Player Dossier

2021-2025

Northwestern

Donnie Gray

WR • 6'2" • 210 lbs • New Haven, CT, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

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

Usage Score

12.8

Efficiency

55.4

Consistency

56.6

Season Value

53.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Massachusetts

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Northwestern • Massachusetts
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa

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.

Donnie Gray, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Massachusetts. Donnie Gray reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season

Massachusetts paired 260 primary output with 55.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 55.4 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 Northwestern, Massachusetts.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Game with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 90.9th 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 · Massachusetts

Games

11

Receiving Yards / G

23.6

Efficiency

55.4

Usage

12.8

Consistency

56.6

Best Game by takeover score

Bowling Green

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Temple: 5. Unknown: 55. Iowa: 27. Missouri: 28. Western Michigan: 8. Kent State: 60. Buffalo: 2. Central Michigan: 7. Akron: 3. Northern Illinois: 41. Bowling Green: 24

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. Temple: 1 by 33.3. Unknown: 2 by 100. Iowa: 2 by 90. Missouri: 2 by 93.3. Western Michigan: 1 by 53.3. Kent State: 6 by 66.7. Buffalo: 1 by 13.3. Central Michigan: 1 by 46.7. Akron: 1 by 20. Northern Illinois: 7 by 39. Bowling Green: 3 by 53.3

Split Comparison

Losses20.5 · n=10
First Half30.5 · n=6 · +15.1 vs Second Half
Second Half15.4 · n=5 · -15.1 vs First Half
All Games23.6 · n=11

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

Best efficiency game

100 vs Unknown

Result
Tue 11/25vs Bowling GreenL 14-4532488012
Thu 11/13vs Northern IllinoisL 3-457416.15.90013
Wed 11/5@ AkronL 10-44133303
Sat 10/25@ Central MichiganL 13-38177707
Sat 10/18vs BuffaloL 21-28122202
Sat 10/11@ Kent StateL 6-426609.610019
Sat 10/4vs Western MichiganL 3-21188808
Sat 9/27@ MissouriL 6-422289.314015
Sat 9/13@ IowaL 7-472271213.50022
Sat 9/6vs Unknown25527.527.50041
Sat 8/30vs TempleL 10-42155505

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Northwestern

    2021-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Massachusetts

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonNorthwestern0
2022 Regular SeasonNorthwestern181005.918
2023 Regular SeasonNorthwestern426.74.2-14
2024 Regular SeasonNorthwestern2063.47.516
2025 Regular SeasonMassachusetts26055.412.8240

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Iowa

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

16

Primary metric

16 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

Illinois

18

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

18 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

Unknown

55

Primary metric

Game with an explosive receiving profile.

55 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

Kent State

60

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

60 receiving yards with a 66.7 efficiency score.

#5

Missouri

28

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

28 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Regular Season · Massachusetts

260 primary output · 55.4 efficiency · 12.8 usage

53.9

#2

2022 Regular Season · Northwestern

53

18 primary · 100 efficiency · 5.9 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Northwestern

35.3

20 primary · 63.4 efficiency · 7.5 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8256

Deerfield Academy · New Haven, CT

Committed To
Northwestern
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

2

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

302

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 15 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Donnie Gray quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
WR
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
5
Career receiving yards
302