Eric Gray

Played in 30 regular-season games in his first two seasons with the Giants…Career totals include 31 rushes for 79 yards (2.5-yard avg.) and 16 receptions for 104 yards (6.5-yard avg.)…Has returned 25 kickoffs for 612 yards (24.5-yard avg.).

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Played in 30 regular-season games in his first two seasons with the Giants…Career totals include 31 rushes for 79 yards (2.5-yard avg.) and 16 receptions for 104 yards (6.5-yard avg.)…Has returned 25 kickoffs for 612 yards (24.5-yard avg.).
• In 2024, played in all 17 games…Had 14 carries for 31 yards and caught 10 passes for 82 yards…Returned 21 kickoffs for 554 yards, a 26.4-yard average that placed him 2nd in the NFL among qualifying returners.
• As a rookie in 2023, played in 13 games…Rushed 17 times for 48 yards and caught 6 passes for 22 yards…Returned 7 punts for 28 yards with a long of 14…Also returned 4 kickoffs for 58 yards (14.5 avg.)…Missed 4 games while on injured reserve with a calf injury.

COLLEGE

• Played two years at Tennessee before transferring to Oklahoma for his final two seasons…Played 47 games with 24 starts…Career totals included 549 rushing attempts for 3,089 yards (5.6-yard avg.) and 21 touchdowns, and 99 receptions for 827 yards (8.4-yard avg.) and 5 scores.
• In 2022, started all 12 regular-season games before opting out of the Cheez-It Bowl…Recorded career-high totals with 213 rushing attempts for 1,336 yards and 11 touchdowns, plus 33 catches for 229 yards…Had a conference-best 43 carries of at least 10 yards and registered eight 100-yard rushing games…All-Big 12 2nd-team selection…Academic All-Big 12 first-team honoree…One of three recipients of program's Don Key Award (presented for excellence on and off the field).
• In his first season at Oklahoma in 2021, played in all 13 games with six starts…Rushed for 412 yards and 2 touchdowns on 78 carries and added 23 receptions for 229 yards and 2 scores.
• In 2020 at Tennessee, played in nine games with five starts…Scored a team-high 6 touchdowns (4 rushing, 2 receiving)...Ranked 8th in the SEC with 772 rushing yards, on 157 carries (4.9 yard avg.)…Led Vols in rushing in 7 of his 9 games and surpassed 100 rushing yards in 4 contests...Ranked 2nd on team with 30 receptions for a career-high 254 yards.
• As a freshman in 2019, was named to first-year SEC Academic Honor Roll…Played in all 13 games and led the team with 4 rushing touchdowns…Averaged 5.3 yards per carry and finished 2nd on the team with 539 rushing yards on 101 carries…Caught 13 passes for 115 yards and one touchdown.

PERSONAL

• Majored in kinesiology at Tennessee and multidisciplinary studies at Oklahoma.
• Attended Lausanne Collegiate School in Memphis…Played in 2019 All-American Bowl…Tennessee Mr. Football winner in 2016, 2017 and 2018 (first three-time honoree)...Two-time Tennessee Gatorade Player of the Year (2017 and 2018) and 2-time Memphis Commercial Appeal Offensive Player of the Year (2016 and 2017)...Led Lausanne to Division II-AA state titles as a sophomore and junior (2016 and 2017)…Set Tennessee state record with 138 career touchdowns.
• As a senior, rushed 241 times for 2,499 yards and 40 touchdowns and led Lausanne to state semifinals with an 11-1 record).
• As a junior, had 323 carries for 3,151 yards and 45 touchdowns and led the team to a 13-0 record…Also had 268 receiving yards and 3 scores…Totaled 281 yards and 5 rushing touchdowns (39, 35, 19, 12 and 44 yards) in 41-13 state title-game win in 2017
• In 2016, totaled 2,251 rushing yards and 38 touchdowns for a team that finished 14-0…Scored the game-winning touchdown on a 5-yard run with 2:35 left in the 2016 state championship game.
• Father (Eric) played running back at Tennessee State from 1985-87 and was his running backs coach in high school...Uncle (Maurice Hall) played running back at Ohio State from 2001-04.
• Served as a middle school math tutor and raised money for Touchdowns Against Cancer (St. Jude Children's Research Hospital initiative).
• Also ran track (sprinter) his first 3 years at Lausanne, setting career bests of 11.32 in the 100 meters and 23.94 in the 200 meters. Held a 3.5 GPA in high school.

MAIN TRANSACTIONS

• Originally a 5th-round (172nd pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2023.