Danny Gray (American football)

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Danny Gray
No. 6 – San Francisco 49ers
Position:
Dallas, Texas)
College:
NFL draft:2022 / Round: 3 / Pick: 105
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Receiving yards:
10
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Danny Gray (born April 1, 1999) is an

2022 NFL Draft
.

Early years

Gray grew up in

Dallas, Texas and attended James Madison High School. As a junior, he had 34 receptions for 699 yards and 13 touchdowns and rushed for 159 yards and three touchdowns.[1] Gray was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Missouri over offers from Kansas, Bowling Green, Florida Atlantic, Grambling State, Tulane, Stephen F. Austin, North Texas and Incarnate Word.[2] He was ruled academically ineligible to play at Missouri and did not enroll.[3]

College career

Gray began his collegiate career at Blinn College in order to meet the academic requirements to play Division I football. As a freshman, he caught 15 passes for 409 yards and six touchdowns and was named first-team All-Southwest Junior College Football Conference.[4] Gray initially committed to transfer to TCU over offers from Auburn, Baylor, Texas Tech, and Tennessee for his final two seasons of eligibility during the summer before his sophomore season.[5] He finished the season with 54 receptions for 877 yards and eight touchdowns. During the season, Gray flipped his commitment to SMU.[6]

Gray became an immediate starter for SMU caught 33 passes for 448 yards and four touchdowns.

2022 NFL Draft.[9]

College statistics

Season GP Receiving Rushing
Rec Yds Avg TD Att Yds Avg TD
2020 8 33 448 13.6 4 3 30 10.0 2
2021 10 49 803 16.4 9 3 40 13.3 0
Career 18 82 1,251 15.3 13 6 70 11.7 2

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
 Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
5 ft 11+7⁄8 in
(1.83 m) 		186 lb
(84 kg) 		31+7⁄8 in
(0.81 m) 		9+5⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		 4.33 s 1.57 s 2.53 s 4.37 s 7.38 s 34.0 in
(0.86 m)		 10 ft 6 in
(3.20 m)
Sources:[10][11]

Gray was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round (105th overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft.[12] On December 11, in a 35–7 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Gray recorded his first career reception, going for 10 yards on a pass from Josh Johnson.[13] He played in 13 games as a rookie, with his first career catch being his only reception on the year.

On August 30, 2023, Gray was placed on

injured reserve.[14]

References

  1. ^ Holton, Brooks (July 4, 2017). "Three-star receiver Gray commits to Missouri". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  2. ^ Florek, Michael (July 5, 2017). "Missouri's Texas focus paying off as Madison wide receiver Danny Gray pledges to Tigers". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  3. ^ Matter, Dave (August 4, 2018). "Mizzou notebook: Receiver Ballard is off roster, at least temporarily". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "Blinn football's depth, experience will be driving force in 2019". KAGSTV.com. August 19, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  5. ^ Triebwasser, Melissa B. (June 17, 2019). "TCU secures the commitment of stud 2020 wide receiver Danny Gray". FrogsOfWar.com. SB Nation. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  6. ^ Blum, Sam (December 18, 2019). "SMU flips JUCO WR Danny Gray from TCU". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  7. 247Sports.com
    . Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  8. ^ Hoyt, Joseph (December 1, 2021). "SMU WR Danny Gray named first-team All-AAC". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  9. ^ Hoyt, Joseph (December 8, 2021). "SMU WRs Danny Gray, Reggie Roberson opt out of Fenway Bowl". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  10. ^ "Danny Gray Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  11. ^ "Danny Gray, Southern Methodist, WR, 2022 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  12. ^ McDonald, Briana (April 29, 2022). "49ers Select WR Danny Gray with the No. 105 Pick in the 2022 NFL Draft". 49ers.com. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  13. ^ "49ers' Danny Gray: Makes first career reception". cbssports.com. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  14. ^ "49ers Sign Two Defensive Linemen; Place Beal Jr., Gray on IR". 49ers.com. August 30, 2023.

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