Tight end, Duke, 2017–20
Noah Gray
- Number
- No. 87
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 240 lb
- Class (2020)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Leominster, MA
- Born
- Apr 30, 1999
Noah Gray played tight end at Duke (2017–20). The Kansas City Chiefs took Gray in round 5, No. 162 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
7catches, career highat Wake Forest, 20192receiving touchdowns, career highat Virginia Tech, 2019Receiving
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Duke | 5 | 1.30 | – | – | 6.5 | – |
| 2018 | Duke | 22 | 1.28 | – | – | 28.1 | 3% |
| 2019 | Duke | 70 | 0.46 | 36th (n=499) | 0.54 | 32.4 | 8% |
| 2020 | Duke | 33 | 0.62 | 59th (n=346) | 0.55 | 20.3 | 5% |
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
2020 Duke 9 games, 28 catches, 278 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at | L 13–27 | 5 | 68 | 0 | 23 | – |
| Sep 19 | vs. | L 6–26 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 24 | – |
| Sep 26 | at | L 20–38 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 11 | – |
| Oct 3 | vs. | L 31–38 | 6 | 51 | 1 | 17 | – |
| Oct 10 | at | W 38–24 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Oct 17 | at | L 20–31 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Nov 7 | vs. | L 24–56 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Nov 28 | at | L 33–56 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| Dec 12 | at | L 35–56 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
2019 Duke 12 games, 51 catches, 392 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | L 3–42 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 20 | – |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 45–13 | 6 | 44 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Sep 14 | at | W 41–18 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Sep 27 | at | W 45–10 | 6 | 50 | 2 | 16 | – |
| Oct 5 | vs. | L 30–33 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 41–23 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | – |
| Oct 19 | at | L 14–48 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Oct 26 | at | L 17–20 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Nov 9 | vs. | L 7–38 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Nov 16 | vs. | L 6–49 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Nov 23 | at | L 27–39 | 7 | 76 | 1 | 23 | – |
| Nov 30 | vs. | W 27–17 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 7 | – |
2018 Duke 9 games, 20 catches, 234 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | at | W 21–7 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 26 | – |
| Sep 22 | vs. | W 55–13 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | – |
| Sep 29 | vs. | L 14–31 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 23 | – |
| Oct 20 | vs. | L 14–28 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Oct 27 | at | L 45–54 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Nov 10 | vs. | W 42–35 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Nov 17 | at | L 6–35 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Nov 24 | vs. | L 7–59 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | W 56–27 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | – |
2017 Duke 4 games, 5 catches, 37 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 60–7 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 17 | – |
| Oct 7 | at | L 21–28 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 43–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Nov 25 | at | W 31–23 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Named to the 2021 Senior Bowl (American team) but didn’t play.
| Drill | Pro day 2021 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3″ |
| Weight | 240 lb |
| Arm length | 31⅝″ |
| Hand size | 9¼″ |
| Wingspan | 78¼″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.60 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.61 s |
| Vertical jump | 35″ |
| Broad jump | 9′7″ |
| Bench press | 15 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.90 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.45 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
6 seasons, 74 games with a stat; latest team: Kansas City Chiefs.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 7 | 36 | 1 |
| 2022 | Kansas City Chiefs | 17 | 28 | 299 | 1 |
| 2023 | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 28 | 305 | 2 |
| 2024 | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 40 | 437 | 5 |
| 2025 | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 21 | 178 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 6 | 61 | 0 |
| NFL career | 74 | 130 | 1,316 | 9 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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