Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 66-21vs Florida Atlantic | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 52-3vs Campbell | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
#11
L.J. McCray
Junior defensive lineman for Florida. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′6″ · 277 lb · Daytona Beach, FL · Mainland
Returning to Florida for 2026
The numbers
1
sack · 2026
2 TFL · 4 tackles · 1 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 sacks, 2 TFL, 2 tackles, vs Campbell
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive lineman for Florida. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 5-star recruit to Florida in 2024.
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
23.1own fans
20national conversation
L.J. McCray
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come. L.J. McCray has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Florida. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles, 2 TFL against Campbell, Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
202412 games
- Signed with Florida5-star out of Mainland
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★★
CFB
College
Florida
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024–2025
Florida
2026era →
Jon Sumrall
Florida
Coaching transition mid-career: Billy Napier → Jon Sumrall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Florida8-5HC: Billy Napier · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Florida4-8HC: Billy Napier · Balanced
2026Florida2-0HC: Jon Sumrall · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (87th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (85th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jon Sumrall
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 52–3
vs Campbell
2 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 SACKS
Dominant 49-point win at home against Campbell.
With V. Brown III — 3 rec · 43 yds · 1 TD · A. Philo — 242 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 71.6 · 13 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Florida
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Florida
Returning around him
- 7 Florida players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -9 net (27 in / 36 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Florida · Last season: 4-8 (AP #13) · Talent rank #10 · 2026 recruiting class #17
DNA match
Player DNA
Pressure Merchant
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
IDL
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Will Heldt’s 2023 season.
77%match
Matches Will on
TFL rate
Height
Sack rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Keldric Faulk's freshman season at Auburn (2023).
81%match
All-SECNFL Rd 1 · Pk 31
Matches Keldric on
Height
Sack rate
TFL rate
Differs from Keldric on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like L.J. McCray
Background
Pronunciation Season Stats (PDF) Career Stats (PDF) Feature Clips ACADEMIC HONORS Two-time SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll (2024-25) 2025: Appeared in one game, against USF, logging one QB hurry. Missed the rest of the season due to injury. vs. USF: Logged four snaps at defense in his first appearan...
The defensive line · Florida
- #99Emmanuel Oyebadejo6.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #24Kamran James4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #90Brendan Bett4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #33Brien Taylor Jr.3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #11L.J. McCray0 tackles for loss · 2025
13 more on the roster · Florida team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology