Senior defensive lineman for Cincinnati. 2025: 0.5 sacks, 0.5 tackles for loss, 6 tackles.
6′3″ · 260 lb · Lumberton, NC
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
sacks · 2025
0.5 TFL · 6 tackles · 1 hurries
Best game: 0.5 sacks, 0.5 TFL, 3 tackles, vs Bowling Green
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman for Cincinnati. 2025: 0.5 sacks, 0.5 tackles for loss, 6 tackles.
C.J. McCray
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Three head coaches in five seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 3 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Bowling Green — Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Luke Fickell → Scott Satterfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Cincinnati | 6 | -- | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | 21 | 8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Virginia Tech | 20 | 8 | 2.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 51 | 18 | 6.5 | 6.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 34-20vs Bowling Green | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 70-0vs Northwestern State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 37-34@ Kansas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 20-11vs UCF | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 49-17@ Oklahoma State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Cincinnati
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Cincinnati
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Cincinnati · Last season: 7-6 (AP #22) · Talent rank #77 · 2026 recruiting class #58
Player DNA
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Jordan Botelho’s 2023 season.
Matches Jordan on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Eddie Walls III's junior season at Florida International (2024).
Matches Eddie on
Player DNA