Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-20vs Toledo | 8 | 69 | 8.6 | 0 | 20 | Season-high 69 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 35-7vs Eastern Michigan | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-27@ Notre Dame | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 11 | 84 | 6.2 | 0 | 20 |
#13
Chrishon Mccray
Senior wide receiver for Michigan State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 180 lb · Avon, IN · Avon
CFB Index 37 · #332 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from Michigan State)
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
84
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 8 rec · 213 yds · 3 TD -- top 0.1% receiving yards game. -- Best game: 8 rec, 69 yds, vs Toledo
The play that turned itSwung Michigan State from 34% to 66% to win.Michigan State at Iowa · 20-17
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior wide receiver for Michigan State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to Kent State in 2022.
Chrishon Mccray
Moves the chains on third down. Chrishon Mccray has played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. He has been named All-MAC two seasons running, most recently in 2024. The receipt on tape: 69 rec yds, 8 receptions against Toledo, Week 1, 2026.
84 REC YDS · 11 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
The week the volume broke through — put up 161 yds at Akron.Akron · L 27-312023
2022
- Signed with Kent State2-star out of Avon
20239 games
- All-MACfirst
202410 games
- All-MACsecond
202510 games
- Entered the portal
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM
All-MAC 2nd team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coaches2023
Michigan State
Played under 3 different head coaches: Mel Tucker, Jonathan Smith, and Pat Fitzgerald. Multi-era developmental context.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Michigan State
DestinationTBD
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Michigan State | 11 | 84 | 7.6 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Michigan State | 24 | 330 | 13.8 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | Kent State | 40 | 705 | 17.6 | 9 | -- |
| 2023 | Kent State | 41 | 610 | 14.9 | 4 | -- |
| Career | 116 | 1,729 | 14.9 | 16 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Michigan State | 1 | 4 | -- | 61 | -- |
| 2025 | Michigan State | 1 | -- | 30 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Kent State | 3 | 20 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Kent State | 4 | 22 | 196 | -- | -- |
| Career | 9 | 46 | 226 | 61 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Chrishon Mccray's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 30–20
vs Toledo
4 rush yds (1 car)
With A. Milivojevic — 247 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 87.3 · -5 rush yds (6 car) · C. Edwards — 98 rush yds (27 car) · 1 TD
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Toledo · 4&2 · Q1 · EPA +2.75Shotgun #11 A.Milivojevic pass complete short right to #13 C.McCray caught at TOL38, for 15 yards to the TOL30 (#12 M.Conteh; #7 A.Smith), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Toledo · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.62Shotgun #11 A.Milivojevic pass complete short right to #13 C.McCray caught at TOL39, for 20 yards to the TOL38, out of bounds at TOL38, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Toledo · 3&3 · Q3 · EPA +1.32Shotgun #11 A.Milivojevic pass complete short left to #13 C.McCray caught at MSU36, for 4 yards to the MSU36 (#10 J.Fox; #4 D.Watkins), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Eastern Michigan · 3&1 · Q2 · EPA +1.05Shotgun #11 A.Milivojevic pass complete short left to #13 C.McCray caught at EMU39, for 6 yards to the EMU38 (#17 C.Dobbs), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Toledo · 2&6 · Q1 · EPA -0.68Shotgun #11 A.Milivojevic pass complete short left to #13 C.McCray caught at TOL47, for 2 yards to the TOL47, End Of Play
- Week 2 · Eastern Michigan · 3&3 · Q3 · EPA +0.34Shotgun #2 C.Fancher pass complete short right to #13 C.McCray caught at EMU14, for 4 yards to the EMU09 (#17 C.Dobbs; #4 J.Salas), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Toledo · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.31No Huddle-Shotgun #11 A.Milivojevic pass complete short left to #13 C.McCray caught at TOL15, for 13 yards to the TOL08 (#10 J.Fox), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Toledo · 2&9 · Q3 · EPA +0.25Shotgun #11 A.Milivojevic pass complete short left to #13 C.McCray caught at TOL31, for 6 yards to the TOL31 (#4 D.Watkins), out of bounds
- Week 1 · Toledo · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.15Shotgun #13 C.McCray rush right for 4 yards gain to the TOL47 (#23 I.Petite; #44 I.Zay)
- Week 3 · Notre Dame · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.11(07:34) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 A.Milivojevic pass complete short right to #13 C.McCray caught at MSU38, for 5 yards to the MSU38 (#34 D.Bowen)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +5 receiving yards, +1 catch.
Season context · Team result + system
2023Kent State1-11HC: Kenni Burns · Run-leaning
2024Kent State0-12HC: Kenni Burns · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Michigan State4-8HC: Jonathan Smith · Balanced
2026Michigan State2-1HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidenceFading
Elite: fumbles lost (81st percentile). Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (8)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 5.0 | 39.5 | 6.8 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.7 | 28.0 | 6.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Pass share
39.4%
78 pass / 120 run
Plays / game
66.0
3 games
Team sack rate
10.1%
89 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
The No. 2,699 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Big Ten as a senior.
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Mikel Barkley’s 2022 season.
Matches Mikel on
TD rate
Reception volume
Weight
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Cary Angeline’s path through NC State.
Matches Cary on
Yards per reception
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Braeden Wisloski's junior season at James Madison (2025).
77%match
Matches Braeden on
EPA / play (adj)
TD rate
Yards / reception
Differs from Braeden on
Recruiting rating (lower)
Weight (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Chrishon Mccray
Background
Redshirt senior enters his second season with the Spartans in 2026 . . . transferred to Michigan State in January 2025 . . . spent three years (2022-24) at Kent State, earning letters for the Golden Flashes in 2023 and 2024 . . . has played in 32 career games, including 22 starts (played in 21…
The receiver room · Michigan State
- #13Chrishon Mccray330 receiving yards · 2025
- #8KK Smith123 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Rodney Bullard Jr.119 receiving yards · 2025
- #14Bryson Williams8 receiving yards · 2025
- #19Charles Taplin8 receiving yards · 2025
10 more on the roster · Michigan State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology