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Jersey Number 10
Drae McCray
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Tallahassee, Fla.
- High School:
- North Florida Christian
Bio
CAREER HONORS & AWARDS
IN THE TEXAS TECH RECORD BOOK
2024 SEASON (SENIOR)
Concluded his two-year career as a Red Raider with another strong season as a returner and in the wide receiver room … limited to only 10 games played due to injuries the back half of Big 12 play … missed a three-game stretch against TCU (10/26), Iowa State (11/2) and Colorado (11/9) … still managed to lead the team in kick returns after returning 17 for 432 yards at a 25.4 yards per return average … was often kicked away from due to his ability to make explosive plays in the return game … had four kick returns that resulted in at least a 30-yard gain with three of those going for 40 yards and two that were 50 yards or longer … a threat offensively as well with 12 catches for 74 yards and one rush attempt for 13 yards … finished with 519 all-purpose yards, giving him 3,639 for his collegiate career … of that total, had 170 catches for his career, resulting in 2,217 yards through the air and 19 touchdowns between his time at Texas Tech and Austin Peay (FCS) … credited with 157 offensive snaps and additional 88 snaps on special teams according to Pro Football Focus … member of not only the kickoff return team but also the punt coverage unit and saw occasional time on kickoff coverage as well as punt returns … IN NCAA RANKINGS: ended the season ranked 14th in the FBS for kickoff return average (25.4) and 32nd for total kickoff return yards (432) … one of 12 players in the country with three or more kick returns of at least 40 yards … was one of only 10 players nationally with multiple kick returns of at least 50 yards … IN BIG 12 RANKINGS: finished second in the league for kickoff return average, trailing only the 26.2 clip by BYU’s Keelan Marion … the Red Raiders had two of the top three spots as true freshman J’Koby Williams was third with a 24.7 average of his own … his 432 total kickoff returns were fourth in the conference, while his 17 total returns were tied for fifth overall … shared the league high with four kick returns of at least 30 yards … was the only Big 12 player with three kick returns of at least 40 yards … was tied with Marion as the only league players with multiple kick returns of at least 50 yards … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: both of his returns of at least 50 yards came in the season opener versus Abilene Christian (8/31) … finished with three kick returns for 165 yards against the Wildcats after boasting returns of 74 and 65 yards in the win … the Red Raiders combined for 10 points as a result of those two returns thanks to a Gino Garcia field goal in the second quarter and a Josh Kelly touchdown pass from Behren Morton in the third quarter … did not have another kickoff return until the Big 12 opener versus Arizona State (9/21) … had two returns for 39 yards with a long of 24 in the win over the Sun Devils … in between, had three catches for 18 yards and a tackle via special teams at Washington State (9/7) and then two receptions for 12 yards versus North Texas (9/14) … posted season highs with five catches for 39 yards in the win over Cincinnati (9/28) … also returned three kicks for 75 yards with the longest going 35 yards … limited offensively to only one carry for 13 yards at Arizona (10/5) and one catch for five yards versus Baylor (10/19) … added four kick returns for 30 yards versus the Bears followed by three returns for 87 yards at Oklahoma State (11/23) … performance versus the Cowboys included a 45-yard kick return midway through the fourth quarter that gave the Red Raiders the ball near midfield … Texas Tech scored a few plays later on a Tahj Brooks 1-yard scamper to take a 49-42 lead with 6:06 remaining … closed his Red Raider with two kick returns for 36 yards in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl versus Arkansas (12/27) … AWARDS AND HONORS: an All-Big 12 honorable mention selection by the conference coaches as a returner … preseason candidate on the Paul Hornung Award watch list … tabbed the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week on Sept. 2 following his performance against Abilene Christian.
