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Player Dossier
2013-2017Michigan
Mike McCray
LB • 6'4" • 242 lbs • Trotwood, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Mike McCray shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 45.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
90
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i
Player Story
Mike McCray built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a linebacker from Trotwood, OH wearing No. 9, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Mike McCray's career was his defensive production: 151...
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- Committed To
- Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Mike McCray, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Michigan. Mike McCray shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 45.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 151
- TFL
- 30
- Sacks
- 9
- QB hurries
- 9
- Passes defended
- 6
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Mike McCray quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan · LB
- Career Tackles
- 151
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Michigan
- Top game
- Hawai'i
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Trotwood-Madison · Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Trotwood-Madison · 31 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 79 tackles · LB 132nd (top 12%) · Big Ten 21st (top 4%) · National 219th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Michigan | 13 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 2 | 74 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan | 13 | 68 | 13.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 74 |
| 2017 Postseason | Michigan | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 75.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan | 13 | 70 | 12.5 | 4.5 | 5 | - | 0 | 75.5 |
Related Context
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Mike McCray played LB for Michigan. Across 5 tracked seasons, Mike McCray recorded 151 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Michigan paired 26 primary output with 45.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 45.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Michigan
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
2
Efficiency
45.3
Usage
12.7
Consistency
70.2
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: 4. Florida: 3. Cincinnati: 1. Air Force: 2. Purdue: 3. Michigan State: 2. Indiana: 0. Penn State: 2. Rutgers: 1.5. Minnesota: 1.5. Maryland: 1. Wisconsin: 3. Ohio State: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Carolina: 9 by 77.5. Florida: 2 by 38.3. Cincinnati: 6 by 35. Air Force: 11 by 65.8. Purdue: 7 by 59.2. Michigan State: 6 by 45. Indiana: 4 by 16.7. Penn State: 6 by 45. Rutgers: 4 by 31.7. Minnesota: 7 by 44.2. Maryland: 4 by 26.7. Wisconsin: 3 by 42.5. Ohio State: 10 by 61.7
Split Comparison
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Wins1.6 · Games = 8 · -1.0 vs Losses
Losses2.6 · Games = 5 · +1.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
South Carolina
Best efficiency game
77.5 vs South Carolina
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1/1 | @ South CarolinaSplash game | L 19-26 | 9 | 7 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | vs Ohio State10+ tackles · Splash game | L 20-31 | 10 | 8 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ WisconsinSplash game | L 10-24 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Maryland | W 35-10 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/5 | vs Minnesota | W 33-10 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Rutgers | W 35-14 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Penn StateSplash game | L 13-42 | 6 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Indiana | W 27-20 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Michigan StateSplash game | L 10-14 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ PurdueSplash game | W 28-10 | 7 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Air Force10+ tackles · Splash game | W 29-13 | 11 | 7 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Cincinnati | W 36-14 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | @ FloridaSplash game | W 33-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Mike McCray story
Mike McCray built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a linebacker from Trotwood, OH wearing No. 9, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Mike McCray's career was his defensive production: 151 tackles, 30 tackles for loss, 9 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Michigan. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Mike McCray's production has multiple signals. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Michigan.
The arc is straightforward: Mike McCray moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Michigan
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Michigan | 30 | 45.8 | 10.3 | 30 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan | 30 | 45.8 | 10.3 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Michigan | 26 | 45.3 | 12.7 | -4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan | 26 | 45.3 | 12.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Hawai'i
Week 1 · W 63-3
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5.5
Havoc Plays
95.8 takeover
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 95.8 takeover score.
#2
@ South Carolina
Week 1 · L 19-26 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
92.5 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 92.5 takeover score.
#3
@ Ohio State
Week 13 · L 27-30 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
79 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 79 takeover score.
#4
@ Purdue
Week 4 · W 28-10 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Michigan State
Week 9 · W 32-23 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
77.3 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 77.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Michigan
26 primary output · 45.3 efficiency · 12.7 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Michigan
75.5
26 primary · 45.3 efficiency · 12.7 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Michigan
74
30 primary · 45.8 efficiency · 10.3 usage
Milestones
14
Impact games
16
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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