Player Dossier

2008-2011

Texas A&M

Cyrus Gray

RB • 5'10" • DeSoto, TX, USA

Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover

Cyrus Gray leans workhorse runner traits and 55 efficiency.

Usage / Role

68%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a back

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Reliability

83

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

94

Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Texas A&M

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Texas A&M
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Texas

Player Story

Cyrus Gray built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a running back from DeSoto, TX wearing No. 32, spending time with Texas A&M. The clearest part of Cyrus Gray's career was his backfield work: 3,298...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2008 · Rating 0.9668

DeSoto · DeSoto, TX

Committed To
Texas A&M
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2008

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2012
Selection
Round 6 · Pick 12
Overall
No. 182
NFL Team
Kansas City Chiefs

Cyrus Gray, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Texas A&M. Cyrus Gray leans workhorse runner traits and 55 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
4,074
Rushing yards
3,298
Receiving yards
776
Touchdowns
38

Quick Answers

Cyrus Gray quick answers

Latest team and position
Texas A&M · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
4,074
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 49 games
Best season
2011 Regular Season · Texas A&M
Top game
Texas
Recruit profile
4-star · DeSoto · Texas A&M
High school pipeline
DeSoto · 90 FBS recruits · 10 drafted players
NFL Draft
2012 · Round 6 · Pick 12 · Kansas City Chiefs
Latest roster
No. 32 · Class 2011
2011 Scrimmage yards rank
1,284 scrimmage yards · RB 26th (top 6%) · Big 12 5th (top 3%) · National 48th (top 3%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2008 Regular SeasonTexas A&M1242336360144.8
2009 PostseasonTexas A&M13954061
2009 Regular SeasonTexas A&M13974752222861
2010 PostseasonTexas A&M131091009177.2
2010 Regular SeasonTexas A&M131,2751,0332421377.2
2011 Regular SeasonTexas A&M111,2841,0452391577.5

Related Context

Cyrus Gray played RB for Texas A&M. Across 4 tracked seasons, Cyrus Gray recorded 14 passing yards, 3,298 rushing yards, and 776 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Texas A&M.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2011 Regular Season

Texas A&M paired 1,284 primary output with 55 efficiency.

Supporting note

2011 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 55 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2011 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Kansas State

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2011 Regular Season · Texas A&M

Games

11

Scrimmage Yards / G

116.7

Efficiency

55

Usage

31.5

Consistency

72.3

Best Game by takeover score

Kansas State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. SMU: 136. Idaho: 159. Oklahoma State: 44. Arkansas: 98. Texas Tech: 137. Baylor: 59. Iowa State: 160. Missouri: 104. Oklahoma: 62. Kansas State: 231. Kansas: 94

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. SMU: 22 by 65. Idaho: 34 by 41.3. Oklahoma State: 16 by 28.3. Arkansas: 18 by 57.6. Texas Tech: 22 by 60.5. Baylor: 14 by 39.4. Iowa State: 24 by 65. Missouri: 22 by 42.4. Oklahoma: 15 by 37.4. Kansas State: 33 by 74.6. Kansas: 9 by 93.5

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins124.2 · Games = 6 · +16.4 vs Losses
Losses107.8 · Games = 5 · -16.4 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Kansas State

Best efficiency game

93.5 vs Kansas

Result
Sat 11/19vs Kansas2+ TDW 61-799410.40310.4
Sat 11/12@ Kansas State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsL 50-53302187.3023137
Sat 11/5@ OklahomaL 25-419293.2006334.1
Sat 10/29vs MissouriL 31-3816583.6006464.7
Sat 10/22@ Iowa State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 33-1721125603356.7
Sat 10/15vs BaylorW 55-2812423.5002174.2
Sat 10/8@ Texas Tech100 rush yardsW 45-40211165.5011216.2
Sat 10/1@ Arkansas2+ TDL 38-4217955.602135.4
Sat 9/24vs Oklahoma StateL 29-3013352.700392.8
Sat 9/17vs Idaho100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 37-7291013.5025584.7
Sun 9/4vs SMU100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 46-14211326.302146.2

Player Story

Cyrus Gray story

Cyrus Gray built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a running back from DeSoto, TX wearing No. 32, spending time with Texas A&M. The clearest part of Cyrus Gray's career was his backfield work: 3,298 rushing yards, 632 carries, 30 rushing touchdowns, and 776 receiving yards across 49 career games in the available record. His career also includes 14 passing yards, 776 receiving yards, and 1,180 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Cyrus Gray's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Texas A&M

    2008-2011

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200820092009201020102011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 Regular SeasonTexas A&M42349.113.7
2009 PostseasonTexas A&M98346.821.7560
2009 Regular SeasonTexas A&M98346.821.70
2010 PostseasonTexas A&M1,38453.830401
2010 Regular SeasonTexas A&M1,38453.8300
2011 Regular SeasonTexas A&M1,2845531.5-100

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Texas

Week 13 · W 24-17 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

227

Scrimmage Yards

94.6 takeover

227 scrimmage yards and 56 usage.

#2

@ Kansas State

Week 11 · L 50-53 · Conference game

231

Scrimmage Yards

91.5 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

231 scrimmage yards and 47.8 usage.

#3

@ Texas Tech

Week 8 · W 52-30 · Conference game

172

Scrimmage Yards

85.8 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

172 scrimmage yards and 38.2 usage.

#4

vs Nebraska

Week 12 · W 9-6 · Conference game

202

Scrimmage Yards

82 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

202 scrimmage yards and 60.3 usage.

#5

vs Colorado

Week 10 · W 24-17 · Conference game

80

Scrimmage Yards

80.9 takeover

Win with 80 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

80 scrimmage yards and 23.4 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2011 Regular Season · Texas A&M

1,284 primary output · 55 efficiency · 31.5 usage

77.5

#2

2010 Postseason · Texas A&M

77.2

1,384 primary · 53.8 efficiency · 30 usage

#3

2010 Regular Season · Texas A&M

77.2

1,384 primary · 53.8 efficiency · 30 usage

Milestones

15

100+ rush yards

7

150+ scrimmage yards

9

2+ TD games