Ky'won McCray is a defensive tackle who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at New Mexico.
McCray wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Rich Rodriguez and Jason Eck. On tape: 8 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against UNLV, Week 10, 2025.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
38 tackles. 2 passes 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New Mexico | 38 | 18 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Jacksonville State | 66 | 22 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2023 | Jacksonville State | 26 | 14 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 130 | 54 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 7 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-34@ No. 14 Michigan | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 32-22vs Idaho State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-20vs New Mexico State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 28-35@ San José State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 25-41@ Boise State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 33-14vs Utah State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 40-35@ UNLV | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 20-17vs Colorado State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 20-3@ Air Force | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 23-17vs San Diego State | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 17-20vs Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 18 | 3.5 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Week 10 · 2025
W 40-35
at UNLV
0.5 tackles for loss · 8 tackles · 4 solo tackles
Edged out UNLV on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
9%4 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackHurry rate
3%1 hurry38 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 5.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Eck
Pass share
43.3%
350 pass / 459 run
Plays / game
62.2
13 games
Team sack rate
8.7%
380 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
38 tackles in 11 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #100 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #4 of 13 Mountain West 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%).
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Rich Rodriguez and Jason Eck.
