Usage Score
2.5
Player Dossier
2021-2025Cincinnati
C.J. McCray
DL • 6'3" • 260 lbs • Lumberton, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
C.J. McCray shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9 disruption score.
Efficiency
9
Consistency
13.3
Season Value
10.2
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Virginia Tech • Cincinnati
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wofford
Scouting Read
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C.J. McCray, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Virginia Tech. C.J. McCray shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9 disruption score.
C.J. McCray played DL for Virginia Tech and Cincinnati. Across 5 tracked seasons, C.J. McCray recorded 51 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Virginia Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Virginia Tech paired 12.5 primary output with 19 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Virginia Tech, Cincinnati.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
Win with 1 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 Regular Season · Cincinnati
Games
5
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
9
Usage
2.5
Consistency
13.3
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. Bowling Green: 1. Northwestern State: 0. Kansas: 0. UCF: 1. Oklahoma State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Bowling Green: 3 by 22.5. Northwestern State: 1 by 4.2. Kansas: 1 by 4.2. UCF: 0 by 10. Oklahoma State: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half0.3 · Games = 3 · -0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · Games = 2 · +0.2 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
5 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Bowling Green
Best efficiency game
22.5 vs Bowling Green
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Virginia Tech
2021-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Cincinnati
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
202120222023202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 1 | 9.2 | 2.2 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 12.5 | 19 | 6.2 | 11.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 9 | 16.1 | 4.8 | -3.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 9 | 16.1 | 4.8 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | 4.2 | 0.6 | -9 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 2 | 9 | 2.5 | 2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Wofford
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 51.3 takeover score.
#2
Florida State
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.4 takeover score.
#3
Old Dominion
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 43.6 takeover score.
#4
Bowling Green
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.7 takeover score.
#5
Middle Tennessee
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
12.5 primary output · 19 efficiency · 6.2 usage
46.7
#2
2023 Postseason · Virginia Tech
37.9
9 primary · 16.1 efficiency · 4.8 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
37.9
9 primary · 16.1 efficiency · 4.8 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
2
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
51
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 31 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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