Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Mississippi State
J.T. Gray
DB • 6'0" • 202 lbs • Clarksdale, MS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
J.T. Gray shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
78
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
60
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Mississippi State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Mississippi State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Alabama
Player Story
J.T. Gray built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive back from Clarksdale, MS wearing No. 12, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of J.T. Gray's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Iowa State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
J.T. Gray, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Mississippi State. J.T. Gray shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 135
- TFL
- 11
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 8
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
J.T. Gray quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Mississippi State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 135
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Mississippi State
- Top game
- South Alabama
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Winnetonka · Iowa State
- High school pipeline
- Winnetonka · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 64 tackles · DB 77th (top 10%) · SEC 35th (top 6%) · National 399th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Mississippi State | 13 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 56.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 13 | 70 | 8 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 56.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | Mississippi State | 13 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 59.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 13 | 60 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 59.2 |
Related Context
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J.T. Gray played DB for Mississippi State. Across 4 tracked seasons, J.T. Gray recorded 135 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Mississippi State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Mississippi State paired 15.5 primary output with 32.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 32.4 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: Texas A&M
Win 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 · Mississippi State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
32.4
Usage
6
Consistency
54.6
Best Game by takeover score
Texas A&M
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Louisville: 1. Charleston Southern: 0. Louisiana Tech: 1. LSU: 2. Georgia: 0. Auburn: 0.5. BYU: 1. Kentucky: 0. Texas A&M: 4. Massachusetts: 2. Alabama: 2. Arkansas: 1. Ole Miss: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisville: 4 by 26.7. Charleston Southern: 5 by 20.8. Louisiana Tech: 3 by 22.5. LSU: 6 by 45. Georgia: 6 by 25. Auburn: 8 by 38.3. BYU: 8 by 43.3. Kentucky: 7 by 29.2. Texas A&M: 3 by 52.5. Massachusetts: 5 by 40.8. Alabama: 4 by 36.7. Arkansas: 1 by 14.2. Ole Miss: 4 by 26.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.3 · Games = 9 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 4 · -0.5 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
Texas A&M
Best efficiency game
52.5 vs Texas A&M
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/30 | vs Louisville | W 31-27 | 4 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/24 | vs Ole Miss | L 28-31 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Arkansas | W 28-21 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | vs AlabamaSplash game | L 24-31 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs MassachusettsSplash game | W 34-23 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Texas A&MSplash game | W 35-14 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Kentucky | W 45-7 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs BYU | W 35-10 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Auburn | L 10-49 | 8 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Georgia | L 3-31 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs LSUSplash game | W 37-7 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Louisiana Tech | W 57-21 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Charleston Southern | W 49-0 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
J.T. Gray story
J.T. Gray built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive back from Clarksdale, MS wearing No. 12, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of J.T. Gray's career was his defensive production: 135 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Mississippi State. 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 J.T. Gray'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 Mississippi State.
The arc is straightforward: J.T. Gray 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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Mississippi State
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Mississippi State | 11 | 31.2 | 8.5 | 11 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 11 | 31.2 | 8.5 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Mississippi State | 15.5 | 32.4 | 6 | 4.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 15.5 | 32.4 | 6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs South Alabama
Week 1 · L 20-21
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#2
@ Kentucky
Week 8 · L 38-40 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Arkansas
Week 12 · L 42-58 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#4
@ Texas A&M
Week 9 · W 35-14 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
76.7 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 76.7 takeover score.
#5
@ LSU
Week 3 · L 20-23 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
74.4 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 74.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Mississippi State
15.5 primary output · 32.4 efficiency · 6 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Mississippi State
59.2
15.5 primary · 32.4 efficiency · 6 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Mississippi State
56.5
11 primary · 31.2 efficiency · 8.5 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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