Jordan McCray
No. 51 – Memphis Showboats
Position:Center
Personal information
Born: (1992-05-31) May 31, 1992 (age 31)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:310 lb (141 kg)
Career information
High school:Miami Southridge
(Miami, Florida)
College:UCF
Undrafted:2014
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Arena (2018)
  • First-team All-IFL (2021)
  • IFL champion (2021)
  • USFL champion (2022)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Jordan McCray (born May 31, 1992) is an American football center for the Memphis Showboats of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at the University of Central Florida and was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2014.

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 Bench press
6 ft 2+7⁄8 in
(1.90 m) 		322 lb
(146 kg) 		31 in
(0.79 m) 		9+7⁄8 in
(0.25 m)		 5.53 s 1.86 s 3.12 s 4.93 s 7.57 s 27.5 in
(0.70 m)		 8 ft 4 in
(2.54 m)		 33 reps
All values from Pro Day[1][2]

Green Bay Packers

After going undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft, McCray signed with the Green Bay Packers on May 12, 2014.[3] On August 30, 2014, he was released by the Packers during final team cuts.[4]

Minnesota Vikings

McCray ended up signing with the Minnesota Vikings on December 17, 2014.[5] Sometime later McCray was released.[6]

Carolina Panthers

On May 11, 2015, McCray was signed by the Carolina Panthers.[7] On September 5, 2015, he was released by the Panthers.[8]

Arena Football League

McCray then joined the Arena Football League with the Orlando Predators, where McCray played with his twin Justin.[9][10] On October 14, 2016, McCray was assigned to the Cleveland Gladiators during the dispersal draft.[11] On March 22, 2018, he was placed on League Suspension, and on March 24, 2018, he was activated for the Baltimore Brigade.[12]

Orlando Apollos

In 2018, McCray signed with the Orlando Apollos for the 2019 AAF season.[13] But his season was cut short due to the AAF operations being suspended.

Chicago Bears

On June 13, 2019, McCray was signed by the Chicago Bears.[14]

Tampa Bay Vipers

In October 2019, McCray was drafted by the Tampa Bay Vipers in the 2020 XFL Draft.[15] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[16]

Massachusetts Pirates

In 2021, McCray signed with the Massachusetts Pirates.[17]

Birmingham Stallions

McCray was selected in the 20th round of the 2022 USFL draft by the Birmingham Stallions.[18]

San Antonio Brahmas

The San Antonio Brahmas selected McCray in the seventh round of the 2023 XFL Supplemental Draft on January 1, 2023.[19] He was placed on the reserve list by the team on February 15, 2023, and was released on April 3, 2023.[20]

Memphis Showboats

McCray signed with the Memphis Showboats of the USFL on April 19, 2023.[21]

References

  1. ^ "2014 Draft Scout Jordan McCray, Central Florida NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "Jordan McCray 2014 NFL Draft Profile". insider.espn.com. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. May 12, 2014. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  4. ^ "Packers release 18, place four on IR". Packers.com. August 30, 2014. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  5. ^ Gates, Christopher (December 17, 2014). "Minnesota Vikings Promote Ahmad Dixon, Sign Jordan McCray". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  6. ^ Peters, Craig (March 26, 2015). "Vikings Sign 6-9, 351-pound Polish Lineman". vikings.com. Minnesota Vikings Football. Archived from the original on August 25, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  7. ^ "Panthers sign five invited tryouts". Panthers.com. May 11, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  8. ^ Henson, Max (September 5, 2015). "Panthers trim roster to 53". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  9. ^ Hall, Jason (March 12, 2016). "Former UCF linemen give Predators best shot". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  10. ^ "Orlando Predators Land UCF's McCray Brothers – OurSports Central". oursportscentral.com. November 17, 2015. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  11. ^ "AFL Holds Dispersal Draft". ArenaFootball.com. October 14, 2016. Archived from the original on October 15, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2017.((cite web)): CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  12. ^ "Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  13. ^ Sharon, Jeff (November 28, 2018). "Former UCF QB Justin Holman Selected in AAF Protect-or-Pick Draft". Black & Gold Banneret. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  14. ^ Williams, Charean (June 13, 2019). "Bears sign Jordan McCray". Profootballtalk.com. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  15. ^ Bender, Bill (October 21, 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  16. ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  17. ^ "Jordan McCray". May 28, 2020. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  18. ^ Camenker, Jacob (February 23, 2022). "USFL Draft tracker: Complete results, rosters for new football league". Sporting News.
  19. ^ "Supplemental Draft Picks 2023". XFL.com. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  20. ^ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  21. ^ @USFLShowboats (April 19, 2023). "Free Agent Signing" (Tweet). Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Twitter.
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