2023 SEASON (JUNIOR)
Became one of the nation’s premier kick returners in his first season as a Red Raider … appeared in all 13 games with two starts as a wide receiver … dynamic with the ball in his hands, totaling 976 all-purpose yards, which ranked second on the team only behind Tahj Brooks … caught 29 passes for 255 yards and two touchdowns for the Red Raider offense … made the biggest impact in the kick return game with 26 returns for 717 yards and a touchdown … averaged 27.6 yards per kick return which was among the nation’s leaders … only brought back returns in nine of 13 games overall … of his 26 total returns on the season, seven went for at least 30 yards with three going for 50 or more yards … credited with 85 total snaps on special teams with 65 on kick returns and another 20 on the punt return unit according to Pro Football Focus … appeared in 366 offensive snaps overall … caught multiple passes in nine games overall and had at least one reception in all but one contest … IN THE TEXAS TECH SINGLE-SEASON RECORD BOOK: his 717 kick return yards ranked sixth all-time in school history … became first Red Raider in program history to record at least 700 kick return yards despite less than 30 returns … marked the fourth-highest kick return average since Texas Tech began tracking yearly leaders in 1952 … trailed only the likes of Keke Coutee (31.5 in 2017), Lawrence Williams (30.8 in 1972) and Keith Henderson (28.9 in 1984) … of that group, only McCray had 20 or more kick returns in that season … IN THE NCAA RANKINGS: ranked ninth in the FBS for kick return average (27.6) … was fifth overall among power-five returners in the category, trailing only Kentucky’s Barion Brown (36.0), Miami’s Brashard Smith (29.0), Arizona State’s Elijhah Badger (28.9) and Virginia Tech’s Bhayshul Tuten (28.9) … had the most total returns of any FBS player ranked in the top 10 at the end of the season … as a team, the Red Raiders ranked sixth in the country with a 25.5 average … was third in the country for total kick return yards (717), trailing only Zylan Perry of Louisiana-Lafayette (862) and Jacob De Jesus of UNLV (822) … ranked tied for third in the FBS for most kick returns of at least 30 yards (7) and 40 yards (3) … shared the FBS high with three kick returns of at least 50 yards on the season, which was tied with Badger, Brown, Tuten and Texas State’s Kole Wilson … IN THE BIG 12 RANKINGS: easily led the conference in kick return average, finishing a full five yards ahead of Texas’ Keilan Robinson in second place … was also the league leader in total kick return yards as only TCU’s Major Everhart (647) had more than 500 on the season … only returner in the league with at least five returns of at least 30 yards as next closest to his seven was BYU’s Keelan Marion with four … one of only four conference athletes to return a kick for a touchdown on the season … was also tied for seventh in the league with nine all-purpose plays (kick returns and receiving yards) of 30 or more yards … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: caught a season-high five passes for 42 yards in the season opener at Wyoming (9/2) … did not begin returning kicks until the Oregon game (9/9) a week later … touched the ball twice against the Ducks with a reception for 31 yards and a kick return also for 31 yards … closed non-conference play with one catch for nine yards versus Tarleton State (9/16) as well as two kick returns for 46 yards … opened Big 12 play with three catches for 18 yards and five kick returns for 108 yards at West Virginia (9/23) … provided one of his biggest plays of the season a week later versus Houston (9/30) with a 100-yard kick return for a touchdown … broke loose down far sideline to tie the game at 7-7 following a Houston touchdown on its opening drive … marked the seventh kick return of 100 yards in school history and was the first kickoff returned for a touchdown by a Red Raider since Keke Coutee went 92 yards into the end zone versus Baylor in 2017 … was the first kickoff returned for a touchdown by a Red Raider inside Jones AT&T Stadium since Jakeem Grant also went 100 yards versus Oklahoma State in 2015 … was the second special teams touchdown of his career and first via a kick return … previously returned a punt return 39 yards for a touchdown while at Austin Peay in 2021 … unable to return kicks the next week at Baylor (10/7) due to injury but still caught two passes for 17 yards on offense … was back deep again against Kansas State (10/14) for four kick returns for 76 yards and two receptions for negative-3 yards … followed with three catches for 22 yards and two kick returns for 53 yards at BYU (10/21) … caught first touchdown pass of his Red Raider career on a 44-yard strike from Behren Morton against TCU (11/2) … outran the TCU secondary to cap a three play, 92-yard touchdown drive early in the fourth quarter to give the Red Raiders a 35-21 lead … found the end zone again two weeks later against UCF (11/18) on a 15-yard touchdown connection with Morton for Texas Tech’s first points early in the second quarter … was part of four receptions for a season-high 55 receiving yards in the come-from-behind win … set up his touchdown with a 54-yard kick return to start the drive, the first of two 50-yard returns to close the regular season … went 55 yards on one return in the finale at Texas (11/24) as part of seven returns for 188 yards … caught three passes for 19 yards and returned two kicks for 49 yards in the Radiant Technologies Independence Bowl versus Cal (12/16) … AWARDS AND HONORS: an honorable mention All-Big 12 selection by the conference coaches as a return specialist.
