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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2023North Carolina
Cedric Gray
LB • 6'3" • 235 lbs • Charlotte, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Cedric Gray shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 61.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
95
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · North Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- North Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Virginia
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- Texas Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2024
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 6
- Overall
- No. 106
- NFL Team
- Tennessee Titans
Cedric Gray, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · North Carolina. Cedric Gray shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 61.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 359
- TFL
- 27
- Sacks
- 8.5
- QB hurries
- 13
- Passes defended
- 13
Quick Answers
Cedric Gray quick answers
- Latest team and position
- North Carolina · LB
- Career Tackles
- 359
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · North Carolina
- Top game
- Virginia
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Mansfield Lake Ridge · Texas Tech
- High school pipeline
- Mansfield Lake Ridge · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2024 · Round 4 · Pick 6 · Tennessee Titans
- Latest roster
- No. 33 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 121 tackles · LB 14th (top 2%) · ACC 2nd (top 1%) · National 15th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | North Carolina | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37 |
| 2021 Postseason | North Carolina | 12 | 13 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 55.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | North Carolina | 12 | 86 | 4 | 1.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 55.7 |
| 2022 Postseason | North Carolina | 14 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 71.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | North Carolina | 14 | 136 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 71.3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | North Carolina | 12 | 121 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 81.7 |
Related Context
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Cedric Gray played LB for North Carolina. Across 4 tracked seasons, Cedric Gray recorded 359 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with North Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
North Carolina paired 28 primary output with 61.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 46.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Miami
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · North Carolina
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
46.9
Usage
10.8
Consistency
30.5
Best Game by takeover score
Miami
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. South Carolina: 3. Georgia State: 0. Virginia: 1. Georgia Tech: 0. Duke: 0. Florida State: 0. Miami: 4. Notre Dame: 1. Wake Forest: 0. Pittsburgh: 3. Wofford: 0.5. NC State: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Carolina: 13 by 80. Georgia State: 2 by 8.3. Virginia: 6 by 35. Georgia Tech: 6 by 25. Duke: 4 by 16.7. Florida State: 11 by 45.8. Miami: 6 by 65. Notre Dame: 11 by 55.8. Wake Forest: 12 by 50. Pittsburgh: 8 by 63.3. Wofford: 8 by 38.3. NC State: 12 by 80
Split Comparison
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Wins0.9 · Games = 6 · -0.8 vs Losses
Losses1.7 · Games = 6 · +0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Miami
Best efficiency game
80 vs South Carolina
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/30 | @ South Carolina10+ tackles · Splash game | L 21-38 | 13 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/27 | @ NC State10+ tackles · Splash game | L 30-34 | 12 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Wofford | W 34-14 | 8 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/12 | @ PittsburghSplash game | L 23-30 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Wake Forest10+ tackles | W 58-55 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Notre Dame10+ tackles | L 34-44 | 11 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | vs MiamiSplash game | W 45-42 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Florida State10+ tackles | L 25-35 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Duke | W 38-7 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Georgia Tech | L 22-45 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Virginia | W 59-39 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Georgia State | W 59-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
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
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North Carolina
2020-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | North Carolina | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | North Carolina | 15.5 | 46.9 | 10.8 | 15.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | North Carolina | 15.5 | 46.9 | 10.8 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | North Carolina | 23 | 53.6 | 18 | 7.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | North Carolina | 23 | 53.6 | 18 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | North Carolina | 28 | 61.5 | 14.7 | 5 |
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
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#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
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