Gregory Ray

Position:
Running Back
Ht./Wt.:
5-10 / 205
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Los Angeles, CA
Prev School:
El Camino CC

3 Gregory Ray

	Class: RS Senior
	Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
	High School: Westchester HS

	Last College: El Camino CC
	Height / Weight: 5-10 / 205
	Position: RB
	Birthdate: 07/03/1988
	Experience: 1L

Career & 2010 Highlights:

Lettered two seasons for the Tigers after transferring from El Camino CC...Used the 2008 season as a redshirt year after struggling with nagging injuries during the fall...Played in four of 12 games at running back in `09...Totaled four rushes for 16 yards with an average run of 4.0 yards...Also had two receptions for three yards, with a long catch of seven yards...Made his Memphis debut against UT Martin in the fourth quarter and had one carry for five yards...Received one of the Spring Practice Performance Awards, which was presented at the 2010 Blue-Gray Game...Toted the ball 157 times in 2010 for 676 yards and three touchdowns...Named the team's Offensive Player of the Year at the post-season banquet...Ranked 10th in C-USA in rushing yards per game with 56.3...Led the team in rushing in five of 12 games...Posted two 100-yard rushing games - vs. Middle Tennessee (121 yds.) and Houston (176 yds.)...Rushed a season-high 25 times against MTSU and had two rushing touchdowns...Finished the 2010 season ranked third on the team in scoring with 24 points on three rushing TDs and one receiving TD...Led the team in all-purpose yards with 873...Caught a 32-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter against East Carolina...Caught a pass in each of the final four games of the season...Posted 10 or more carries in eight games...Logged one kick return for 24 yards in the season opener versus Mississippi State.

2009:

Played in four of 12 games at running back...Totaled four rushes for 16 yards with an average run of 4.0 yards...Also had two receptions for three yards, with a long catch of seven yards...Made his Memphis debut against UT Martin in the fourth quarter and had one carry for five yards...Logged three rushes for 11 yards against UTEP...Had a reception for a loss of four yards against Southern Miss...Hauled in one reception for seven yards against East Carolina...Received one of the Spring Practice Performance Awards, which was presented at the 2010 Blue-Gray Game.

2008:

Used the 2008 season as a redshirt year after struggling with nagging injuries during the fall...Participated in full capacity during the spring session, and will add depth to the ground game in 2009.

Junior College:

Played two seasons for coach John Featherstone at El Camino CC in Torrance, Calif....Played in six games in 2007 as El Camino finished the season with an 8-2 overall record and a 4-0 record in the Mission Conference American Division...Missed part of the season with a hamstring injury...Rushed for 165 yards and one touchdown on 20 carries as a sophomore...Registered a long run of 73 yards...Ranked sixth on the team in total offense...Played in 10 games as a freshman in `06...Logged 122 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries...El Camino went 12-2 and won the California Junior College title in `06...Had a season-high eight carries for 93 yards and two TDs in a 31-0 win over Golden West.

Prep:

Played for coach David Williams at Westchester High in Los Angeles...Played running back in high school and was also a member of the basketball and track and field teams...Earned all-city honors in his final two seasons of high school after logging over 3,000 yards and 35 touchdowns in 2004 & 2005...Played in the Gridiron All-Star Game following his senior season.

Personal:

Gregory Ray is the son of Trivia Easley...Born July 3, 1988, in Los Angeles, Calif....His grandfather, Melvin Easley, lives in Memphis...Was a high school and junior college teammate of Tiger newcomer Justin Thompson.

Ray's Career Rushing Statistics
YR	G/S	NO	YDS	AVG	TDS	LG
2009	4/0	4	16	4.0	0	5
2010	12/10	157	676	4.3	3	34
Total	16/10	161	692	4.3	3	34

Ray's Career Receiving Statistics
YR	G/S	NO	YDS	AVG	TDS	LG
2009	4/0	2	3	1.5	0	7
2010	12/10	17	173	10.2	1	33
Total	16/10	19	176	9.3	1	33

Ray's Career Kick Return Statistics
YR	G/S	NO	YDS	TDS	LG	AVG
2010	12	1	24	0	24	24.0
Total	12	1	24	0	24	24.0

Ray's Career Highs
Rushing Yards	179 (vs. Houston, 2010)
Rushing Attempts	25 (vs. Middle Tennessee, 2010)
Long Run	34 (vs. Houston, 2010)
Rush TD	2 (vs. Middle Tennessee, 2010)
Receptions	4 (at East Carolina, 2010)
Receiving Yards	45 (at East Carolina, 2010)
Long Reception	33 (at UAB, 2010)
Receiving TD	1 (at East Carolina, 2010)
Kickoff Returns	1 (at Mississippi State, 2010)
Kickoff Return Yards	24 (at Mississippi State, 2010)
Long Kick Return	24 (at Mississippi State, 2010)
All Purpose Yards	176 (vs. Houston, 2010)

Ray's Career Game-By-Game Rushing
Date	Opponent	NO	YDS	AVG	TDS	LG
9/19/09	UT Martin	1	5	5.0	0	5
10/10/09	UTEP	3	11	3.7	0	4
10/17/09	Southern Miss	0	0	0.0	0	0
10/27/09	East Carolina	0	0	0.0	0	0
9/4/10*	Mississippi State	9	20	2.2	0	13
9/11/10*	East Carolina	10	34	3.4	0	8
9/18/10*	MTSU	25	121	4.8	2	31
9/25/10	UTEP	9	46	5.1	0	12
10/2/10*	Tulsa	13	48	3.7	0	8
10/9/10*	Louisville	11	28	2.5	0	7
10/16/10	Southern Miss	8	24	3.0	0	15
10/30/10*	Houston	23	176	7.7	1	34
11/6/10*	Tennessee	14	60	4.3	0	20
11/13/10*	Marshall	15	60	4.0	0	18
11/20/10*	UAB	7	18	2.6	0	4
11/27/10*	UCF	13	41	3.2	0	11

Ray's Career Game-By-Game Receiving
Date	Opponent	NO	YDS	AVG	TDS	LG
9/19/09	UT Martin	0	0	0.0	0	0
10/10/09	UTEP	0	0	0.0	0	0
10/17/09	Southern Miss	1	-4	-4.0	0	0
10/27/09	East Carolina	1	7	7.0	0	7
9/4/10*	Mississippi State	2	27	13.5	0	22
9/11/10*	East Carolina	4	45	11.3	1	32
9/18/10*	MTSU	0	0	0.0	0	0
9/25/10	UTEP	1	9	9.0	0	9
10/2/10*	Tulsa	2	3	1.5	0	2
10/9/10*	Louisville	0	0	0.0	0	0
10/16/10	Southern Miss	0	0	0.0	0	0
10/30/10*	Houston	0	0	0.0	0	0
11/6/10*	Tennessee	3	34	8.5	0	25
11/13/10*	Marshall	1	10	10.0	0	10
11/20/10*	UAB	3	43	14.3	0	33
11/27/10*	UCF	1	2	2.0	0	2