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
Transferred to Texas Tech after two years at Austin Peay (FCS) … will have two years of eligibility remaining with the Red Raiders (plus an available redshirt) … started in all 22 games of his Austin Peay career … one of the top wide receivers at the FCS level after catching 129 passes for 1,888 yards and 17 touchdowns in only two seasons … two-time All-Conference honoree as Austin Peay played in the Ohio Valley his freshman season and then the Atlantic Sun his sophomore campaign … departed as the school’s all-time leader in receiving yards per game (85.8), snapping the previous mark by Harold Roberts from 1967-70 … also ranked tied for fifth all-time in career touchdown receptions, seventh in career receiving yards and 10th in career receptions in the Austin Peay record book … recorded at least 100 receiving yards in six different games during his career, all of which resulted in Austin Peay wins … also notched five multi-touchdown games, including three during his 2022 sophomore campaign … was the only sophomore at the FCS level with at least 1,800 career receiving yards following the 2022 season … known for his speed as the Governors used multiple ways to give him the ball with 13 carries for 55 yards during his two seasons as well as nine kick returns for 162 yards (18.0 yard average) and one punt return for 39 yards … wore the No. 10 jersey with the Governors, the same number he will use as a Red Raider … 2022 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): garnered first team All-Atlantic Sun honors after becoming the first 1,000-yard receiver in Austin Peay history … led the Atlantic Sun and ranked 16th in the FCS with 1,021 receiving yards … was also the league leader for receiving yards per game (92.8) as well as receptions per game (6.9) and also ranked second for receiving touchdowns (9), sixth in all-purpose yards per game (102.6), seventh for total touchdowns (7) and ninth for yards per reception (13.4) … was tabbed as a Sophomore All-American by HERO Sports … recorded at least 90 receiving yards in seven of Austin Peay’s 11 games on the season, including four 100-yard performances … caught at least five passes in all but one of those contests as well … reached the 100-yard mark against the likes of Presbyterian (9/3), Mississippi Valley State (9/10), Murray State (10/15) and North Alabama (11/5) … had seven catches in each of the first two games of the season, resulting in 90 yards and two touchdowns at Western Kentucky (8/27) and then 113 yards versus Presbyterian … hauled in 10 catches for the first time in his career the next week against Mississippi Valley, finishing with 158 yards and two touchdowns through the air … set a new season high with 166 receiving yards on only five catches versus Murray State, two of which were for touchdowns … hauled in a 72-yard touchdown in that game, which marked the second-longest reception of his career … had five grabs for 106 yards and a touchdown at North Alabama for his final 100-yard outing of the year … on the receiving end of at least 10 catches in each of the final two games of the season at Kennesaw State (11/12) and Alabama (11/19) … had 10 catches for 95 yards versus Kennesaw State before ending his Austin Peay career with an impressive 12 receptions for 92 yards against the nationally-ranked Crimson Tide … named a team captain prior to the start of the season … recognized for his work in the classroom at the end of the season as part of the Academic All-District team put together by the College Sports Communicators (CSC) and the Athletic Director’s honor roll … 2021 SEASON (FRESHMAN): put together quite the debut season after leading the Governors with 53 receptions for 882 yards and eight touchdowns over 11 games … earned first team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors and was tabbed to the league’s All-Newcomer team … recognized at the national level as a first-team Freshman All-American by HERO Sports … led the Governors in receptions, receiving yards, all-purpose yards and receiving touchdowns … recorded at least 70 receiving yards in six different games, including each of the first three on the year … hit the 100-yard mark for the first time in his career late in the season with six catches for 137 yards and two touchdowns against Eastern Illinois (11/6) … marked the first multi-touchdown outing of his career … followed that performance by finding the end zone via special teams the next week with a 39-yard punt return for a touchdown at Tennessee State (11/13) … returned six kicks on the year as well for 108 yards with a long of 27 yards … wrapped the season with one of the top performances in school history, catching seven passes for 237 yards and four touchdowns … marked the second-best single-game performance in both Austin Peay and OVC history … was also the third-highest single-game total in the FCS on the season and the most by a FCS freshman … his four receiving touchdowns, meanwhile, matched the Austin Peay single-game record.