Doran Ray is a defensive tackle at Toledo who has not played in Toledo's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Toledo lists 27 defensive linemen this season.
Toledo is 6-2.
Ray disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches at Toledo: Jason Candle and Robert Weiner. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Kent State — Week 8, 2025.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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 · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-24@ Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-21vs Western Kentucky | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 60-0vs Morgan State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-14@ Western Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-3vs Akron | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-28@ Bowling Green | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-10vs Kent State | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 7-28@ Washington State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 24-3@ Miami (OH) | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-9vs Ball State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 21-3@ Central Michigan | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 22-27vs Louisville | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 26 | 9 | 3.5 | 3.0 | — | 1 |
Week 3 · 2025
W 60-0
vs Morgan State
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles
Dominant 60-point win at home against Morgan State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
13%4 TFLSack rate
12%3 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries26 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 3 sacks.
5 seasons under Jason Candle — 43-24 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Robert Weiner
Pass share
45.9%
397 pass / 467 run
Plays / game
66.5
13 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
393 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #43 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #4 of 16 Mid-American DTs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
The No. 1,581 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Mid-American as a senior.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jason Candle → Mike Jacobs. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
