Player Dossier

2021-2025

Toledo

Doran Ray Jr.

DT • 6'2" • 286 lbs • Detroit, MI, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Doran Ray Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.3 disruption score.

Usage / Role

38%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

37

Developing production for a defensive lineman

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

35

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Toledo

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Toledo
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Morgan State

Player Story

Doran Ray Jr. built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive tackle from Detroit, MI wearing No. 55, spending time with Toledo. The clearest part of Doran Ray Jr.'s career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8359

Cass Technical · Detroit, MI

Committed To
Toledo
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Doran Ray Jr., DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Toledo. Doran Ray Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.3 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
37
TFL
4
Sacks
3.5
Passes defended
1

Quick Answers

Doran Ray Jr. quick answers

Latest team and position
Toledo · DT
Career Tackles
37
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 20 games
Best season
2022 Regular Season · Toledo
Top game
Morgan State
Recruit profile
3-star · Cass Technical · Toledo
High school pipeline
Cass Technical · 77 FBS recruits · 10 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 55 · Senior
2025 Tackles rank
26 tackles · DT 55th (top 24%) · Mid-American 160th (top 28%) · National 1,636th (top 27%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2021 Regular SeasonToledo11-0--036.7
2022 Regular SeasonToledo24-0--039.4
2023 Regular SeasonToledo11-0--037
2024 Regular SeasonToledo450.50.5--010.8
2025 PostseasonToledo121-0-1039
2025 Regular SeasonToledo12253.53--039

Related Context

Doran Ray Jr. played DT for Toledo. Across 5 tracked seasons, Doran Ray Jr. recorded 37 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Toledo.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Toledo paired 0 primary output with 8.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 15.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Morgan State

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2025 Postseason · Toledo

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.6

Efficiency

15.3

Usage

3.2

Consistency

13.9

Best Game by takeover score

Morgan State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Louisville: 1. Kentucky: 0. Western Kentucky: 0. Morgan State: 2. Western Michigan: 0.5. Akron: 0. Bowling Green: 0. Kent State: 0. Washington State: 0. Miami (OH): 2. Ball State: 0. Central Michigan: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisville: 1 by 14.2. Kentucky: 3 by 12.5. Western Kentucky: 3 by 12.5. Morgan State: 3 by 32.5. Western Michigan: 1 by 9.2. Akron: 2 by 8.3. Bowling Green: 1 by 4.2. Kent State: 5 by 20.8. Washington State: 1 by 4.2. Miami (OH): 2 by 28.3. Ball State: 2 by 8.3. Central Michigan: 2 by 28.3

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.9 · Games = 7 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 5 · -0.6 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

Morgan State

Best efficiency game

32.5 vs Morgan State

Result
Tue 12/23@ LouisvilleL 22-2710001
Sat 11/29@ Central MichiganSplash gameW 21-321110
Sat 11/22vs Ball StateW 38-921000
Thu 11/13@ Miami (OH)Splash gameW 24-321110
Sat 10/25@ Washington StateL 7-2811000
Sat 10/18vs Kent StateW 45-1051000
Sat 10/11@ Bowling GreenL 23-2810000
Sat 9/27vs AkronW 45-321000
Sat 9/20@ Western MichiganL 13-14100.5000
Sat 9/13vs Morgan StateSplash gameW 60-031110
Sat 9/6vs Western KentuckyW 45-2130000
Sat 8/30@ KentuckyL 16-2432000

Player Story

Doran Ray Jr. story

Doran Ray Jr. built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive tackle from Detroit, MI wearing No. 55, spending time with Toledo. The clearest part of Doran Ray Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 37 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 20 career games in the available record. That gives Doran Ray Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

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    Toledo

    2021-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonToledo04.20.7
2022 Regular SeasonToledo08.31.20
2023 Regular SeasonToledo04.20.80
2024 Regular SeasonToledo17.71.71
2025 PostseasonToledo7.515.33.26.5
2025 Regular SeasonToledo7.515.33.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Morgan State

Week 3 · W 60-0

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Havoc Plays

69.2 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.

#2

@ No. 100 Central Michigan

Week 14 · W 21-3 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

60.5 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.5 takeover score.

#3

@ No. 82 Miami (OH)

Week 12 · W 24-3 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

60.3 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.3 takeover score.

#4

@ Mississippi State

Week 3 · W 41-17

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Havoc Plays

49.7 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.7 takeover score.

#5

@ No. 25 Louisville

Week 1 · L 22-27 · Postseason · Ranked opponent

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Havoc Plays

23.3 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 23.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Regular Season · Toledo

0 primary output · 8.3 efficiency · 1.2 usage

39.4

#2

2025 Postseason · Toledo

39

7.5 primary · 15.3 efficiency · 3.2 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · Toledo

39

7.5 primary · 15.3 efficiency · 3.2 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

3

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games