Player Dossier

2015-2017

Mississippi State

Donald Gray

WR • 5'10" • 200 lbs • Memphis, TN, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Donald Gray reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage Score

18.3

Efficiency

54.4

Consistency

46.2

Season Value

37.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · Mississippi State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Mississippi State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Donald Gray, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · Mississippi State. Donald Gray reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason

Mississippi State paired 709 primary output with 73.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 54.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Game with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2017 Regular Season · Mississippi State

Games

8

Receiving Yards / G

26.8

Efficiency

54.4

Usage

18.3

Consistency

46.2

Best Game by takeover score

Texas A&M

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 57. Louisiana Tech: 19. LSU: 19. Georgia: 13. Auburn: 6. BYU: 41. Kentucky: 51. Texas A&M: 8

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 3 by 100. Louisiana Tech: 4 by 31.7. LSU: 3 by 42.2. Georgia: 2 by 43.3. Auburn: 1 by 40. BYU: 4 by 68.3. Kentucky: 6 by 56.7. Texas A&M: 1 by 53.3

Split Comparison

Wins27.6 · n=5 · +18.1 vs Losses
Losses9.5 · n=2 · -18.1 vs Wins
First Half27 · n=4 · +0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half26.5 · n=4 · -0.5 vs First Half

Game Log

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

8 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

Best efficiency game

100 vs Unknown

Result
Sat 10/28@ Texas A&MW 35-14188818
Sat 10/21vs KentuckyW 45-76518.58.50021
Sat 10/14vs BYUW 35-1044110.310.30113
Sat 9/30@ AuburnL 10-49166606
Sat 9/23@ GeorgiaL 3-312136.56.5007
Sat 9/16vs LSUW 37-73196.36.30011
Sat 9/9@ Louisiana TechW 57-214194.84.8018
Sat 9/2vs Unknown3571919024

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Mississippi State

    2015-2017

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20152015201620162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 PostseasonMississippi State38668.311.4
2015 Regular SeasonMississippi State38668.311.40
2016 PostseasonMississippi State70973.218.6323
2016 Regular SeasonMississippi State70973.218.60
2017 Regular SeasonMississippi State21454.418.3-495

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with an explosive receiving profile.

140

Primary metric

140 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

Unknown

207

Primary metric

Game with an explosive receiving profile.

207 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

Unknown

57

Primary metric

Game with an explosive receiving profile.

57 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

Kentucky

51

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

51 receiving yards with a 56.7 efficiency score.

#5

Arkansas

92

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

92 receiving yards with a 87.6 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2016 Postseason · Mississippi State

709 primary output · 73.2 efficiency · 18.6 usage

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#2

2016 Regular Season · Mississippi State

60

709 primary · 73.2 efficiency · 18.6 usage

#3

2015 Postseason · Mississippi State

46.6

386 primary · 68.3 efficiency · 11.4 usage

Milestones

2

100+ receiving yards

1

8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2013 · Rating 0.8724

White Station · Memphis, TN

Committed To
Mississippi State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2013

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

1,309

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 29 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Donald Gray quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
WR
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career receiving yards
1,309