Demetrius McCray
{{Short description|American football player (born 1991)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Demetrius McCray
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| current_team =
| number = 35, 25
| position = Cornerback
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|5|11}}
| birth_place = Long Beach, California, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lbs = 194
| high_school = Covington (GA) Newton
| college = Appalachian State
| draftyear = 2013
| draftround = 7
| draftpick = 210
| pastteams =
- Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|2013}}–{{NFL Year|2015}})
- Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|2017}})*
- Oakland Raiders ({{NFL Year|2017}})
| status =
| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 87
| statlabel2 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue2 = 1
| statlabel3 = Pass deflections
| statvalue3 = 6
| pfr = McCrDe00
}}
Demetrius Charles McCray (born May 11, 1991) is an American former professional football cornerback. He was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the seventh round of the 2013 NFL draft. McCray was also a member of the Seattle Seahawks and Oakland Raiders. He played college football for Appalachian State.
Early life
McCray attended Newton High School in Covington, Georgia, where he lettered in football, basketball and track.
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 0 7/8
| weight = 187
| dash = 4.47
| ten split = 1.57
| twenty split = 2.50
| shuttle = 4.21
| cone drill = 6.76
| vertical = 40.5
| broad ft = 11
| broad in = 0
| bench = 4
| arm span = 33 7/8
| hand span = 9 1/4
| note = All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/demetrius-mccray/32004d43-4324-1537-d0cd-2dcc5acd6ba6 |title=Demetrius McCray Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=December 21, 2024}}{{Cite web |url=https://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?f=Demetrius&l=McCray&i=10285 |title=Demetrius McCray |website=NFLCombineResults.com |access-date=December 21, 2024}}
}}
=Jacksonville Jaguars=
McCray was selected by the Jaguars in the seventh round, 210th overall, in the 2013 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2013 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2013/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} In three seasons with Jacksonville, McCray played in 46 games with 16 starts recording 86 tackles and six passes defensed.
On August 29, 2016, McCray was released by the Jaguars.{{Cite web |last=Oehser |first=John |date=August 29, 2016 |title=CB Demetrius McCray among eight players waived |url=http://www.jaguars.com/news/article-JaguarsNews/CB-Demetrius-McCray-among-eight-players-waived/0c9d6aab-26b7-43e5-b801-6928129601be |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809171559/http://www.jaguars.com/news/article-JaguarsNews/CB-Demetrius-McCray-among-eight-players-waived/0c9d6aab-26b7-43e5-b801-6928129601be |archive-date=August 9, 2017 |website=Jaguars.com}}
=Seattle Seahawks=
On January 19, 2017, McCray signed a reserve/future contract with the Seahawks.{{Cite web |date=January 19, 2017 |title=Seahawks Sign Five Players To 2017 Future Contracts |url=http://www.seahawks.com/news/2017/01/19/seahawks-sign-five-players-2017-future-contracts |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=Seahawks.com}} He was waived on September 2, 2017.{{Cite web |last=Drovetto, Tony |date=September 2, 2017 |title=Seahawks Make Three More Trades, Set 53-Man Roster |url=http://www.seahawks.com/news/2017/09/02/seahawks-make-three-more-trades-set-53-man-roster |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009153425/http://www.seahawks.com/news/2017/09/02/seahawks-make-three-more-trades-set-53-man-roster |archive-date=October 9, 2017 |website=Seahawks.com}}
=Oakland Raiders=
On October 10, 2017, McCray signed with the Oakland Raiders.{{Cite web |date=October 10, 2017 |title=Raiders Sign CB Demetrius McCray |url=http://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/Raiders-Sign-CB-Demetrius-McCray/9a0eb20c-b848-477a-bd95-50024157ffde |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=Raiders.com}} He was waived/injured by the Raiders on November 4, 2017, and placed on injured reserve.{{Cite web |date=November 4, 2017 |title=Raiders Activate Obi Melifonwu |url=http://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/Raiders-Activate-Obi-Melifonwu/0769f98d-6bdc-4332-8dce-3b66d72f3fdd |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=Raiders.com}} He was released with an injury settlement on November 9, 2017.
References
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External links
- [http://www.goasu.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=21500&ATCLID=204766570 Appalachian State Mountaineers bio]
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Category:Sportspeople from Covington, Georgia
Category:Players of American football from Newton County, Georgia
Category:American football cornerbacks
Category:Appalachian State Mountaineers football players
Category:Jacksonville Jaguars players