Deshontez Gray is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Army.
Gray disrupts the pocket from the interior. Third year in the Army defensive front. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Air Force — Week 10, 2025.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
15 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-30vs Tarleton State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-21@ Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 38-45vs North Texas | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-13@ UAB | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-7vs Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-24@ Tulane | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 20-17@ Air Force | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 14-13vs Temple | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 25-26vs Tulsa | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Week 2 · 2025
W 24-21
at Kansas State
1 tackle · 1 pass breakup · 1 hurry
A close one, won by 3 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
0%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
20%3 hurries15 tackles.
3 seasons under Jeff Monken — 25-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Monken
Pass share
14.5%
125 pass / 740 run
Plays / game
66.5
13 games
Team sack rate
3.1%
129 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #43 of 53 American Athletic DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jeff Monken.
