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

Best season
392
Receiving yards, 2019 (Duke, 5–⁠7)
Drafted
No. 162
Round 5, 2021 NFL Draft (Kansas City Chiefs)

Career highs

7catches, career highat Wake Forest, 20192receiving touchdowns, career highat Virginia Tech, 2019

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Duke5377.4217
2018Duke2023411.7126
2019Duke513927.7323
2020Duke282789.9224
Career1049419.0826

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2017Duke210000
2019Duke220000
2020Duke110000
Career540000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Duke87TEFr.
2018Duke87TESo.
2019Duke87TEJr.
2020Duke87TESr.6′4″240

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
2017Duke51.30––6.5–
2018Duke221.28––28.13%
2019Duke700.4636th (n=499)0.5432.48%
2020Duke330.6259th (n=346)0.5520.35%

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
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 12atNotre DameL 13–⁠27568023–
Sep 19vs.Boston CollegeL 6–⁠26561024–
Sep 26atVirginiaL 20–⁠38323111–
Oct 3vs.Virginia TechL 31–⁠38651117–
Oct 10atSyracuseW 38–⁠2421409–
Oct 17atNC StateL 20–⁠31320010–
Nov 7vs.North CarolinaL 24–⁠561303–
Nov 28atGeorgia TechL 33–⁠561140142
Dec 12atFlorida StateL 35–⁠562240151
2019 Duke 12 games, 51 catches, 392 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.AlabamaL 3–⁠42545020–
Sep 7vs.North Carolina A&TW 45–⁠13644011–
Sep 14atMiddle TennesseeW 41–⁠1853309–
Sep 27atVirginia TechW 45–⁠10650216–
Oct 5vs.PittsburghL 30–⁠33218014–
Oct 12vs.Georgia TechW 41–⁠232704–
Oct 19atVirginiaL 14–⁠4831205–
Oct 26atNorth CarolinaL 17–⁠20329018–
Nov 9vs.Notre DameL 7–⁠38428011–
Nov 16vs.SyracuseL 6–⁠49639014–
Nov 23atWake ForestL 27–⁠39776123–
Nov 30vs.MiamiW 27–⁠1721107–
2018 Duke 9 games, 20 catches, 234 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 8atNorthwesternW 21–⁠7226026–
Sep 22vs.North Carolina CentralW 55–⁠13117017–
Sep 29vs.Virginia TechL 14–⁠31238123–
Oct 20vs.VirginiaL 14–⁠28231018–
Oct 27atPittsburghL 45–⁠54548016–
Nov 10vs.North CarolinaW 42–⁠35441016–
Nov 17atClemsonL 6–⁠351505–
Nov 24vs.Wake ForestL 7–⁠59222014–
Dec 27 ✦vs.TempleW 56–⁠271606–
2017 Duke 4 games, 5 catches, 37 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.North Carolina CentralW 60–⁠7331117–
Oct 7atVirginiaL 21–⁠28–––––
Nov 18vs.Georgia TechW 43–⁠201000–
Nov 25atWake ForestW 31–⁠231616–

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.

DrillPro day 2021
Height6′3″
Weight240 lb
Arm length31⅝″
Hand size9¼″
Wingspan78¼″
40-yard dash4.60 s
10-yard split1.61 s
Vertical jump35″
Broad jump9′7″
Bench press15 reps
3-cone drill6.90 s
20-yard shuttle4.45 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.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2021Kansas City Chiefs77361
2022Kansas City Chiefs17282991
2023Kansas City Chiefs16283052
2024Kansas City Chiefs16404375
2025Kansas City Chiefs14211780
2026 (so far)Kansas City Chiefs46610
NFL career741301,3169

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

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