Usage Score
18.9
Player Dossier
2020-2021SMU
Danny Gray
WR • 6'1" • 180 lbs • Dallas, TX, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Danny Gray reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Efficiency
89.2
Consistency
76.2
Season Value
69.6
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · SMU
2021
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 2
- Program Path
- SMU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tulane
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.
Danny Gray, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · SMU. Danny Gray reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Danny Gray played WR for SMU. Across 2 tracked seasons, Danny Gray recorded 70 rushing yards, 1,251 receiving yards, and 15 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with SMU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
SMU paired 803 primary output with 89.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 89.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Tulane
Win 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
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2021 Regular Season · SMU
Games
10
Receiving Yards / G
80.3
Efficiency
89.2
Usage
18.9
Consistency
76.2
Best Game by takeover score
UCF
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Active game
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 72. North Texas: 87. Louisiana Tech: 69. TCU: 130. South Florida: 74. Navy: 37. Tulane: 140. Houston: 73. Memphis: 98. UCF: 23
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 4 by 100. North Texas: 5 by 100. Louisiana Tech: 7 by 65.7. TCU: 4 by 100. South Florida: 7 by 70.5. Navy: 3 by 82.2. Tulane: 8 by 100. Houston: 5 by 97.3. Memphis: 4 by 100. UCF: 2 by 76.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins80 · Games = 7 · -5.5 vs Losses
Losses85.5 · Games = 2 · +5.5 vs Wins
First Half86.4 · Games = 5 · +12.2 vs Second Half
Second Half74.2 · Games = 5 · -12.2 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Tulane
Best efficiency game
100 vs Memphis
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/13 | vs UCF | W 55-28 | — | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 11.50 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Memphis2+ TD | L 25-28 | — | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 24.50 | 2 | 48 |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Houston | L 37-44 | — | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 14.60 | 0 | 37 |
| Thu 10/21 | vs Tulane100 receiving yards · High volume | W 55-26 | — | 8 | 140 | 17.5 | 17.50 | 0 | 43 |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Navy | W 31-24 | — | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 12.30 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 10/2 | vs South Florida2+ TD | W 41-17 | — | 7 | 74 | 10.6 | 10.60 | 2 | 23 |
| Sat 9/25 | @ TCU100 receiving yards | W 42-34 | — | 4 | 130 | 32.5 | 32.50 | 1 | 68 |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Louisiana Tech | W 39-37 | — | 7 | 69 | 9.1 | 9.90 | 1 | 17 |
| Sat 9/11 | vs North Texas | W 35-12 | — | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 17.40 | 1 | 58 |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Unknown2+ TD | — | — | 4 | 72 | 19.8 | 18 | 2 | 30 |
Career Arc
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- 1
SMU
2020-2021
Opening stop
Season Progression
20202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | SMU | 448 | 72 | 18.2 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | SMU | 803 | 89.2 | 18.9 | 355 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Tulane
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
140
Primary metric
140 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
Tulane
133
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
133 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
TCU
130
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
130 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
Tulsa
93
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
93 receiving yards with a 77.5 efficiency score.
#5
Memphis
98
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
98 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2021 Regular Season · SMU
803 primary output · 89.2 efficiency · 18.9 usage
69.6
#2
2020 Regular Season · SMU
49.7
448 primary · 72 efficiency · 18.2 usage
Milestones
3
100+ receiving yards
2
8+ catch outings
3
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2018 · Rating 0.8776
Madison · Dallas, TX
- Committed To
- Missouri
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Career Facts
1
Career teams
2
Seasons tracked
1,251
Career Receiving Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 18 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.