#12

Donnie Gray

WR · Massachusetts · Sr. · #12

Returning to Massachusetts for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Donnie Gray

WR · Massachusetts · Sr · #12

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1880 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2022–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025

3 coaches
2022
Massachusetts
2023
Massachusetts
2024
Massachusetts
era →
2025
Joe Harasymiak
Massachusetts
era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Don Brown, Shane Montgomery, and Joe Harasymiak. Multi-era developmental context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Northwestern1-11HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Balanced
2023Northwestern8-5HC: David Braun · Run-leaning
2024Northwestern4-8HC: David Braun · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Massachusetts0-12HC: Joe Harasymiak · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Massachusetts272609.60--
2024Northwestern22010.00--
2023Northwestern144.00--
2022Northwestern11818.00--
Career313029.70--
SeasonTeam
2025Massachusetts424------
2024Northwestern----------
2023Northwestern----------
2022Northwestern----------
Career424------

How he plays

Play style

Moves the chains on third down.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Massachusetts

Updated May 27

2026 Depth chart

Returning starter

Wide receiver · Massachusetts

Returning around him

  • 76% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
  • Transfer portal: +3 net (22 in / 19 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Massachusetts · Last season: 0-12 · Talent rank #118 · 2026 recruiting class #115

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 Julian Ortega-Jones’s 2022 season.

Texas State · 2022

#2

Isaiah Washington

Rutgers · 2021

79%
#3

John Jackson III

Nevada · 2023

79%
#4

Casey Washington

Illinois · 2022

NFL Rd 6
78%
#5

Blaine Green

Oklahoma State · 2023

77%

Matches Julian on

Height
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate

Differs from Julian on

Weight (higher)
Class year (higher)

Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Ryan Miller’s path through Furman.

Ryan Miller

97%match

Furman · 2022

#2

Cyrus Wallace

Idaho State · 2023

93%
#3

Eric Holley

Toledo · 2025

92%
#4

Landon Sims

Hawai'i · 2025

92%
#5

Kylon Harris

Stephen F. Austin · 2025

92%

Matches Ryan on

Yards per reception

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Braydon Bennett's senior season at Coastal Carolina (2023).

Coastal Carolina · 2023

#2

Elijah Tau-Tolliver

Michigan State · 2025

80%
#3

Jackson Canaan

San José State · 2025

77%
#4

Nicholas Cenacle

Hawai'i · 2025

77%
#5

Jeremiah Noga

Washington State · 2025

76%

Matches Braydon on

Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
Height

Player DNA

Players who play like Donnie Gray

#1

Eric Holley

Toledo · 2024

92%

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #2346

Final rank
#3514
Avg #3145.3
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #2346 this season.

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2022–2025
18.02022
4.02023
20.02024
2602025

+1344%

Up 1344% from first season to most-recent.