Drae McCray
Drae McCray
Moves the chains on third down. Second year in the Texas Tech receiving corps, same address the whole way. The receipt: 39 rec yds, 5 receptions against Cincinnati — Week 5, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at Texas Tech, 329 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 12 | 74 | 6.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Texas Tech | 29 | 255 | 8.8 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 41 | 329 | 8.0 | 2 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 1 | 13 | 432 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Texas Tech | 1 | 4 | 717 | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 17 | 1,149 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 52–51
vs Abilene Christian
74 LONG · 55 AVG · 165 YDS
Edged out Abilene Christian at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Billy Kemp’s 2022 season.
Matches Billy on
Differs from Billy on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Karim Page’s path through East Tennessee State.
Karim Page
Treyvhon Saunders
Tray Eafford
Tony Poljan
Connor Wedington
Matches Karim on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jaden Smith's senior season at UTEP (2024).
Matches Jaden on
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2023–2024-71%
Sharp dropoff (-71%) — career inflection point.