Danny Gray
No. 6 – San Francisco 49ers
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1999-04-01) April 1, 1999 (age 24)
Ruston, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:James Madison
(Dallas, Texas)
College:
NFL Draft:2022 / Round: 3 / Pick: 105
Career history
Roster status:Injured reserve
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2022
Receptions:1
Receiving yards:10
Receiving touchdowns:0
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Danny Gray (born April 1, 1999) is an American football wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Blinn and SMU before being drafted by the 49ers in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft.

Early life and high school

Gray grew up in Dallas, Texas and attended James Madison High School. As a junior, he had 34 receptions for 699 yards and 13 touchdowns and rushed for 159 yards and three touchdowns.[1] Gray was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Missouri over offers from Kansas, Bowling Green, Florida Atlantic, Grambling State, Tulane, Stephen F. Austin, North Texas and Incarnate Word.[2] He was ruled academically ineligible to play at Missouri and did not enroll.[3]

College career

Gray began his collegiate career at Blinn College in order to meet the academic requirements to play Division I football. As a freshman, he caught 15 passes for 409 yards and six touchdowns and was named first-team All-Southwest Junior College Football Conference.[4] Gray initially committed to transfer to TCU over offers from Auburn, Baylor, Texas Tech, and Tennessee for his final two seasons of eligibility during the summer before his sophomore season.[5] He finished the season with 54 receptions for 877 yards and eight touchdowns. During the season, Gray flipped his commitment to SMU.[6]

Gray became an immediate starter for SMU caught 33 passes for 448 yards and four touchdowns.[7] He was named first-team All-American Athletic Conference as a senior after finishing the season with 49 receptions for 803 yards and nine touchdowns.[8] Following the conclusion of the regular season, Gray announced his decision forgo his final season of NCAA eligibility and enter the 2022 NFL draft.[9]

College statistics

Season GP Receiving Rushing
Rec Yds Avg TD Att Yds Avg TD
2020 8 33 448 13.6 4 3 30 10.0 2
2021 10 49 803 16.4 9 3 40 13.3 0
Career 18 82 1,251 15.3 13 6 70 11.7 2

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
5 ft 11+7⁄8 in
(1.83 m) 		186 lb
(84 kg) 		31+7⁄8 in
(0.81 m) 		9+5⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		 4.33 s 1.57 s 2.53 s 4.37 s 7.38 s 34.0 in
(0.86 m)		 10 ft 6 in
(3.20 m)
Sources:[10][11]

Gray was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round (105th overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft.[12] On December 11, in a 35–7 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Gray recorded his first career reception, going for 10 yards on a pass from Josh Johnson.[13] He played in 13 games as a rookie, with his first career catch being his only reception on the year.

On August 30, 2023, Gray was placed on injured reserve.[14]

References

  1. ^ Holton, Brooks (July 4, 2017). "Three-star receiver Gray commits to Missouri". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  2. ^ Florek, Michael (July 5, 2017). "Missouri's Texas focus paying off as Madison wide receiver Danny Gray pledges to Tigers". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  3. ^ Matter, Dave (August 4, 2018). "Mizzou notebook: Receiver Ballard is off roster, at least temporarily". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "Blinn football's depth, experience will be driving force in 2019". KAGSTV.com. August 19, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  5. ^ Triebwasser, Melissa B. (June 17, 2019). "TCU secures the commitment of stud 2020 wide receiver Danny Gray". FrogsOfWar.com. SB Nation. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  6. ^ Blum, Sam (December 18, 2019). "SMU flips JUCO WR Danny Gray from TCU". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  7. ^ Embody, Billy (August 12, 2021). "Four Mustangs land on Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List". 247Sports.com. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  8. ^ Hoyt, Joseph (December 1, 2021). "SMU WR Danny Gray named first-team All-AAC". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  9. ^ Hoyt, Joseph (December 8, 2021). "SMU WRs Danny Gray, Reggie Roberson opt out of Fenway Bowl". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  10. ^ "Danny Gray Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  11. ^ "Danny Gray, Southern Methodist, WR, 2022 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  12. ^ McDonald, Briana (April 29, 2022). "49ers Select WR Danny Gray with the No. 105 Pick in the 2022 NFL Draft". 49ers.com. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  13. ^ "49ers' Danny Gray: Makes first career reception". cbssports.com. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  14. ^ "49ers Sign Two Defensive Linemen; Place Beal Jr., Gray on IR". 49ers.com. August 30, 2023.

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