Joshua McCray
Joshua McCray
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Joshua McCray has played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 43 rush yds, 9 rec yds against Georgia Tech — Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Kirby Smart.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Smart
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025
W 43–35
vs Ole Miss
13 rush yds (5 car)
Edged out Ole Miss at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Georgia
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Georgia
Returning around him
- 37% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 8 Georgia players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (9 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Georgia · Last season: 12-2 (AP #2) · Talent rank #1 · 2026 recruiting class #6
DNA match
Player DNA
Workhorse
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Marco Lee’s 2022 season.
Matches Marco on
Differs from Marco on
Through 5 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Joshua Samuel’s path through Austin Peay.
Joshua Samuel
Garrett Groshek
Demetric Felton
Matches Joshua on
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Dylan Downing's graduate season at Miami (OH) (2024).
Matches Dylan on
Differs from Dylan on
Player DNA
Players who play like Joshua McCray
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2021–2025-75%
Sharp dropoff (-75%) — career inflection point.