Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Florida State
Deante McCray
DL • 6'4" • 274 lbs • Jacksonville, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Deante McCray shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21 disruption score.
Impact Production
42
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
36
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Western Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Western Kentucky • Florida State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Troy
Player Story
Deante McCray built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 8, spending time with Florida State and Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Deante McCray's...
Read the storyDeante McCray, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Western Kentucky. Deante McCray shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 119
- TFL
- 12.5
- Sacks
- 5
- QB hurries
- 9
Quick Answers
Deante McCray quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Florida State · DL
- Career Tackles
- 119
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Western Kentucky
- Top game
- Troy
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 25 tackles · DL 246th (top 23%) · ACC 229th (top 29%) · National 1,682nd (top 28%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 28.6 |
| 2023 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 11 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 52.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 11 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 4 | - | 0 | 52.2 |
| 2024 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 14 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 33.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 14 | 49 | 2.5 | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | 33.7 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Florida State | 9 | 25 | 4.5 | 1 | 3 | - | 0 | 50.5 |
Related Context
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Deante McCray played DL for Western Kentucky and Florida State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Deante McCray recorded 119 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Western Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Western Kentucky paired 10.5 primary output with 23.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 21 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 Western Kentucky, Florida State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Western Kentucky
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
21
Usage
4.8
Consistency
11.9
Best Game by takeover score
Louisiana Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. James Madison: 0. Alabama: 0. Eastern Kentucky: 0.5. Middle Tennessee: 0. Toledo: 1. Boston College: 2. UTEP: 0. Sam Houston: 1. Kennesaw State: 0. New Mexico State: 0. Louisiana Tech: 2. Liberty: 0. Jacksonville State: 0. Jacksonville State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. James Madison: 6 by 25. Alabama: 3 by 12.5. Eastern Kentucky: 5 by 25.8. Middle Tennessee: 1 by 4.2. Toledo: 6 by 35. Boston College: 2 by 28.3. UTEP: 3 by 12.5. Sam Houston: 2 by 18.3. Kennesaw State: 3 by 12.5. New Mexico State: 4 by 16.7. Louisiana Tech: 3 by 32.5. Liberty: 9 by 37.5. Jacksonville State: 5 by 20.8. Jacksonville State: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.3 · Games = 8 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 6 · +0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Louisiana Tech
Best efficiency game
37.5 vs Liberty
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/18 | @ James Madison | L 17-27 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/7 | @ Jacksonville State | L 12-52 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Jacksonville State | W 19-17 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Liberty | L 21-38 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Louisiana TechSplash game | L 7-12 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ New Mexico State | W 41-28 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 10/30 | vs Kennesaw State | W 31-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 10/16 | @ Sam Houston | W 31-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/11 | vs UTEP | W 44-17 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Boston CollegeSplash game | L 20-21 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Toledo | W 26-21 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Middle Tennessee | W 49-21 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Eastern Kentucky | W 31-0 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Alabama | L 0-63 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Deante McCray story
Deante McCray built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 8, spending time with Florida State and Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Deante McCray's career was his defensive production: 119 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, and 5 sacks across 36 career games in the available record. His career also includes 26 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Deante McCray'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.
- 1
Western Kentucky
2022-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Florida State
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
202220232023202420242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 1 | 11.3 | 5.3 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 10.5 | 23.2 | 6.7 | 9.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 10.5 | 23.2 | 6.7 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 6.5 | 21 | 4.8 | -4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 6.5 | 21 | 4.8 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Florida State | 8.5 | 21 | 5.8 | 2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Troy
Week 4 · L 24-27
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Havoc Plays
92.5 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 92.5 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 34 Clemson
Week 11 · L 10-24 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Louisiana Tech
Week 12 · L 7-12 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Florida International
Week 4 · W 73-0 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
66.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 66.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Boston College
Week 5 · L 20-21
2
Havoc Plays
66.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Western Kentucky
10.5 primary output · 23.2 efficiency · 6.7 usage
52.2
#2
2023 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
52.2
10.5 primary · 23.2 efficiency · 6.7 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Florida State
50.5
8.5 primary · 21 efficiency · 5.8 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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