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended North Florida Christian School in his hometown of Tallahassee, Fla. … was a four-year letterwinner for the Eagles … was an all-purpose back at the prep level before transitioning to a wide receiver at the collegiate level … rushed for 794 yards and 12 touchdowns on only 69 carries as a senior in 2020, while also catching 20 passes for 329 yards and five more scores … added 298 yards on kickoff returns and two touchdowns as one of the top all-purpose players in the state … closed his prep career with 4,358 all-purpose yards (1,274 rushing, 1,745 receiving, 1,076 kick return yards, 101 punt return yards, 162 interception return yards) … credited with 46 career touchdowns over 41 games … was a second team All-Big Bend selection by the Tallahassee Democrat his senior year … also a member of the school’s track and field program, competing in the 100 and 200-meter dash, the 110 hurdles and the 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams … qualified for the state meet in the 110-meter hurdles as a junior … member of the basketball program as well, averaging 10.3 points, 5.1 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 3.4 steals per game as a senior … ranked a three-star prospect by 247Sports as part of the 2021 class … was the second-highest rated recruit to ever sign with Austin Peay, choosing the Governors over offers from the likes of Coastal Carolina, Buffalo, Arkansas State and Georgia Southern, among others, with interest from his hometown school in Florida State.
PERSONAL
Deandrae Reshard McCray … son of Gabrielle Brown and Reshard McCray… has three siblings: Thomas, Trinity and Raivyn … was an information assurance and security major at Austin Peay ... earned his degree in university studies from Texas Tech.
- An honorable mention All-Big 12 selection as a returner following both of his two seasons as a Red Raider.
- Previously earned first team All-Atlantic Sun as a wide receiver while with Austin Peay in 2022. He was an All-Ohio Valley Conference first team honoree as a true freshman in 2021 as well as a member of the league’s All-Newcomer team.
IN THE TEXAS TECH RECORD BOOK
- Concluded his two-year Red Raider career with 1,149 combined kick return yards, which ranked sixth all-time in program history. He is one of seven players in history with 1,000 or more career kick return yards.
- Totaled 43 kick returns during his career, which ranked tied for seventh all-time in program history alongside Johnnie Mack (2003-04).
- Recorded 717 kick return yards as a junior in 2023, which ranked sixth in Texas Tech single-season history. His 26 kick return attempts that same season, meanwhile, ranked seventh overall.
- Became first Red Raider in program history to record at least 700 kick return yards despite less than 30 returns.
- His kick return average of 27.6 yards in 2023 was the fourth-highest clip since Texas Tech began tracking yearly leaders in 1952, trailing only Keke Coutee (31.5 in 2017), Lawrence Williams (30.8 in 1972) and Keith Henderson (28.9 in 1984). Of that group, only McCray had 20 or more kick returns in that season.
2024 SEASON (SENIOR)
Concluded his two-year career as a Red Raider with another strong season as a returner and in the wide receiver room … limited to only 10 games played due to injuries the back half of Big 12 play … missed a three-game stretch against TCU (10/26), Iowa State (11/2) and Colorado (11/9) … still managed to lead the team in kick returns after returning 17 for 432 yards at a 25.4 yards per return average … was often kicked away from due to his ability to make explosive plays in the return game … had four kick returns that resulted in at least a 30-yard gain with three of those going for 40 yards and two that were 50 yards or longer … a threat offensively as well with 12 catches for 74 yards and one rush attempt for 13 yards … finished with 519 all-purpose yards, giving him 3,639 for his collegiate career … of that total, had 170 catches for his career, resulting in 2,217 yards through the air and 19 touchdowns between his time at Texas Tech and Austin Peay (FCS) … credited with 157 offensive snaps and additional 88 snaps on special teams according to Pro Football Focus … member of not only the kickoff return team but also the punt coverage unit and saw occasional time on kickoff coverage as well as punt returns … IN NCAA RANKINGS: ended the season ranked 14th in the FBS for kickoff return average (25.4) and 32nd for total kickoff return yards (432) … one of 12 players in the country with three or more kick returns of at least 40 yards … was one of only 10 players nationally with multiple kick returns of at least 50 yards … IN BIG 12 RANKINGS: finished second in the league for kickoff return average, trailing only the 26.2 clip by BYU’s Keelan Marion … the Red Raiders had two of the top three spots as