Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/23Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 23 inside-the-5 carries (4.3%).
Julian Gray
Julian Gray is a running back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Liberty.
The five seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Dave Doeren and Jamey Chadwell. That makes two seasons with an honor, the latest Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week in 2025. One game to point at: 39 rushing yards and 14 receiving yards against Maine — Week 1, 2025.
Style of play
Style of play
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-7vs Maine | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 0 | 13 | Season-high 39 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 24-34@ Jacksonville State | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-23@ Bowling Green | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-31vs James Madison | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-21@ Old Dominion | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Wk 7 | W 19-8@ UTEP | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 8 | W 30-27vs New Mexico State | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 10 | W 59-30vs Delaware | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 17 | 102 | 6.0 | 1 | 14 |
Signature game
Week 2 · 2025
L 24-34
2 rec · 73 yds · 1 TD · 18 rush yds (2 car)
With E. Vasko — 335 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 47.2 · 22 rush yds (13 car) · E. Dickens — 114 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Jacksonville State · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +6.37Ethan Vasko pass complete to Julian Gray for 72 yds for a TD (Jay Billingsley KICK)
- Week 5 · Old Dominion · 3rd and 3 · Q3 · EPA +2.64Julian Gray run for 4 yds for a TD (Jay Billingsley KICK)
- Week 3 · Bowling Green · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −2.33Julian Gray run for 3 yds to the LIB 47 Liberty Penalty, Offensive Holding (Reese Smith) to the LIB 37
- Week 7 · UTEP · 2nd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +2.32Ethan Vasko pass complete to Julian Gray for 23 yds to the UTEP 43 for a
- Week 7 · UTEP · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.65Ethan Vasko pass complete to Julian Gray for 29 yds to the LIB 35 for a
- Week 7 · UTEP · 4th and 2 · Q1 · EPA +1.27Ethan Vasko pass complete to Julian Gray for 11 yds to the UTEP 15 for a
4 more plays
- Week 1 · Maine · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +1.23Ethan Vasko pass complete to Julian Gray for 9 yds to the ME 20 for a
- Week 5 · Old Dominion · 2nd and 4 · Q3 · EPA −1.20Julian Gray run for no gain to the ODU 47
- Week 2 · Jacksonville State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.13Julian Gray run for 12 yds to the LIB 49 for a
- Week 1 · Maine · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −1.09Ethan Vasko pass complete to Julian Gray for no gain to the LIB 38
Receiving profile
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
17 of 18 receptions matched to play-by-play
5 of 23 targets charted for true throw depth
Targets
238% of team targetsCatch rate
74%17 of 23 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
60% of targets (3)
100%catch rate
Air -4.7 · YAC 10.3 avg
Short · 0–9 air yds
20% of targets (1)
0%catch rate
Air 5.0 avg
Middle · 10–19 air yds
20% of targets (1)
100%catch rate
Air 10.0 · YAC -1.0 avg
74% catch rate on 23 targets · 8% of the team's targets.
Teams and coaches
2021NC State9-3HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced
2022NC State8-5HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced
2023NC State9-4HC: Dave Doeren · Run-leaning
2024Liberty8-4HC: Jamey Chadwell · Run-heavy
2025Liberty4-8HC: Jamey Chadwell · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 18.0 | 6.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 7.5 | 5.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 12.7 | 5.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 13.0 | 8.7 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jamey Chadwell
Pass share
38.7%
314 pass / 498 run
Plays / game
67.7
12 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
341 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
18 catches and 17 carries in 8 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons, two schools
- 2025 Liberty ChadwellYear 5 · 8 games
- 2024 Liberty ChadwellYear 4 · 8 games
- Apr 2024 Entered the transfer portalNC State to Liberty
- 2023 NC State DoerenYear 3 · 11 games
- 2022 NC State DoerenYear 2 · 11 games
- 2021 NC State DoerenYear 1 · 2 games
- High school HopewellHuntersville, NC · Class of 2021Three-star, No. 600 in the 2021 class. Signed with NC State.
Moves
- Transferred from NC State to Liberty, Apr 16, 2024.
A stat line in 40 games over five seasons.
2021
- Signed with NC StateThree-star, out of Hopewell
2024 8 games
The role got bigger.
- Transferred to Libertyfrom NC State
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coaches2021–2023
NC State
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dave Doeren and Jamey Chadwell.