Senior running back for Liberty. 2025: 102 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 18 catches.
5′11″ · 195 lb · Charlotte, NC
The numbers
rushing yards · 2025
1 TD · 6 per carry · 18 catches
Best game: 18 rush yds, 73 rec yds, at Jacksonville State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Liberty. 2025: 102 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 18 catches.
Julian Gray
Across five seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Dave Doeren and Jamey Chadwell. He has two of these now, the latest Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week in 2025. One game to point at: 39 rush yds, 14 rec yds against Maine — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Hugh Freeze → Jamey Chadwell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: rec yards (88th percentile). Strength: yards / carry (86th percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
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
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 28–7
vs Maine
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
| 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 | 5.6 | 1 | 14 |
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1 of the team's 23 inside-the-5 carries (4.3%).
2026 Outlook
Liberty
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Running back · Liberty
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Liberty · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #79 · 2026 recruiting class #109