Player Dossier

2019-2025

Northern Illinois

Fabian McCray

WR • 6'2" • 195 lbs • Chicago, IL, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Fabian McCray reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage Score

Efficiency

100

Consistency

100

Season Value

80.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Southern Illinois

192021212225

Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Northern Illinois • Southern Illinois
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Purdue

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.

Fabian McCray, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Southern Illinois. Fabian McCray reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season

Southern Illinois paired 72 primary output with 100 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 100 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Northern Illinois, Southern Illinois.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Purdue

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.

2025 Regular Season · Southern Illinois

Games

1

Receiving Yards / G

72

Efficiency

100

Usage

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Purdue

Not enough games exist for the full explorer. The summary cards stay available so the season still reads clearly.

Game-by-Game Trend

Not enough games are available for a full trend line yet.

Volume vs Efficiency

Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.

Split Comparison

Game Log

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

1 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Purdue

Best efficiency game

100 vs Purdue

Result
Sat 9/6@ Purdue2723636063

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Northern Illinois

    2019-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Southern Illinois

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

201920202021202120222025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois0
2020 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois341005.334
2021 PostseasonNorthern Illinois1446.75.2-20
2021 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois1446.75.20
2022 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois17485.613.1160
2025 Regular SeasonSouthern Illinois72100-102

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Purdue

Game with an explosive receiving profile.

72

Primary metric

72 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

Texas State

42

Primary metric

Game with an explosive receiving profile.

42 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.

#3

UL Monroe

22

Primary metric

Game with an explosive receiving profile.

22 receiving yards with a 48.9 efficiency score.

#4

Akron

52

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

52 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.

#5

Buffalo

34

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

34 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Regular Season · Southern Illinois

72 primary output · 100 efficiency · usage

80.1

#2

2022 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

58.5

174 primary · 85.6 efficiency · 13.1 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

56.1

34 primary · 100 efficiency · 5.3 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.8604

Phillips Academy · Chicago, IL

Committed To
Northern Illinois
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

222

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 16 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Fabian McCray quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
WR
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
6
Career receiving yards
222