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Football
Honorable Mention All-Gateway - 2006 Panther Plus: One of the more explosive players in the nation ... the Panthers will get the ball in hands anyway possible ... as he can score via rushing, receiving or returning kicks ... enters the season having caught a pass in 24 straight games. 2007: Second-team All-America pick as a punt returner by The Sports Network ... honorable mention All-America at wide receiver by The Sports Network ... first-team all-Gateway honoree as a wide receiver ... second-team all-Gateway selection as a punt returner ... saw action in all 13 games and drew 12 starting assignments at wide receiver ... led the Panthers in receptions (70), receiving yards (910), touchdown receptions (5) and punt return average (16.9) ... led the Gateway in receptions (70), receiving yards/game (70.0), punt returns (16.9 yards/return) ... ranked No. 4 in the nation in punt return average ... ranked No. 33 in the nation in receptions/game (5.38) ... ranked No. 46 in the nation in receiving yards/game ... ranked No. 2 on the team in all-purpose yards (1,452) ... highlight of the season came on a 67-yard punt return for a touchdown against Indiana State (11/10) ... tallied three 100-plus receiving yard games (117 vs. Southern Illinois, 135 at Missouri State, 103 vs. Delaware) ... caught a 10-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter to put UNI on top for good in a 24-13 win at Iowa State (9/8) ... tied a season-high with nine receptions for 117 yards in a 30-24 win over Southern Illinois (10/13) ... his two fourth-quarter touchdowns gave UNI a 14-13 comeback win over Youngstown State (10/27) ... caught a 29-yard touchdown pass from Eric Sanders with 11:58 left in the fourth to cut the YSU lead to 13-7 ... then scored on an 18-yard reverse with 4:54 left in the game to secure the triumph over the Penguins ... set a season-high with 135 receiving yards in a 38-17 win at Missouri State (11/3) ... only rushed the ball 14 times but scored four rushing touchdowns and gained 126 yards ... had nine games in which he tallied 100-plus all-purpose yards ... caught at least two passes in every game, and had at least four catches in 10 of the 13 games. 2006: Honorable mention all-Gateway selection as receiver/return specialist ... led the Panthers with 1,113 all-purpose yards ... led the team in receptions (41), receiving yards (607) and receiving touchdowns (5) ... ranked No. 6 in the Gateway in receiving yards/game (55.2) ... ranked No. 9 in the Gateway in receptions per game (3.7) ... ranked No. 10 in the Gateway in all-purpose yards/game (101.2) ... rushed the ball one time in 10 games (except Southern Illinois) and averaged 10.6 yards per carry ... nabbed six receptions for 103 yards, including a 20-yard score from Eric Sanders against North Dakota (9/9) ... had a season-long 39-yard punt return in a 38-7 win over Missouri State (10/7) ... earned Gateway Football Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors after his 7-catch, 160-yard, 3-touchdown effort in a 31-23 win at No. 5-ranked Youngstown State (10/21) ... caught scoring passes of 6, 15 and 70 against the Penguins ... notched a season-high 258 all-purpose yards against the Penguins, including 85 kick return yards ... his season long 44-yard kick return also came at Youngstown State ... scored his lone rushing touchdown of the season on a 10-yard first-quarter scamper in a 31-20 win over Western Kentucky (11/4) ... was on the receiving end of a 57-yard touchdown pass from Victor Williams in UNI's 38-27 win over No. 6 Illinois State (11/18) ... caught at least two passes in every game ... drew nine starting assignments at wide receiver.
2004: Redshirted ... named the team's offensive scout team player of the year. High School: Played for a team that finished 12-2 his senior year, advancing to the state semifinals ... 72 catches for 1,375 yards and 14 TDs ... first-team all-county, all-state Class 6A ... played in the Broward vs. Dade all-star game ... earned three letters in football ... played for Joe Redmond ... also played basketball. Personal: Born April 16, 1986 ... son of Johnny Gray and Gwen Kelly ... general studies major ... nicknamed "J-Gray" ... chose UNI because he felt he could play here and it was the kind of program he was looking for ... also recruited by Eastern Illinois, Fordham, Western Kentucky and Central Michigan. Gray's Career Receiving Stats Year G-GS No. Yds. Avg. TDs LG HG 2005 12-0 1 15 15.0 0 15 15 2006 11-9 41 607 14.8 5 70 160 2007 13-12 70 910 13.0 5 54 135 Totals 36-21 112 1,532 13.7 10 70 160 Gray's Career Rushing Stats Year G-GS No. Yds. Avg. TD LG HG 2005 12-0 3 9 3.0 0 6 6 2006 11-9 10 106 10.6 1 19 19 2007 13-12 14 129 9.0 4 24 24 Totals 36-21 27 244 8.9 5 24 24 Gray's Career Punt Return Stats Year G-GS No. Yds. Avg. TDs LG 2005 12-0 22 257 11.7 1 70 2006 11-9 19 155 8.2 0 39 2007 13-12 18 304 16.9 1 67 Totals 36-21 59 716 12.1 2 70 Gray's Career Kickoff Return Stats Year G-GS No. Yds. Avg. TDs LG 2005 12-0 5 112 22.4 0 35 2006 11-9 11 245 22.3 0 44 2007 13-12 6 112 18.7 0 31 Totals 36-21 22 469 21.3 0 44 Gray's Career All-Purpose Stats Year G-GS Rush Rec. PR KR Total 2005 12-0 9 15 257 112 393 2006 11-9 106 607 155 245 1,113 2007 13-12 126 910 304 112 1,452 Totals 36-21 241 1,532 716 469 2,958 Gray's Game-by-Game Receiving Stats (Rec-Yds)
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