Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2025Cincinnati
CJ McCray
DL • 6'3" • 260 lbs • Lumberton, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
CJ McCray shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9 disruption score.
Impact Production
51
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
34
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
66
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Virginia Tech • Cincinnati
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wofford
Player Story
CJ McCray built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Lumberton, NC wearing No. 21, spending time with Cincinnati and Virginia Tech. The clearest part of CJ McCray's career was his...
Read the storyCJ McCray, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Virginia Tech. CJ McCray shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 51
- TFL
- 6.5
- Sacks
- 6
- QB hurries
- 12
Quick Answers
CJ McCray quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Cincinnati · DL
- Career Tackles
- 51
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
- Top game
- Wofford
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 6 tackles · DL 732nd (top 68%) · Big 12 411th (top 57%) · National 3,417th (top 56%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 21.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 11 | 20 | 2.5 | 2 | 8 | - | 0 | 58.1 |
| 2023 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 11 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 46.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 11 | 18 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 46.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 5 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 14.7 |
Related Context
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CJ McCray played DL for Virginia Tech and Cincinnati. Across 5 tracked seasons, CJ 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
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 19 efficiency.
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Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Virginia Tech, Cincinnati.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wofford
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2022 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
19
Usage
6.2
Consistency
61.8
Best Game by takeover score
Wofford
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Old Dominion: 2. Boston College: 2. Wofford: 3. West Virginia: 0.5. North Carolina: 1. Pittsburgh: 1. Miami: 1. NC State: 0. Georgia Tech: 1. Duke: 0. Liberty: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Old Dominion: 1 by 24.2. Boston College: 4 by 36.7. Wofford: 1 by 34.2. West Virginia: 5 by 25.8. North Carolina: 1 by 14.2. Pittsburgh: 0 by 10. Miami: 1 by 14.2. NC State: 1 by 4.2. Georgia Tech: 4 by 26.7. Duke: 2 by 8.3. Liberty: 0 by 10
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2 · Games = 3 · +1.2 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 8 · -1.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Wofford
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs Boston College
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/19 | @ Liberty | W 23-22 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Duke | L 7-24 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Georgia Tech | L 27-28 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/27 | @ NC State | L 21-22 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Miami | L 14-20 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Pittsburgh | L 29-45 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ North Carolina | L 10-41 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 9/22 | vs West Virginia | L 10-33 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs WoffordSplash game | W 27-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/11 | vs Boston CollegeSplash game | W 27-10 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/2 | @ Old DominionSplash game | L 17-20 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
CJ McCray story
CJ McCray built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Lumberton, NC wearing No. 21, spending time with Cincinnati and Virginia Tech. The clearest part of CJ McCray's career was his defensive production: 51 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, and 6 sacks across 31 career games in the available record. That gives CJ 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
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
vs Wofford
Week 3 · W 27-7
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
#2
@ Florida State
Week 6 · L 17-39 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Old Dominion
Week 1 · W 36-17
2
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
vs Boston College
Week 2 · W 27-10 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
58.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.4 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 113 Bowling Green
Week 2 · W 34-20
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Havoc Plays
56.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
12.5 primary output · 19 efficiency · 6.2 usage
58.1
#2
2023 Postseason · Virginia Tech
46.8
9 primary · 16.1 efficiency · 4.8 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
46.8
9 primary · 16.1 efficiency · 4.8 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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