Eric Gray

Originally a 5th-round (172nd pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2023.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• As a rookie in 2023, played in 13 games…Rushed 17 times for 48 yards and caught 6 passes for 22 yards…Returned 7 punts for 28 yards with a long of 14…Also returned 4 kickoffs for 58 yards (14.5 avg.)…Missed 4 games (Oct. 29-Nov. 19) while on injured reserve with a calf injury.
• Returned one punts for 7 yards in his NFL debut vs. Dallas (9/10)…Had one return for 14 yards at Arizona (9/17)…Saw first action on offense at Miami (10/8) and rushed 12 times for 25 yards, both season highs, caught one pass for one yard, and returned one kickoff for 20 yards…Injured his calf vs. Washington (10/22).
• Returned to the field vs. New England (11/26) and played 2 snaps on offense and 2 snaps on special teams…Rushed one time for 2 yards vs. the Rams (12/31)…Gained 19 yards on 3 carries vs. Philadelphia (1/7).

COLLEGE:

• Played 2 years at Tennessee before transferring to Oklahoma for his final 2 seasons…Played 47 games with 24 starts…Career totals included 549 rushing attempts for 3,089 yards (5.6-yard avg.) and 21 touchdowns, and 99 receptions for 827 yards (8.4-yard avg.) and 5 scores.
• In 2022, started all 12 regular-season games before opting out of the Cheez-It Bowl…Recorded career-high totals with 213 rushing attempts for 1,336 yards and 11 touchdowns, plus 33 catches (for 229 yards, tying the 2nd-highest figure of his career)…Had a conference-best 43 carries of at least 10 yards and registered eight 100-yard rushing games…All-Big 12 2nd-team selection…Academic All-Big 12 first-team honoree…One of 3 recipients of program's Don Key Award (presented for excellence on and off the field).
• In his first season at Oklahoma in 2021, played in all 13 games with 6 starts…Rushed for 412 yards and 2 touchdowns on 78 carries and added 23 receptions for 229 yards and 2 scores.
• In 2020 at Tennessee, played in 9 games with 5 starts…Scored a team-high 6 touchdowns (4 rushing, 2 receiving)...Ranked 8th in the SEC with 772 rushing yards, on 157 carries (4.9 yard avg.)…Led Vols in rushing in 7 of his 9 games and surpassed 100 rushing yards in 4 contests...Ranked 2nd on team with 30 receptions for a career-high 254 yards…As a freshman in 2019, was named to first-year SEC Academic Honor Roll…Played in all 13 games and led the team with 4 rushing touchdowns…Averaged 5.3 yards per carry and finished 2nd on the team with 539 rushing yards on 101 carries…Caught 13 passes for 115 yards and one touchdown.

OFF-THE-FIELD ACTIVITY:

• Joined Project Kind, an organization to support those experiencing homelessness, to host an event with 125 people from the organization for a day of haircuts, spa treatments and lunch at MetLife stadium…The entire 2023 rookie class visited Harlem, where players were split into groups to visit 4 different schools and hosted a flag football clinic for 50 of the boys in the Harlem Giants program...To celebrate Halloween, dressed in costume to visit patients and distribute giftbags at Hackensack University Medical Center's Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital…Continued the annual rookie Thanksgiving tradition at the Community Kitchen located at the Food Bank for New York City in Harlem to hand out turkeys and meals for people in need…Met with members from the Wounded Warriors Project during their visit to the Quest Diagnostics Training Center to watch practice and enjoy a day with the Giants…Represented St. Jude Children's Research Hospital during the Week 13 My Cause My Cleats NFL initiative.

PERSONAL:

• Majored in kinesiology at Tennessee and multidisciplinary studies at Oklahoma…Attended Lausanne Collegiate School in Memphis…Played in 2019 All-American Bowl…Tennessee Mr. Football winner in 2016, 2017 and 2018 (first 3-time honoree)...Two-time Tennessee Gatorade Player of the Year (2017 and 2018) and 2-time Memphis Commercial Appeal Offensive Player of the Year (2016 and 2017)...Led Lausanne to Division II-AA state titles as a sophomore and junior (2016 and 2017)…Set Tennessee state record with 138 career touchdowns…As a senior, rushed 241 times for 2,499 yards and 40 touchdowns and led Lausanne to state semifinals with an 11-1 record)…As a junior, had 323 carries for 3,151 yards and 45 touchdowns and led the team to a 13-0 record…Also had 268 receiving yards and 3 scores…Totaled 281 yards and 5 rushing touchdowns (39, 35, 19, 12 and 44 yards) in 41-13 state title-game win in 2017…In 2016, totaled 2,251 rushing yards and 38 touchdowns for a team that finished 14-0…Scored the game-winning touchdown on a 5-yard run with 2:35 left in the 2016 state championship game.
• Enrolled at Tennessee in January 2019…Father (Eric) played running back at Tennessee State from 1985-87 and was his running backs coach in high school...Uncle (Maurice Hall) played running back at Ohio State from 2001-04…Served as a middle school math tutor and raised money for Touchdowns Against Cancer (St. Jude Children's Research Hospital initiative)…Also ran track (sprinter) his first 3 years at Lausanne, setting career bests of 11.32 in the 100 meters and 23.94 in the 200 meters. Held a 3.5 GPA in high school.