✦ | vs. | L 41–47 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
2020 Northern Illinois 1 game, 1 catch, 34 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | vs. | L 30–49 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 34 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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