Chrishon McCray
R-JR. | WR | 5-10 | 165
Avon, Ind. | Avon High School |  Kent State
Transfer wide receiver from Kent State has two seasons of eligibility remaining . . . spent three years (2022-24) at Kent State, earning letters for the Golden Flashes in 2023 and 2024 while playing in 17 games, including 11 starting assignments . . . has caught 81 passes for 1,315 yards and 13 TDs the past two seasons . . . finished his KSU career ranked tied for fifth in school history with 13 touchdown catches . . . two-time All-Mid-American Conference honoree (first team in 2023, second team in 2024).
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2024 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE AT KENT STATE): Led Kent State with 705 receiving yards and nine TD catches with 40 receptions overall . . . ranked third in the MAC and tied for 20th in the FBS in TD receptions (9); also ranked seventh in the MAC in receiving yards per game (64.1) . . . second-team All-MAC selection . . . graded the sixth-best receiver in the MAC by Pro Football Focus (74.6) . . . his nine TD catches tied for fourth most in a Kent State single-season . . . explosive receiver ranked among the FBS leaders in 60-plus yard receptions (second with three) and 50-plus yard receptions (tied for eighth with four) . . . in addition, had 11 catches of 20-plus yards, eight for 30-plus and five from 40-plus . . . his 245 yards after the catch ranked 10th most in the MAC . . . closed the season with three catches for 93 yards (31.0 avg.) vs. Akron (11/19), including a 37-yard TD reception . . . named the MAC Offensive Player of the Week after catching eight passes for a career-high 213 yards and three touchdowns (24, 63 and 57 yards) against Ball State (10/12) . . . the 213 receiving yards were the seventh-most by a KSU receiver in a single-game . . . had five receptions for 188 yards and two scores, from 65 and 68 yards out, vs. Eastern Michigan (9/28) . . . opened the season with four grabs for 49 yards, including a 29-yard touchdown catch, at Pitt (8/31).
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2023 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT KENT STATE): First-team All-MAC selection . . . ranked first on the team in receptions (41) and receiving yards (610) while tying for first with four TD catches . . . led the MAC in receiving yards per game with 67.8 (610 yards in nine games) . . . also had nine kick returns for 196 yards and four carries for 22 yards . . . ranked ninth in the MAC in all-purpose yards per game (828; 92.0 ypg) . . . played in nine games with x starts; missed the last three games of the season due to an injury . . . had six catches for a season-high 161 yards and two TDs against Akron (11/1) . . . recorded a career-high 10 receptions for 105 yards vs. Miami (Ohio) on Sept. 30.
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2022 SEASON (FRESHMAN AT KENT STATE): Redshirted . . . made his collegiate debut against Bowling Green on Nov. 9 in his only appearance of the season.
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HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Began his high school career as a running back before switching to wide receiver as a senior . . . ranked fourth in the state of Indiana as a senior in 2021 with 1,337 receiving yards on 62 catches . . . also had 18 touchdown receptions . . . named to the Indiana Football Coaches Association Top-50 all-state first team . . . also ran for 1,328 yards with 11 TDs in his high school career . . . was also a first-team all-league selection in basketball.