Demetrice McCray

WR · Pittsburgh · Fr. · #87

6′0″ · 205 lb · Clermont, FL · The First Academy

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97 receiving yards in 2 games; his best was 73 vs Bucknell.

touchdown

Bucknell · W 59-0 · FCS

3 catches, 73 yards, 2 TD

Open this game

He has catches in 2 of Pittsburgh’s 7 games: none in the other 5.

This week

RecordPittsburgh is 5-2.
Next gamevs Georgia Tech · Sat Oct 31

A play of his this season

Q2, 10:01 · Pittsburgh up 14Mason Heintschel finds Demetrice McCray for an 8-yard touchdownBucknell at Pittsburgh, week 4Q2, 10:01 · Pittsburgh 21, Bucknell 0Demetrice McCray's first career receiving touchdownDemetrice McCray's first career receiving touchdownM.Heintschel pass complete short left to D.McCray caught at BU00, for 8 yards to the BU00 touchdown, kick goodWatch from this play

All 2 of his plays on video

Demetrice McCray

WR · Pittsburgh · Fr · #87

One game to point at: 73 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Bucknell — Week 4, 2026.

97 receiving yards · 5 catches · 2 receiving TD

News and fans

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

Pittsburgh in the news

Pitt announces voluntary early retirement buyoutOct 14
Pitt legend Mike Ditka diesOct 9
Pitt under federal visa fraud investigationOct 8
Pitt QB out for seasonOn3 Oct 4

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2026	Pittsburgh	5	97	19.4	2
Career		5	97	19.4	2

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 2 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 59-14vs Miami (OH)	2	24	12.0	0	15
Wk 4	W 59-0vs Bucknell	3	73	24.3	2	48	Season-high 73 yds
Total		5	97	19.4	2	48

Signature game

Week 4 · 2026

W 59-0

vs Bucknell

3 rec · 73 yds · 2 TD

Dominant 59-point win at home against Bucknell.

With M. Heintschel — 403 yds · 6 TD · 0 INT · QBR 88.6 · 33 rush yds (3 car) · H. Geriner — 114 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 22.7 · 15 rush yds (2 car)

Teams and coaches

2026Pittsburgh5-2HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 28. Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

28Building sample?

5 metrics · season cumulative

Too few games for a verdict yet; the rows below are his season so far.

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#19 / 405 · 96th pct

19.4

Long catch#159 / 405 · 60th pct

Rec TDs#138 / 405 · 56th pct

Rec yards#402 / 405 · 1st pct

Receptions#405 / 405 · 0th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 2 games: 2.5 REC/g, 48.5 YDS/g, 18.1 YPR, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Pat Narduzzi

Pass share

50.2%

248 pass / 246 run

Plays / game

70.6

7 games

Team sack rate

3.0%

271 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

5 catches in 2 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Starter

The No. 1,211 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the ACC as a freshman.

Demetrice McCray

This week

A play of his this season

News and fans

Pittsburgh in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

5 catches in 2 games

Starter

First season at Pittsburgh, 2 games

His moves

2026