true freshman J’Koby Williams was third with a 24.7 average of his own … his 432 total kickoff returns were fourth in the conference, while his 17 total returns were tied for fifth overall … shared the league high with four kick returns of at least 30 yards … was the only Big 12 player with three kick returns of at least 40 yards … was tied with Marion as the only league players with multiple kick returns of at least 50 yards … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: both of his returns of at least 50 yards came in the season opener versus Abilene Christian (8/31) … finished with three kick returns for 165 yards against the Wildcats after boasting returns of 74 and 65 yards in the win … the Red Raiders combined for 10 points as a result of those two returns thanks to a Gino Garcia field goal in the second quarter and a Josh Kelly touchdown pass from Behren Morton in the third quarter … did not have another kickoff return until the Big 12 opener versus Arizona State (9/21) … had two returns for 39 yards with a long of 24 in the win over the Sun Devils … in between, had three catches for 18 yards and a tackle via special teams at Washington State (9/7) and then two receptions for 12 yards versus North Texas (9/14) … posted season highs with five catches for 39 yards in the win over Cincinnati (9/28) … also returned three kicks for 75 yards with the longest going 35 yards … limited offensively to only one carry for 13 yards at Arizona (10/5) and one catch for five yards versus Baylor (10/19) … added four kick returns for 30 yards versus the Bears followed by three returns for 87 yards at Oklahoma State (11/23) … performance versus the Cowboys included a 45-yard kick return midway through the fourth quarter that gave the Red Raiders the ball near midfield … Texas Tech scored a few plays later on a Tahj Brooks 1-yard scamper to take a 49-42 lead with 6:06 remaining … closed his Red Raider with two kick returns for 36 yards in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl versus Arkansas (12/27) … AWARDS AND HONORS: an All-Big 12 honorable mention selection by the conference coaches as a returner … preseason candidate on the Paul Hornung Award watch list … tabbed the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week on Sept. 2 following his performance against Abilene Christian.
2023 SEASON (JUNIOR)
Became one of the nation’s premier kick returners in his first season as a Red Raider … appeared in all 13 games with two starts as a wide receiver … dynamic with the ball in his hands, totaling 976 all-purpose yards, which ranked second on the team only behind Tahj Brooks … caught 29 passes for 255 yards and two touchdowns for the Red Raider offense … made the biggest impact in the kick return game with 26 returns for 717 yards and a touchdown … averaged 27.6 yards per kick return which was among the nation’s leaders … only brought back returns in nine of 13 games overall … of his 26 total returns on the season, seven went for at least 30 yards with three going for 50 or more yards … credited with 85 total snaps on special teams with 65 on kick returns and another 20 on the punt return unit according to Pro Football Focus … appeared in 366 offensive snaps overall … caught multiple passes in nine games overall and had at least one reception in all but one contest … IN THE TEXAS TECH SINGLE-SEASON RECORD BOOK: his 717 kick return yards ranked sixth all-time in school history … became first Red Raider in program history to record at least 700 kick return yards despite less than 30 returns … marked the fourth-highest kick return average since Texas Tech began tracking yearly leaders in 1952 … trailed only the likes of Keke Coutee (31.5 in 2017), Lawrence Williams (30.8 in 1972) and Keith Henderson (28.9 in 1984) … of that group, only McCray had 20 or more kick returns in that season … IN THE NCAA RANKINGS: ranked ninth in the FBS for kick return average (27.6) … was fifth overall among power-five returners in the category, trailing only Kentucky’s Barion Brown (36.0), Miami’s Brashard Smith (29.0), Arizona State’s Elijhah Badger (28.9) and Virginia Tech’s Bhayshul Tuten (28.9) … had the most total returns of any FBS player ranked in the top 10 at the end of the season … as a team, the Red Raiders ranked sixth in the country with a 25.5 average … was third in the country for total kick return yards (717), trailing only Zylan Perry of Louisiana-Lafayette (862) and Jacob De Jesus of UNLV (822) … ranked tied for third in the FBS for most kick returns of at least 30 yards (7) and 40 yards (3) … shared the FBS high with three kick returns of at least 50 yards on the season, which was tied with Badger, Brown, Tuten and Texas State’s Kole Wilson … IN THE BIG 12 RANKINGS: easily led the conference in kick return average, finishing a full five yards ahead of Texas’ Keilan Robinson in second place … was also the league leader in total kick return yards as only TCU’s Major Everhart (647) had more than 