James Oneil "L. J." McCray II (born June 18, 1991) is a former American football safety. He played college football at Catawba College and attended Harding University High School in Charlotte, North Carolina.[1]
 McCray with the San Francisco 49ers in 2014 | |||||
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| Position: | Safety | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born: | June 18, 1991 Georgetown, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Harding University (Charlotte, North Carolina) | ||||
| College: | Catawba | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||
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College career
editMcCray played for the Catawba Indians from 2009 to 2013. He was redshirted in 2011 after sustaining an injury. He was a first-team All-South Atlantic Conference selection in 2012. He recorded 78 tackles, 2 sacks and 8 pass break ups his senior year in 2013.[2]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
210 lb (95 kg) |
4.52 s | 1.53 s | 2.57 s | 4.07 s | 6.77 s | 36 in (0.91 m) |
10 ft 4 in (3.15 m) |
24 reps | |||
| All values from Arizona Pro Day[3] | ||||||||||||
San Francisco 49ers
editMcCray was signed by the San Francisco 49ers on May 10, 2014, after going undrafted in the 2014 NFL draft.[4] He made his NFL debut on September 7, 2014, against the Dallas Cowboys.[5]
On September 3, 2016, McCray was traded to the Seattle Seahawks for an undisclosed draft pick,[6] but failed his physical examination with them, voiding the trade.[7] He was then waived by 49ers on September 5, 2016.[8]
Carolina Panthers
editOn January 5, 2017, McCray signed a reserve/future contract with the Carolina Panthers.[9] He was placed on injured reserve on September 2, 2017.[10] On September 11, 2017, he was waived with an injury settlement.[11]
Buffalo Bills
editOn October 17, 2017, McCray was signed to the Buffalo Bills' practice squad.[12] He was released on January 2, 2018.[13] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bills on January 10, 2018.[14]
On August 28, 2018, McCray was released by the Bills.[15]
Saskatchewan Roughriders
editMcCray signed a one-year contract extension with the Saskatchewan Roughriders on January 18, 2021.[16] He was placed on the suspended list on July 3, 2021.[17]
References
edit- ^ Fucillo, David (July 10, 2014). "49ers roster, 90-in-90 breakdowns: James McCray". ninersnation.com. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
- ^ "2014 NFL Draft: Catawba College Safety LJ McCray1". newerascouting.com. May 7, 2014. Archived from the original on September 8, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
- ^ "L.J. McCray". nfldraftscout.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "L.J. McCray". kffl.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
- ^ "L.J. McCray". nfl.com. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
- ^ Cohen, Stephen (September 3, 2016). "Seahawks acquire safety L.J. McCray from 49ers". seattlepi.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Barrows, Matt. "L.J. McCray fails physical in Seattle, is back with 49ers". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ^ "49ers Claim DT Taylor Hart; Waive S L.J. McCray". 49ers.com. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ^ Henson, Max (January 5, 2017). "Panthers sign L.J. McCray to future contract". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
- ^ Henson, Max (September 2, 2017). "Panthers trim roster to 53". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on September 20, 2017.
- ^ "Transactions". panthers.com. Archived from the original on September 11, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Brown, Chris (October 17, 2017). "Bills sign WR Thompson; RB Banyard released". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on April 26, 2018.
- ^ Brown, Chris (January 2, 2018). "Bills add RB Green to practice squad". Blogs.BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ^ Brown, Chris (January 10, 2018). "Bills sign two more reserve/future free agents". BuffaloBills.com.
- ^ "Bills release reserve safety LJ McCray". Bills Wire. USA Today. August 28, 2018.
- ^ "Defensive back L.J. McCray stays in Riderville". Riderville.com. January 18, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ "Coors Light Training Camp Opening Roster Set". Riderville.com. July 3, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.