Anthony Meray

RB · Kent State 2014 · #21

Last confirmed: Kent State, 2014. No 2026 box-score games on record.

5′8″ · Spanaway, WA

Anthony Meray: RB · Kent State · #21.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

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Anthony Meray

RB · Kent State · #21

Does a little of everything without one standout trait. On tape: 51 rushing yards and 9 receiving yards against Massachusetts, Week 7, 2014.

How he plays

Play style

Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2014	Kent State	49	150	3.1	1
Career		49	150	3.1	1

Season	Team
2014	Kent State	5	28	5.6	0
Career		5	28	5.6	0

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2014 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 14-17vs Ohio	6	19	3.2	0	8
Wk 2	L 13-23vs South Alabama	2	1	0.5	0	1
Wk 3	L 0-66@ No. 22 Ohio State	6	13	2.2	0	5
Wk 5	L 13-45@ Virginia	6	16	2.7	0	6
Wk 6	L 14-17@ Northern Illinois	10	7	0.7	0	6
Wk 7	L 17-40vs Massachusetts	5	51	10.2	1	43	Season-high 51 yds
Wk 8	W 39-17vs Army	6	6	1.0	0	6
Wk 9	L 3-10@ Miami (OH)	5	27	5.4	0	17
Wk 14	W 27-24vs Akron	3	10	3.3	0	9
Total		49	150	3.1	1	43

Signature game

Week 7 · 2014

L 17-40

vs Massachusetts

51 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD

With A. Melchiori — 39.6 yards per punt · 5 punts · 2 inside the 20 · C. Reardon — 191 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 56.2 · 53 rush yds (3 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 7 · Massachusetts · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +4.29Anthony Meray run for 43 yds for a TD, (Anthony Melchiori KICK)
Week 6 · Northern Illinois · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA +2.14Anthony Meray run for 3 yds to the NoIll 42 for a
Week 9 · Miami (OH) · 2nd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +1.99Anthony Meray run for 17 yds to the MiaOh 44 for a
Week 6 · Northern Illinois · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.79Anthony Meray run for a loss of 3 yards to the KntSt 43
Week 7 · Massachusetts · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −1.60Anthony Meray run for a loss of 2 yards to the KntSt 46
Week 7 · Massachusetts · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +1.36Anthony Meray run for 7 yds to the UMass 43 for a

4 more plays

Week 7 · Massachusetts · 2nd and 1 · Q4 · EPA −1.18Anthony Meray run for no gain to the KntSt 31
Week 7 · Massachusetts · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.17Colin Reardon pass complete to Anthony Meray for 9 yds to the KntSt 31
Week 8 · Army · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −1.14Anthony Meray run for a loss of 2 yards to the KntSt 29
Week 5 · Virginia · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −1.02Anthony Meray run for a loss of 1 yard to the Virg 40

Rushing profile

Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security

How he gets his yards, and how often it works

49 car · 150 yds · 1 TD

49 of 49 carries matched to play-by-play

Success rate

29%49 carries

Stuffed

0 or fewer yds

31%of carries

15 carries

Grind

1–3 yds

37%of carries

18 carries

Chunk

4–9 yds

29%of carries

14 carries

Explosive

10+ yds

4%of carries

2 carries

4 of 5 (80%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go)

3.1 yds/carry on 49 carries · 4% explosive (10+ yds) · 29% success rate.

Teams and coaches

2014Kent State2-9HC: Paul Haynes · Pass-leaning

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

12 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: success rate (2nd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#352 / 440 · 20th pct

4.1%

TD rate#362 / 440 · 18th pct

2.0%

EPA / carry#407 / 440 · 8th pct

-0.09

Yards / carry#431 / 440 · 2nd pct

3.1

Success rate#432 / 440 · 2nd pct

28.6%

Box-score rates (7)

Long run#153 / 300 · 48th pct

Receptions#205 / 291 · 27th pct

Rec yards#224 / 291 · 23rd pct

Rush TDs#245 / 300 · 13th pct

Carries#265 / 300 · 11th pct

Yards / carry#292 / 300 · 3rd pct

3.1

Rush yards#293 / 300 · 2nd pct

150

Season trend

EPA / carry— first qualifying season

Success rate— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Yards / carry— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2014 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home5g	17.4	3.6	0.2
Road4g	15.8	2.8	0.0

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	17.8	3.2	0.2
Weeks 8+3g	14.3	3.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2014 season

Head Coach

Paul Haynes

Pass share

61.8%

442 pass / 273 run

Plays / game

65.0

11 games

Team sack rate

3.6%

474 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2014

49 carries and 5 catches in 9 games

Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.

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