Player Dossier

2009-2012

Minnesota

MarQueis Gray

QB • 6'4" • Indianapolis, IN, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

MarQueis Gray is a balanced quarterback profile with 24.6 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

75%

Major offensive role

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Impact Production

51

Solid production for a quarterback

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Reliability

58

Useful contributor with volatile peaks

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Star Power

61

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Minnesota

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Minnesota
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State

Player Story

MarQueis Gray built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a quarterback from Indianapolis, IN wearing No. 5, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of MarQueis Gray's career was his backfield work:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2008 · Rating 0.9185

Ben Davis · Indianapolis, IN

Committed To
Minnesota
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2008

MarQueis Gray, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Minnesota. MarQueis Gray is a balanced quarterback profile with 24.6 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
3,784
Passing yards
2,053
Rushing yards
1,731
Touchdowns
32

Quick Answers

MarQueis Gray quick answers

Latest team and position
Minnesota · QB
Career Total Offense
3,784
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 44 games
Best season
2011 Regular Season · Minnesota
Top game
Ohio State
Recruit profile
4-star · Ben Davis · Minnesota
High school pipeline
Ben Davis · 37 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 5 · Class 2012
2012 Total offense rank
862 total offense · QB 143rd (top 48%) · Big Ten 24th (top 19%) · National 213th (top 16%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2009 PostseasonMinnesota11451134031.1
2009 Regular SeasonMinnesota1128251231231.1
2010 Regular SeasonMinnesota1113424110626.1
2011 Regular SeasonMinnesota112,4611,4959661483.2
2012 PostseasonMinnesota1167859040.9
2012 Regular SeasonMinnesota117954643311040.9

Related Context

MarQueis Gray played QB for Minnesota. Across 4 tracked seasons, MarQueis Gray recorded 2,053 passing yards, 1,731 rushing yards, and 766 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Minnesota.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2011 Regular Season

Minnesota paired 2,461 primary output with 59.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2011 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 59.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2012 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value. It landed in the 90.9th percentile of the selected season.

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2011 Regular Season · Minnesota

Games

11

Primary Metric / G

223.7

Efficiency

59.7

Usage

44.7

Consistency

73.8

Best Game by takeover score

Miami (OH)

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. USC: 141. New Mexico State: 321. Miami (OH): 334. North Dakota State: 76. Purdue: 124. Nebraska: 189. Iowa: 255. Michigan State: 366. Wisconsin: 119. Northwestern: 284. Illinois: 252

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. USC: 28 by 63.2. New Mexico State: 49 by 61.2. Miami (OH): 46 by 71.4. North Dakota State: 25 by 40.7. Purdue: 26 by 49.2. Nebraska: 35 by 61.5. Iowa: 28 by 78.9. Michigan State: 53 by 61.3. Wisconsin: 33 by 45.1. Northwestern: 48 by 58.1. Illinois: 41 by 65.6

Split Comparison

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

Wins280.3 · Games = 3 · +77.8 vs Losses
Losses202.5 · Games = 8 · -77.8 vs Wins

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Miami (OH)

Best efficiency game

78.9 vs Iowa

Result
Sat 11/26vs Illinois3+ TD · Dual-threatW 27-77148550.01065.6271676.20235
Sat 11/19@ NorthwesternDual-threatL 13-2892112442.90158.1271605.90124
Sat 11/12vs WisconsinDual-threatL 13-426145142.90145.119683.60013
Sat 11/5@ Michigan State3+ TD · Dual-threatL 24-31193229559.43261.321713.40019
Sat 10/29vs IowaDual-threatW 22-21111719364.71078.911625.60118
Sat 10/22vs NebraskaDual-threatL 14-4191812250.00061.517673.90130
Sat 10/8@ PurdueL 17-4582010440.00149.26203.30110
Sat 9/24vs North Dakota StateL 24-375125341.70140.713231.80013
Sat 9/17vs Miami (OH)Dual-threatW 29-23112116352.41071.4251716.80037
Sat 9/10vs New Mexico StateDual-threatL 21-28163221150.02261.2171106.50016
Sat 9/3@ USCL 17-197129458.30063.216472.90018

Player Story

MarQueis Gray story

MarQueis Gray built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a quarterback from Indianapolis, IN wearing No. 5, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of MarQueis Gray's career was his backfield work: 1,731 rushing yards, 341 carries, 12 rushing touchdowns, and 766 receiving yards across 44 career games in the available record. His career also includes 2,053 passing yards and 766 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives MarQueis Gray's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Minnesota

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200920092010201120122012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 PostseasonMinnesota32745.212.6
2009 Regular SeasonMinnesota32745.212.60
2010 Regular SeasonMinnesota13443.121-193
2011 Regular SeasonMinnesota2,46159.744.72,327
2012 PostseasonMinnesota8625624.6-1,599
2012 Regular SeasonMinnesota8625624.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Ohio State

Week 8 · L 7-38 · Conference game

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

132

Total Offense

88.7 takeover

132 total offense with 82 efficiency.

#2

vs Miami (OH)

Week 3 · W 29-23

334

Total Offense

87.6 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

334 total offense with 71.4 efficiency.

#3

@ Michigan State

Week 10 · L 24-31 · Conference game

366

Total Offense

87.1 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

366 total offense with 61.3 efficiency.

#4

vs New Mexico State

Week 2 · L 21-28

321

Total Offense

83 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

321 total offense with 61.2 efficiency.

#5

@ UNLV

Week 1 · W 30-27

337

Total Offense

82.2 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

337 total offense with 64.5 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2011 Regular Season · Minnesota

2,461 primary output · 59.7 efficiency · 44.7 usage

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#2

2012 Postseason · Minnesota

40.9

862 primary · 56 efficiency · 24.6 usage

#3

2012 Regular Season · Minnesota

40.9

862 primary · 56 efficiency · 24.6 usage

Milestones

2

250+ passing yards

4

300+ total offense

3

3+ TD games

15

Above avg efficiency