Running back, Georgia (from Illinois), 2021–⁠25

Joshua McCray

Number
No. 2
Height
6′1″
Weight
235 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Enterprise, AL
Born
Feb 24, 2002

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Joshua McCray played running back at Illinois (2021–⁠24) and Georgia (2025).

Career highs

156rushing yards, career highat Purdue, 20213rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Michigan State, 2024

Team titles: SEC champions, 2025

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Illinois1125494.9238
2022Illinois19583.109
2023Illinois431563.6214
2024Illinois1176095.21060
2025Georgia531352.5317
Career3441,5074.41760

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Illinois24321.5040
2022Illinois4194.809
2023Illinois6305.0010
2024Illinois131168.9130
2025Georgia351.707
Career282137.6140

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Illinois2RBYr 1
2022Illinois2RBYr 2
2023Illinois2RBYr 3
2024Illinois2RBYr 4
2025Georgia2RBSr. (Yr 5)6′1″235

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
2021Illinois1320.0620th (n=277)0.167.717%0.08
2022Illinois13-0.05––-0.6––
2023Illinois48-0.03––-1.615%0.03
2024Illinois1320.4097th (n=434)0.1653.216%0.34
2025Georgia57-0.08––-4.37%0.14

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.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Georgia40%2.100.300.1023%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2025 Georgia 11 games, 135 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.MarshallW 45–⁠72605––
Sep 6vs.Austin PeayW 28–⁠61−100––
Sep 13atTennesseeW 44–⁠4171725––
Sep 27vs.AlabamaL 21–⁠2461517––
Oct 4vs.KentuckyW 35–⁠1451308––
Oct 11atAuburnW 20–⁠10624017––
Oct 18vs.Ole MissW 43–⁠3551305––
Nov 8atMississippi StateW 41–⁠213502––
Nov 28vs.Georgia TechW 16–⁠913430829
Dec 6vs.AlabamaW 28–⁠733041−4
Jan 1 ✦vs.Ole MissL 34–⁠392−300––
2024 Illinois 13 games, 609 rushing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29vs.Eastern IllinoisW 45–⁠05131613
Sep 7vs.KansasW 23–⁠17––––2−2
Sep 14vs.Central MichiganW 30–⁠9854028––
Sep 20atNebraskaW 31–⁠249380916
Sep 28atPenn StateL 7–⁠213−201238
Oct 12vs.PurdueW 50–⁠491678215346
Oct 19vs.MichiganW 21–⁠71750011––
Oct 26atOregonL 9–⁠3862707214
Nov 2vs.MinnesotaL 17–⁠25772142––
Nov 16vs.Michigan StateW 38–⁠1696133016
Nov 23atRutgersW 38–⁠311358117––
Nov 30vs.NorthwesternW 38–⁠28114601115
Dec 31 ✦vs.South CarolinaW 21–⁠1713114260––
2023 Illinois 5 games, 156 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.ToledoW 30–⁠28113016––
Sep 8atKansasL 23–⁠34420011––
Sep 16vs.Penn StateL 13–⁠304−20315
Sep 23vs.Florida AtlanticW 23–⁠171473014214
Sep 30atPurdueL 19–⁠44103517311
2022 Illinois 4 games, 58 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 27vs.WyomingW 38–⁠68330927
Oct 29atNebraskaW 26–⁠91404––
Nov 5vs.Michigan StateL 15–⁠233405212
Jan 2 ✦vs.Mississippi StateL 10–⁠1971705––
2021 Illinois 11 games, 549 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4vs.UTSAL 30–⁠3752009––
Sep 11atVirginiaL 14–⁠4273309––
Sep 17vs.MarylandL 17–⁠20860138140
Sep 25atPurdueL 9–⁠1324156038––
Oct 2vs.CharlotteW 24–⁠141664015––
Oct 9vs.WisconsinL 0–⁠243103––
Oct 23atPenn StateW 20–⁠1824142028––
Oct 30vs.RutgersL 14–⁠204603––
Nov 6atMinnesotaW 14–⁠63904––
Nov 20atIowaL 23–⁠336160613
Nov 27vs.NorthwesternW 47–⁠141242110––

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2026
Height5′11½″
Weight250 lb
Arm length32⅞″
Hand size9⅛″
Wingspan79⅞″
40-yard dash4.98 s
10-yard split1.75 s
Vertical jump31″
Broad jump9′3″
Bench press19 reps
3-cone drill7.38 s
20-yard shuttle4.41 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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