500 on the season … only returner in the league with at least five returns of at least 30 yards as next closest to his seven was BYU’s Keelan Marion with four … one of only four conference athletes to return a kick for a touchdown on the season … was also tied for seventh in the league with nine all-purpose plays (kick returns and receiving yards) of 30 or more yards … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: caught a season-high five passes for 42 yards in the season opener at Wyoming (9/2) … did not begin returning kicks until the Oregon game (9/9) a week later … touched the ball twice against the Ducks with a reception for 31 yards and a kick return also for 31 yards … closed non-conference play with one catch for nine yards versus Tarleton State (9/16) as well as two kick returns for 46 yards … opened Big 12 play with three catches for 18 yards and five kick returns for 108 yards at West Virginia (9/23) … provided one of his biggest plays of the season a week later versus Houston (9/30) with a 100-yard kick return for a touchdown … broke loose down far sideline to tie the game at 7-7 following a Houston touchdown on its opening drive … marked the seventh kick return of 100 yards in school history and was the first kickoff returned for a touchdown by a Red Raider since Keke Coutee went 92 yards into the end zone versus Baylor in 2017 … was the first kickoff returned for a touchdown by a Red Raider inside Jones AT&T Stadium since Jakeem Grant also went 100 yards versus Oklahoma State in 2015 … was the second special teams touchdown of his career and first via a kick return … previously returned a punt return 39 yards for a touchdown while at Austin Peay in 2021 … unable to return kicks the next week at Baylor (10/7) due to injury but still caught two passes for 17 yards on offense … was back deep again against Kansas State (10/14) for four kick returns for 76 yards and two receptions for negative-3 yards … followed with three catches for 22 yards and two kick returns for 53 yards at BYU (10/21) … caught first touchdown pass of his Red Raider career on a 44-yard strike from Behren Morton against TCU (11/2) … outran the TCU secondary to cap a three play, 92-yard touchdown drive early in the fourth quarter to give the Red Raiders a 35-21 lead … found the end zone again two weeks later against UCF (11/18) on a 15-yard touchdown connection with Morton for Texas Tech’s first points early in the second quarter … was part of four receptions for a season-high 55 receiving yards in the come-from-behind win … set up his touchdown with a 54-yard kick return to start the drive, the first of two 50-yard returns to close the regular season … went 55 yards on one return in the finale at Texas (11/24) as part of seven returns for 188 yards … caught three passes for 19 yards and returned two kicks for 49 yards in the Radiant Technologies Independence Bowl versus Cal (12/16) … AWARDS AND HONORS: an honorable mention All-Big 12 selection by the conference coaches as a return specialist.
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
Transferred to Texas Tech after two years at Austin Peay (FCS) … will have two years of eligibility remaining with the Red Raiders (plus an available redshirt) … started in all 22 games of his Austin Peay career … one of the top wide receivers at the FCS level after catching 129 passes for 1,888 yards and 17 touchdowns in only two seasons … two-time All-Conference honoree as Austin Peay played in the Ohio Valley his freshman season and then the Atlantic Sun his sophomore campaign … departed as the school’s all-time leader in receiving yards per game (85.8), snapping the previous mark by Harold Roberts from 1967-70 … also ranked tied for fifth all-time in career touchdown receptions, seventh in career receiving yards and 10th in career receptions in the Austin Peay record book … recorded at least 100 receiving yards in six different games during his career, all of which resulted in Austin Peay wins … also notched five multi-touchdown games, including three during his 2022 sophomore campaign … was the only sophomore at the FCS level with at least 1,800 career receiving yards following the 2022 season … known for his speed as the Governors used multiple ways to give him the ball with 13 carries for 55 yards during his two seasons as well as nine kick returns for 162 yards (18.0 yard average) and one punt return for 39 yards … wore the No. 10 jersey with the Governors, the same number he will use as a Red Raider … 2022 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): garnered first team All-Atlantic Sun honors after becoming the first 1,000-yard receiver in Austin Peay history … led the Atlantic Sun and ranked 16th in the FCS with 1,021 receiving yards … was also the league leader for receiving yards per game (92.8) as well as receptions per game (6.9) and also ranked second for receiving touchdowns (9), sixth in all-purpose yards per game (102.6), seventh for total