Lerentee McCray
Lerenteé Zavonne McCray (born August 26, 1990) is a former American football defensive end. He played college football at Florida. McCray was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He has also been a member of the Green Bay Packers and Buffalo Bills.
 McCray with the Denver Broncos in 2014 | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||
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| Born: | August 26, 1990 Gainesville, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Dunnellon (Dunnellon, Florida) | ||||||||||
| College: | Florida | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 10, 2021 | |||||||||||
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Early years
McCray attended Dunnellon High School, where he played wide receiver, linebacker, and on special teams.[1] As a junior, he recorded 97 tackles and 11 sacks.[1] McCray produced 118 tackles and nine sacks during his senior year, averaging 17 tackles a game.[1] Rivals.com ranked him as the 10th best outside linebacker and a four-star prospect.[1]
College career
McCray played college football for the Florida Gators football team from 2008 to 2012.[1]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
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| 6 ft 2+1⁄8 in (1.88 m) |
250 lb (113 kg) |
33+3⁄8 in (0.85 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) | |||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[2][3] | ||||||||||||
Denver Broncos
After going undrafted in the 2013 NFL Draft, McCray signed with the Denver Broncos on April 27, 2013.[4] In the 2015 season, McCray and the Broncos reached Super Bowl 50. The Broncos would defeat the Carolina Panthers by a score of 24–10.[5]
Green Bay Packers
McCray was signed by the Green Bay Packers on April 18, 2016.[6]
Buffalo Bills
On August 30, 2016, McCray was traded to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for a conditional seventh round draft pick in 2018.[7]
Jacksonville Jaguars
On March 9, 2017, McCray signed a one-year contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars.[8]
On March 16, 2018, McCray re-signed with the Jaguars on a one-year contract.[9]
On November 18, 2019, McCray was placed on injured reserve.[10]
McCray re-signed with the Jaguars on March 30, 2020.[11] On August 1, 2020, he announced he would opt out of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]
Statistics
Source: NFL.com
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Comb | Total | Ast | Sck | SFTY | PDef | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TDs | FF | FR | ||
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| 2014 | DEN | 13 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | DEN | 11 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | BUF | 13 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | JAX | 13 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 50 | 0 | 49 | 28 | 21 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
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| 2014 | DEN | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | DEN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | JAX | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Legal issues
On January 16, 2022, McCray was arrested in Tavares, Florida after leading police on a high-speed chase. McCray had been going 88 mph in a 50 mph zone and flipped police offers off before fleeing. He currently faces a second degree felony of fleeing and eluding police with disregard of safety to persons and property.[13]
References
- "Florida Gators: Lerentee McCray". GatorZone.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - "Lerentee McCray Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- "Lerentee McCray, Florida, OLB, 2013 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- "Broncos add college free agents". DenverBroncos.com. April 27, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- "Super Bowl 50 - Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers - February 7th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- "Packers sign free-agent LB McCray, re-sign OL Barclay". Packers.com. April 18, 2016. Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- "Bills acquire Lerentee McCray from Packers". ESPN.com. August 30, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- Day, Ryan (March 9, 2017). "Lerentee McCray signs with Jaguars on one-year deal". BigCatCountry.com.
- Alper, Josh (March 16, 2018). "Jaguars re-sign Lerentee McCray". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
- "Jaguars place rookie TE Josh Oliver and DE Lerentee McCray on season-ending IR". Big Cat Country. SB Nation. November 18, 2019.
- Oehser, John (March 20, 2020). "Official: McCray agrees to terms". Jaguars.com.
- Florio, Mike (August 1, 2020). "Lerentee McCray opts out for 2020". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
- "'My bad': Jaguars player flips off officer during high-speed chase that led to arrest, police say". January 18, 2022.
External links
- Jacksonville Jaguars bio
- Buffalo Bills bio
- Green Bay Packers bio at the Wayback Machine (archived August 30, 2016)
- Denver Broncos bio at the Wayback Machine (archived April 1, 2016)
- Florida Gators bio at the Wayback Machine (archived September 6, 2015)
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · ESPN · CBS Sports · Yahoo! Sports · Pro Football Reference