Player Career

Cedric Gray Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Cedric Gray story

Cedric Gray built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a linebacker from Charlotte, NC wearing No. 33, spending time with North Carolina. The clearest part of Cedric Gray's career was his defensive production: 359 tackles, 27 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, and 5 interceptions across 41 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with North Carolina. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Cedric Gray's production has multiple signals. With 41 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across North Carolina.

The arc is straightforward: Cedric Gray moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    North Carolina

    2020-2023

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

202020212021202220222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina04.20.8
2021 PostseasonNorth Carolina15.546.910.815.5
2021 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina15.546.910.80
2022 PostseasonNorth Carolina2353.6187.5
2022 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina2353.6180
2023 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina2861.514.75

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Virginia

Week 10 · W 31-28 · Conference game

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5

Havoc Plays

100 takeover

5 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.

#2

vs Campbell

Week 10 · W 59-7

5

Havoc Plays

95.8 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 95.8 takeover score.

#3

@ Pittsburgh

Week 4 · W 41-24 · Conference game

5

Havoc Plays

93.1 takeover

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.

#4

vs Miami

Week 7 · W 45-42 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

88.3 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.

#5

@ South Carolina

Week 1 · L 21-38 · Postseason

3

Havoc Plays

85 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Regular Season · North Carolina

28 primary output · 61.5 efficiency · 14.7 usage

81.7

#2

2022 Postseason · North Carolina

71.3

23 primary · 53.6 efficiency · 18 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · North Carolina

71.3

23 primary · 53.6 efficiency · 18 usage

Milestones

22

Impact games

18

Splash games

16

10+ tackle games