Former wide receiver at Texas Tech. 2024: 12 catches, 74 receiving yards.
5′9″ · 185 lb · Tallahassee, FL
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 story
Former wide receiver at Texas Tech. 2024: 12 catches, 74 receiving yards.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearDrae McCray
Moves the chains on third down. Second year in the Texas Tech receiving corps, same address the whole way. In 2024 the league put his name on paper for the first time: Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week. The receipt: 39 rec yds, 5 receptions against Cincinnati — Week 5, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Texas Tech, 329 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Joey McGuire — 15-11 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.8 | 11.2 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 0.8 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 1.6 | 9.9 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 0.5 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 12 | 74 | 6.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Texas Tech | 29 | 255 | 8.8 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 41 | 329 | 8.0 | 2 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 1 | 13 | 432 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Texas Tech | 1 | 4 | 717 | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 17 | 1,149 | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 52–51
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-51vs Abilene Christian | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | L 16-37@ Washington State | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 3 | W 66-21vs North Texas | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 4 | W 30-22vs Arizona State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 44-41vs Cincinnati | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 0 | 21 | Season-high 39 yds |
| Wk 6 | W 28-22@ Arizona | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 8 | L 35-59vs Baylor | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 13 | W 56-48@ Oklahoma State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Bowl | L 26-39@ Arkansas | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 12 | 74 | 5.0 | 0 | 21 |
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Billy Kemp’s 2022 season.
Matches Billy on
Differs from Billy on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Karim Page’s path through East Tennessee State.
Matches Karim on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jaden Smith's senior season at UTEP (2024).
Matches Jaden on
Player DNA