Drae McCray
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||
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| Born | September 4, 2002 Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. | ||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | North Florida Christian (Tallahassee, Florida) | ||||||
| College | Austin Peay (2021–2022) Texas Tech (2023–2024) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2025: undrafted | ||||||
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| Career CFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||||
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Drae McCray (born September 4, 2002) is an American professional football wide receiver. McCray played college football for the Austin Peay Governors and the Texas Tech Red Raiders. He had a stint with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
College career
McCray played college football for Austin Peay from 2021 to 2022 and Texas Tech from 2023 to 2024.[1] As a true freshman he was named to First-team All-OVC honors.[2] In his second and final season at Austin Peay, he was named to the ASUN All-Conference team.[3] He finished his career with the Governors starting in all 22 games, catching 129 passes for 1,888 yards and 17 touchdowns.[4]
For his junior year, McCray transferred to Texas Tech University and had an immediate impact as a kick returner, finishing third in the country in punt return yards.[5][6] McCray played in 23 games as a Red Raider recording 41 catches for 329 yards and two touchdowns. He returned 41 kickoffs for 1,113 yards and one touchdown in his Texas Tech career.[1]
Professional career
On May 3, 2025 McCray signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[7] He made his professional debut against the BC Lions on July 19.[8] McCray returned three kickoffs for 74 yards and three punts for 44 yards.[9] He was released on October 7, 2025.[10] McCray played in five games for Saskatchewan, recording 142 kickoff return yards and 247 punt return yards.[11]
References
- ^ a b "Drae McCRAY". Saskatchewan Roughriders. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
- ^ "Govs haul in a program-record 14 All-OVC football honors". Austin Peay State University Athletics. July 16, 2025. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
- ^ "Seven Governors earn ASUN All-Conference Football recognition". Austin Peay State University Athletics. July 16, 2025. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
- ^ "Drae McCray - Football". Austin Peay State University Athletics. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
- ^ "Drae McCray - Football". Texas Tech Red Raiders. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
- ^ "Texas Tech lands speedy transfer WR Drae McCray from Austin Peay". Dallas News. December 30, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Roughriders sign former Texas Tech, Austin Peay receiver and kick returner Drae McCray". 3DownNation. May 3, 2025. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
- ^ Vanstone, Rob (July 17, 2025). "Fast interceptions come to pass for A.J. Allen". Saskatchewan Roughriders. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
- ^ "2025-07-19 Game Tracker - BC Lions vs. SASKATCHEWAN Roughriders (6521)". CFL.ca. Archived from the original on July 26, 2025. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
- ^ "Roughrider Transactions". Saskatchewan Roughriders. October 7, 2025. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
- ^ "Drae McCRAY". CFL.ca. Retrieved October 29, 2025.