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, 2023

Team titles: MAC champions, 2021; SWAC champions, 2024

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Northern Illinois13434.0034
2021Northern Illinois2147.009
2022Northern Illinois1317413.4033
2023Jackson State4057714.4447
2024Jackson State5306.009
2025Southern Illinois3853714.1363
Career991,36613.8763

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2021Northern Illinois110000
2022Northern Illinois410000
Career520000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Northern Illinois9WRYr 1
2020Northern Illinois9WRYr 2
2021Northern Illinois9WRYr 3
2022Northern Illinois9WRYr 4
2023Jackson State9WRYr 5
2024Jackson State9WRYr 6
2025Southern Illinois9WRSr. (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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022Northern Illinois230.35––8.06%
2023Jackson State (FCS)440.6734th (n=681)0.8029.67%
2024Jackson State (FCS)70.03––0.2–
2025Southern Illinois (FCS)650.3330th (n=1040)0.4621.28%

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
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30vs.Thomas MoreW 49–⁠3221117
Sep 6atPurdueL 17–⁠34272063
Sep 13atUT MartinW 37–⁠10156156
Sep 20atSoutheast Missouri StateW 59–⁠31453120
Oct 4vs.Indiana StateW 55–⁠2721207
Oct 11atNorth Dakota StateL 17–⁠45452034
Oct 18vs.North DakotaL 19–⁠38697043
Oct 25vs.Northern IowaW 31–⁠1731105
Nov 1atMurray StateW 27–⁠7220011
Nov 8atYoungstown StateL 38–⁠48682040
Nov 15vs.South DakotaL 51–⁠53119019
Nov 22atIllinois StateW 37–⁠7542015
2024 Jackson State 3 games, 5 catches, 30 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 29atUL MonroeL 14–⁠3032209
Sep 7vs.Lane CollegeW 58–⁠71303
Sep 14vs.SouthernW 33–⁠151505
2023 Jackson State 10 games, 40 catches, 577 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 26vs.South Carolina StateW 37–⁠7223013
Sep 3vs.Florida A&ML 10–⁠28––––
Sep 16atTexas StateL 34–⁠77342021
Sep 23vs.Bethune-CookmanW 22–⁠16216014
Oct 7vs.Alabama A&MW 45–⁠30282147
Oct 14vs.Alabama StateL 19–⁠24879017
Oct 21atMississippi Valley StateW 21–⁠6449033
Oct 28atArkansas–Pine BluffW 40–⁠147136132
Nov 4vs.Texas SouthernW 21–⁠19641011
Nov 18vs.Alcorn StateL 24–⁠286109238

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
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.Eastern IllinoisW 34–⁠27––––
Sep 10atTulsaL 35–⁠38112012
Sep 17vs.VanderbiltL 28–⁠38346033
Sep 24atKentuckyL 23–⁠31233024
Oct 1atBall StateL 38–⁠44218011
Oct 8vs.ToledoL 32–⁠52––––
Oct 22atOhioL 17–⁠24––––
Nov 2vs.Central MichiganL 22–⁠35113013
Nov 26vs.AkronL 12–⁠44452025
2021 Northern Illinois 3 games, 2 catches, 14 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 11vs.WyomingL 43–⁠501505
Sep 25vs.MaineW 41–⁠14––––
Dec 17 ✦vs.Coastal CarolinaL 41–⁠471909
2020 Northern Illinois 1 game, 1 catch, 34 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Nov 4vs.BuffaloL 30–⁠49134034

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

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