2025 (r-Sr.) | 12/2: Gray appeared in 12 games during his lone season at WKU, earning starts in two games – against Nevada and at Missouri State. He finished the year with 18 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, one sack and three quarterback hurries. Gray's best performance came in the Conference USA matchup with Sam Houston to open the season in Week 0, when he posted three tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack.
Before WKU: Gray joined WKU after spending the 2023 and 2024 seasons at Louisiana Tech, where he appeared in all 24 games over the course of the two seasons. He started two games at defensive end during his final season with the Bulldogs, and posted 14 tackles, three tackles for loss, two sacks, a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry. He started one game during the 2023 season and finished the year with 18 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, a quarterback hurry and a fumble recovery. Prior to his time in Ruston, Louisiana, Gray spent two seasons at Iowa State, where he appeared in six games, primarily on special teams. He played in five games in 2022 with two tackles, including one for loss. Gray saw action in one game during the 2021 season and redshirted.
HS/Misc.: Gray prepped at V.R. Eaton High School in Fort Worth, Texas, where he was rated a three-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals. He was the No. 68 weakside defensive end in the country, according to 247Sports, and a Dallas Morning News top-100 member. He was a two-time all-district selection. He posted 72 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, five sacks, a forced fumble and 35 quarterback hurries during his senior prep season, and had 53 tackles with eight sacks as a high school junior. His father, Jonathan, was an All-Big 12 offensive lineman for Texas Tech in 1998 and 1999.
