Christian Gray (American football)
{{Short description|American football player (born 2005)}}
{{Infobox college football player
|name=Christian Gray
| image = 2025-0118 Christian Gray.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Gray talking to press ahead of the 2025 CFP National Championship.
|school=Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|currentnumber=29
|currentposition=Cornerback
|class=Junior
|birth_date={{birth date and age|2005|5|26}}
|birth_place=
|heightft=6
|heightin=0
|weight_lb=187
|highlights=
|bowlgames=
|highschool=De Smet Jesuit (Creve Coeur, Missouri)
|pastschools=
- Notre Dame (2023–present)
|espn=4870708
}}
Christian Amir Gray (born May 26, 2005){{cite web|url=https://www.nfldraftbuzz.com/Player/Christian-Gray-CB-NotreDame|title=Christian Gray Cornerback Notre Dame|website=nfldraftbuzz.com|access-date=December 4, 2024}} is an American college football cornerback for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Early life and high school
Gray attended De Smet Jesuit High School in Creve Coeur, Missouri. He was rated as a four-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish over offers from schools such as Alabama, LSU, USC, and Ohio State.{{cite web |last1=Jeyarajah |first1=Shehan |title=Notre Dame football recruiting: Four-star cornerback Christian Gray commits to Fighting Irish |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/notre-dame-football-recruiting-four-star-cornerback-christian-gray-commits-to-fighting-irish/ |website=CBS Sports |access-date=December 4, 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Sampson |first1=Pete |title=Christian Gray’s first Notre Dame spring: Movie nights, lofty goals and blue-chip potential |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4279715/2023/03/06/christian-gray-notre-dame-recruiting/ |website=The Athletic |date=March 6, 2023 |access-date=December 4, 2024}}
College career
As a freshman in 2023, Gray appeared in 12 games for Notre Dame, where he notched 11 tackles, two pass deflections, and an interception.{{Cite web |last=Soble |first=Jack |date=April 3, 2024 |title=How Notre Dame CB Christian Gray hopes to make leap in sophomore year |url=https://www.on3.com/teams/notre-dame-fighting-irish/news/how-notre-dame-cb-christian-gray-hopes-to-make-leap-in-sophomore-year/ |access-date=December 4, 2024 |work=BlueAndGold.com |publisher=On3.com}}{{cite web |last1=Soble |first1=Jack |title=84 days until Notre Dame football: Christian Gray's case to start at cornerback |url=https://www.on3.com/teams/notre-dame-fighting-irish/news/84-days-until-notre-dame-football-christian-grays-case-to-start-at-cornerback/ |work=BlueAndGold.com |publisher=On3.com |access-date=December 4, 2024}} He entered the 2024 season as one of the starting cornerbacks for the Fighting Irish.{{cite web |last1=Berardino |first1=Mike |title=Boubacar Traore leaves game for Notre Dame football, joins Christian Gray on sideline |url=https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/sports/college/football/2024/09/28/boubacar-traore-joins-christian-gray-on-notre-dame-football-sideline-louisville-leonard-moore/75309204007/ |website=South Bend Tribune |date=September 28, 2024 |access-date=December 4, 2024}} In the 2024 regular-season finale, Gray returned an interception 99 yards for a touchdown in a win versus USC which clinched a CFP bid.{{cite web |last1=Berardino |first1=Mike |title=Analysis: How Notre Dame defensive backs used 'reload' mantra to stage matching pick-sixes |url=https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/sports/college/football/2024/12/01/analysis-notre-dame-defensive-backs-christian-gray-xavier-watts-usc-college-football-playoff/76495569007/ |website=South Bend Tribune |date=December 1, 2024 |access-date=December 4, 2024}}
=College statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="4"| Tackles ! colspan="4"| Interceptions ! colspan="3"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Total | Solo | Ast | Sack | PD | Int | Yds | TD | FF | FR | TD |
| 2023 || style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Notre Dame Fighting Irish}}"| 2023 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
| 12 || 0 || 11 || 9 || 2 || 0.0 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2024 || style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Notre Dame Fighting Irish}}"| 2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
| 15 || 15 || 35 || 26 || 9 || 0.0 || 9 || 3 || 99 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 | ||||||||||||
| align=center colspan="2" |Career || 27 || 15 || 46 || 35 || 11 || 0.0 || 11 || 4 || 99 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 |
References
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External links
- [https://fightingirish.com/roster/christian-gray/ Notre Dame Fighting Irish bio]
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Category:Players of American football from St. Louis County, Missouri
Category:American football cornerbacks
Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players
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