Player Career

Joshua McCray Career Story

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

Player Story

Joshua McCray story

Joshua McCray built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a running back from Enterprise, AL wearing No. 2, spending time with Georgia and Illinois. The clearest part of Joshua McCray's career was his backfield work: 1,507 rushing yards, 344 carries, 17 rushing touchdowns, and 213 receiving yards across 44 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Illinois. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 213 receiving yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 44 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Georgia and Illinois.

The arc is straightforward: Joshua McCray 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

    Illinois

    2021-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Georgia

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20212022202220232024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonIllinois59242.718.9
2022 PostseasonIllinois7732.89.1-515
2022 Regular SeasonIllinois7732.89.10
2023 Regular SeasonIllinois1863517.6109
2024 PostseasonIllinois7255019.9539
2024 Regular SeasonIllinois7255019.90
2025 PostseasonGeorgia14021.68.6-585
2025 Regular SeasonGeorgia14021.68.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Purdue

Week 4 · L 9-13 · Conference game

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

156

Scrimmage Yards

89.2 takeover

156 scrimmage yards and 42.9 usage.

#2

vs South Carolina

Week 1 · W 21-17 · Postseason

114

Scrimmage Yards

85.3 takeover

Win with 114 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

114 scrimmage yards and 27.1 usage.

#3

vs Purdue

Week 7 · W 50-49 · Conference game

124

Scrimmage Yards

83.2 takeover

Win with 124 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

124 scrimmage yards and 32.2 usage.

#4

@ Penn State

Week 8 · W 20-18 · Conference game

142

Scrimmage Yards

81.3 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

142 scrimmage yards and 32 usage.

#5

vs Florida Atlantic

Week 4 · W 23-17

87

Scrimmage Yards

74.8 takeover

Win with 87 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

87 scrimmage yards and 24.2 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Postseason · Illinois

725 primary output · 50 efficiency · 19.9 usage

67.9

#2

2024 Regular Season · Illinois

67.9

725 primary · 50 efficiency · 19.9 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Illinois

52.9

592 primary · 42.7 efficiency · 18.9 usage

Milestones

3

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

4

2+ TD games