touchdowns (7) and ninth for yards per reception (13.4) … was tabbed as a Sophomore All-American by HERO Sports … recorded at least 90 receiving yards in seven of Austin Peay’s 11 games on the season, including four 100-yard performances … caught at least five passes in all but one of those contests as well … reached the 100-yard mark against the likes of Presbyterian (9/3), Mississippi Valley State (9/10), Murray State (10/15) and North Alabama (11/5) … had seven catches in each of the first two games of the season, resulting in 90 yards and two touchdowns at Western Kentucky (8/27) and then 113 yards versus Presbyterian … hauled in 10 catches for the first time in his career the next week against Mississippi Valley, finishing with 158 yards and two touchdowns through the air … set a new season high with 166 receiving yards on only five catches versus Murray State, two of which were for touchdowns … hauled in a 72-yard touchdown in that game, which marked the second-longest reception of his career … had five grabs for 106 yards and a touchdown at North Alabama for his final 100-yard outing of the year … on the receiving end of at least 10 catches in each of the final two games of the season at Kennesaw State (11/12) and Alabama (11/19) … had 10 catches for 95 yards versus Kennesaw State before ending his Austin Peay career with an impressive 12 receptions for 92 yards against the nationally-ranked Crimson Tide … named a team captain prior to the start of the season … recognized for his work in the classroom at the end of the season as part of the Academic All-District team put together by the College Sports Communicators (CSC) and the Athletic Director’s honor roll … 2021 SEASON (FRESHMAN): put together quite the debut season after leading the Governors with 53 receptions for 882 yards and eight touchdowns over 11 games … earned first team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors and was tabbed to the league’s All-Newcomer team … recognized at the national level as a first-team Freshman All-American by HERO Sports … led the Governors in receptions, receiving yards, all-purpose yards and receiving touchdowns … recorded at least 70 receiving yards in six different games, including each of the first three on the year … hit the 100-yard mark for the first time in his career late in the season with six catches for 137 yards and two touchdowns against Eastern Illinois (11/6) … marked the first multi-touchdown outing of his career … followed that performance by finding the end zone via special teams the next week with a 39-yard punt return for a touchdown at Tennessee State (11/13) … returned six kicks on the year as well for 108 yards with a long of 27 yards … wrapped the season with one of the top performances in school history, catching seven passes for 237 yards and four touchdowns … marked the second-best single-game performance in both Austin Peay and OVC history … was also the third-highest single-game total in the FCS on the season and the most by a FCS freshman … his four receiving touchdowns, meanwhile, matched the Austin Peay single-game record.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended North Florida Christian School in his hometown of Tallahassee, Fla. … was a four-year letterwinner for the Eagles … was an all-purpose back at the prep level before transitioning to a wide receiver at the collegiate level … rushed for 794 yards and 12 touchdowns on only 69 carries as a senior in 2020, while also catching 20 passes for 329 yards and five more scores … added 298 yards on kickoff returns and two touchdowns as one of the top all-purpose players in the state … closed his prep career with 4,358 all-purpose yards (1,274 rushing, 1,745 receiving, 1,076 kick return yards, 101 punt return yards, 162 interception return yards) … credited with 46 career touchdowns over 41 games … was a second team All-Big Bend selection by the Tallahassee Democrat his senior year … also a member of the school’s track and field program, competing in the 100 and 200-meter dash, the 110 hurdles and the 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams … qualified for the state meet in the 110-meter hurdles as a junior … member of the basketball program as well, averaging 10.3 points, 5.1 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 3.4 steals per game as a senior … ranked a three-star prospect by 247Sports as part of the 2021 class … was the second-highest rated recruit to ever sign with Austin Peay, choosing the Governors over offers from the likes of Coastal Carolina, Buffalo, Arkansas State and Georgia Southern, among others, with interest from his hometown school in Florida State.
PERSONAL
Deandrae Reshard McCray … son of Gabrielle Brown and Reshard McCray… has three siblings: Thomas, Trinity and Raivyn … was an information assurance and security major at Austin Peay ... earned his degree in university studies from Texas Tech.
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