Last confirmed: Mississippi State, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 202 lb · Clarksdale, MS
J.T. Gray: DB · Mississippi State · #12.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
J.T. Gray
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. He has spent two seasons in the Mississippi State secondary. One game to point at: 8 tackles against BYU — Week 7, 2017.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
64 tackles. 8 passes defended. 1 interception. 3 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
The Clarion-Ledger Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Mississippi State | 64 | 21 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 8 | 1 | -- |
| 2016 | Mississippi State | 71 | 36 | 8.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | 1 |
| Career | 135 | 57 | 11.0 | 2.5 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-0vs Charleston Southern | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 57-21@ Louisiana Tech | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 37-7vs No. 12 LSU | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 3-31@ No. 11 Georgia | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-49@ No. 13 Auburn | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 35-10vs BYU | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-7vs Kentucky | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-14@ Texas A&M | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | W 34-23vs Massachusetts | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 24-31vs No. 1 Alabama | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 28-21@ Arkansas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 28-31vs Ole Miss | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 31-27vs Louisville | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 64 | 21 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1 | 8 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%8 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
64tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%3 TFL64 tackles · 3 for loss · 1.5 sacks · 8 pass breakups · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Dan Mullen — 15-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Road5g | 4.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Mullen
Pass share
36.2%
353 pass / 623 run
Plays / game
75.1
13 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
380 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2017
64 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Mississippi State, 135 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dan Mullen.
