Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-13vs Wisconsin | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 52-0vs Rice | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#29
Christian Gray
Senior cornerback on Notre Dame's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 186 lb · Saint Louis, MO · De Smet
CFB Index 78 · #49 of 364 cornersLow confidenceReturning to Notre Dame for 2026
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.
Recruiting
4★
CB recruit
No. 104 nationally · Signed with Notre Dame
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 cornerback on Notre Dame's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Notre Dame in 2023.
Buzz vs Tape
Country hotter than the fans
The wider college football conversation reads him warmer than his own fans do — a gap of 25.1 points in belief.
14.9own fans
40national conversation
I hate everything about today. The fact that there's no multicast. No Christian gray. We are throwing 90% of the time. No commercials on ESPN app just silence. Quality of broadcast. Everything
In Their Words
153 windows · 2026 fan posts
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Christian Gray
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. He has spent four seasons in the Notre Dame secondary. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Wisconsin, Week 1, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20236 games
- Signed with Notre Dame4-star out of De Smet Jesuit
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Notre Dame
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Notre Dame
Played his entire career under Marcus Freeman.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Marcus Freeman — 36-7 over that span.
2023Notre Dame10-3HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2024Notre Dame14-2HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning
2025Notre Dame10-2HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Notre Dame2-0HC: Marcus Freeman · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
78 · #49 of 364 corners
Former four-star. Now #49 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Notre Dame | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 18 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 35 | 26 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 9 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 66 | 48 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 21 | 6 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 41–13
vs Wisconsin
2 TOT · 2 SOLO
Dominant 28-point win at home against Wisconsin.
With C. Carr — 239 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 81.3 · -6 rush yds (2 car) · A. Williams — 90 rush yds (20 car) · 2 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Notre Dame
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Notre Dame
Returning around him
- 6 Notre Dame players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -9 net (7 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Notre Dame · Last season: 10-2 (AP #9) · Talent rank #6 · 2026 recruiting class #5
DNA match
Player DNA
Ball Hawk
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kenneth Harris’s 2021 season.
80%match
Matches Kenneth on
Height
PD rate
Class year
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Nic Jones's junior season at Ball State (2022).
93%match
All-MACNFL Rd 7
Matches Nic on
Class year
Height
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Christian Gray
The secondary · Notre Dame
- #8Adon Shuler52 tackles · 2025
- #9Tae Johnson48 tackles · 2025
- #2Dylahn McKinney34 tackles · 2025
- #15Leonard Moore31 tackles · 2025
- #29Christian Gray18 tackles · 2025
13 more on the roster · Notre Dame team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology