2024 Football Roster
Jersey Number 7
Jayden Gray
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 271
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Fort Worth, Texas
- High School:
- V.R. Eaton
- Prev School:
- Iowa State
CAREER HONORS & AWARDS
Played in all 12 games while making two starts at defensive end against WKU (Nov. 16) and Arkansas (Nov. 23) … Registered 14 tackles, three tackles for loss, two sacks, a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry … Finished with three tackles, two sacks and two TFLs in the win against MTSU (Oct. 10) … Recorded four stops and a TFL against UTEP (Oct. 22) … Finished with two stops at Sam Houston (Oct. 29) and at Arkansas.
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2023)
Saw action in all 12 games while making a start at Nebraska (Sept. 23) ... Totaled 18 tackled including 3.5 for loss in addition to a quarterback hurry and fumble recovery ... Had a season-high four tackles at Liberty (Nov. 4) ... Recovered a fumble against North Texas (Sept. 16) ... Had a season-high 1.5 tackles for loss at Middle Tennessee (Oct. 10).
IOWA STATE (2022)
Saw action in five games, primarily on special teams ... Notched two tackles, including one for a loss against Ohio ... Transferred at end of the season, finishing his Cyclone career having played in six games.
IOWA STATE (2021)
Played in one game before securing a redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals … No. 68 weakside defensive end nationally according to 247Sports … Dallas Morning News top-100 member … Two-time all-district choice …Finished senior season with 72 tackles, five sacks, 10 TFL, a forced fumble and 35 QB pressures … Finished junior campaign with 53 tackles and eight sacks … Also competed in track & field … Coached by Ellis Miller.
PERSONAL
Born Feb. 12, 2003 … Son of Jonathan and Aziza Gray … Father, Jonathan, was an All-Big 12 offensive lineman for Texas Tech in 1998 and 1999.
- CUSA Comissioner's Honor Roll (2025)
Played in all 12 games while making two starts at defensive end against WKU (Nov. 16) and Arkansas (Nov. 23) … Registered 14 tackles, three tackles for loss, two sacks, a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry … Finished with three tackles, two sacks and two TFLs in the win against MTSU (Oct. 10) … Recorded four stops and a TFL against UTEP (Oct. 22) … Finished with two stops at Sam Houston (Oct. 29) and at Arkansas.
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2023)
Saw action in all 12 games while making a start at Nebraska (Sept. 23) ... Totaled 18 tackled including 3.5 for loss in addition to a quarterback hurry and fumble recovery ... Had a season-high four tackles at Liberty (Nov. 4) ... Recovered a fumble against North Texas (Sept. 16) ... Had a season-high 1.5 tackles for loss at Middle Tennessee (Oct. 10).
IOWA STATE (2022)
Saw action in five games, primarily on special teams ... Notched two tackles, including one for a loss against Ohio ... Transferred at end of the season, finishing his Cyclone career having played in six games.
IOWA STATE (2021)
Played in one game before securing a redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals … No. 68 weakside defensive end nationally according to 247Sports … Dallas Morning News top-100 member … Two-time all-district choice …Finished senior season with 72 tackles, five sacks, 10 TFL, a forced fumble and 35 QB pressures … Finished junior campaign with 53 tackles and eight sacks … Also competed in track & field … Coached by Ellis Miller.
PERSONAL
Born Feb. 12, 2003 … Son of Jonathan and Aziza Gray … Father, Jonathan, was an All-Big 12 offensive lineman for Texas Tech in 1998 and 1999.
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