Player Dossier

2023-2025

Illinois

Alex Bray

DE • 6'4" • 270 lbs • Chesterfield, MO, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Alex Bray shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.1 disruption score.

Usage Score

1.3

Efficiency

7

Consistency

100

Season Value

36.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Illinois

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Illinois • Kansas
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State

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.

Alex Bray, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Illinois. Alex Bray shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.1 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Illinois paired 0 primary output with 8.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 7 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 Illinois, Kansas.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Penn State

Loss with 0 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

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2024 Postseason · Illinois

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0

Efficiency

7

Usage

1.3

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

South Carolina

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. South Carolina: 0. Unknown: 0. Kansas: 0. Central Michigan: 0. Nebraska: 0. Penn State: 0. Michigan: 0. Oregon: 0. Minnesota: 0. Michigan State: 0. Rutgers: 0. Northwestern: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Carolina: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Kansas: 2 by 8.3. Central Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Nebraska: 1 by 4.2. Penn State: 3 by 12.5. Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Oregon: 1 by 4.2. Minnesota: 2 by 8.3. Michigan State: 1 by 4.2. Rutgers: 3 by 12.5. Northwestern: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

Wins0 · n=8 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=3 · +0 vs Wins
First Half0 · n=6 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=6 · +0 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Penn State

Best efficiency game

12.5 vs Rutgers

Result
Tue 12/31vs South CarolinaW 21-1711000
Sat 11/30@ NorthwesternW 38-2820000
Sat 11/23@ RutgersW 38-3130000
Sat 11/16vs Michigan StateW 38-1611000
Sat 11/2vs MinnesotaL 17-2521000
Sat 10/26@ OregonL 9-3811000
Sat 10/19vs MichiganW 21-711000
Sat 9/28@ Penn StateL 7-2130000
Sat 9/21@ NebraskaW 31-2410000
Sat 9/14vs Central MichiganW 30-921000
Sat 9/7vs KansasW 23-1720000
Fri 8/30vs Unknown11000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Illinois

    2023-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Kansas

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

2023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonIllinois08.31.5
2024 PostseasonIllinois071.30
2024 Regular SeasonIllinois071.30
2025 Regular SeasonKansas3.511.12.93.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Fresno State

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5

Primary metric

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 45.3 takeover score.

#2

Iowa State

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 30.4 takeover score.

#3

Unknown

0.5

Primary metric

Game with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 17 takeover score.

#4

UCF

0.5

Primary metric

Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 15.2 takeover score.

#5

Penn State

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · Illinois

0 primary output · 8.3 efficiency · 1.5 usage

36.6

#2

2024 Postseason · Illinois

36.1

0 primary · 7 efficiency · 1.3 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Illinois

36.1

0 primary · 7 efficiency · 1.3 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.8583

Marquette Sr. · Chesterfield, MO

Committed To
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

2

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

43

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 24 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DE
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
43