As a senior: Put together one of the best seasons in program history ... Started all 11 games at running back for the Bulldogs ... Named the NEC Offensive Player of the Year, First Team All-NEC and All-New England ... Led the NEC and finished fifth in the country with 1,270 rushing yards and 115.5 yards per game ... Carried the ball 200 times, averaging 6.4 yards per game ... Scored nine touchdowns ... Rushing total is the fifth-best in a single season in program history ... Finished 13th in the country with an average of 147.45 all-purpose yards per game ... Posted seven 100-yard games ... Rushed 10 times for 112 yards in opener vs. American International ... Carried the ball 15 times for 102 yards and a touchdown at No. 1 Coastal Carolina ... 15 carries for 94 yards and a TD at Monmouth ... 19 carries for 174 yards and two TDs at Central Connecticut ... 21 carries for 118 yards and a TD vs. Duquesne ... Rushed 29 times for 175 yards at Holy Cross ... 23 carries for 138 yards and two scores at Wagner ... Carried the ball a career-high 34 times for a season-high 182 yards vs. Sacred Heart ... Rushed nine times for 90 yards and a score at Robert Morris before leaving with an injury ... Graduates fifth all-time with 2,878 rushing yards, third all-time with 25 rushing touchdowns, third all-time with 4,202 all-purpose yards and tied for third all-time with 31 total touchdowns.
As a redshirt-junior: Emerged as one of the most dynamic runners in the NEC and helped the Bulldogs feature the best 1-2 running combo in the league ... Appeared in 10 games and made four starts ... Named Second Team All-NEC ... Carried the ball 147 times for 814 yards and 10 touchdowns ... Became ninth player in program history rush for over 1,000 yards in a career ... Enters senior season sixth all-time in rushing ... Also caught 30 passes for 366 yards and four touchdowns and returned 10 kicks for 325 yards ... Finished first in the conference and second nationally with an average of 32.5 yards per return ... Ranked 16th in the country with 150.5 all-purpose yards per game ... Caught three passes for 43 yards and a touchdown against Merrimack ... Scored a pair of touchdowns against Liberty ... Also returned two kicks for 84 yards against the Flames ... Returned three kicks for 106 yards against Maine ... Rushed for 142 yards and three touchdowns against Bucknell ... Set a program record with a 96-yard touchdown run ... Named NEC and ECAC Offensive Player of the Week ... Rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown against Robert Morris ... Exploded for 243 yards and three touchdowns against Central Connecticut ... Sixth-most rushing yards in a single game in program history ... Averaged 20.2 yards per carry ... Named NEC and ECAC Offensive Player of the Week and the CFPA National Performer of the Week ... Posted 117 yards on 27 carries against Duquesne ... Two catches for 49 yards and a touchdown against Wagner.
As a junior: One of Bryant's top two running backs to open the season before an injury forced him to miss the final eight games ... Rushed for 377 yards and two touchdowns on 71 carries over four games ... Averaged 94.2 yards per game and 5.3 yards per carry ... Opened the season with back-to-back 100-yard games against Holy Cross (Aug. 31) and Assumption (Sept. 7) ... Rushed for 117 yards on 23 carries against the Crusaders ... Ran for 114 yards and a touchdown against the Greyhounds ... Rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown at Wagner (Sept. 28) ... Blocked a pair of punts as well ... Blocked a punt against Assumption that was recovered for a touchdown and blocked a punt of the endzone for a safety at Maine (Sept. 14).
As a sophomore: Emerged as a key backup to Jordan Brown, appearing in all 11 games at the running back position and on special teams ... Carried the ball 38 times for 272 yards and three touchdowns, averaging 7.2 yards per carry ... Caught six passes for 92 yards and a touchdown ... Collected six tackles and also blocked a kick ... Put together a career performance against Central Connecticut (Nov. 10), recording his first-career 100-yard game ... Rushed 13 times for 111 yards and a touchdown ... Carried the ball four times for 59 yards and a touchdown vs. Sacred Heart (Nov. 3) ... Rushed four times for 41 yards in season-finale against Bucknell (Nov. 17) ... Caught three passes for 72 yards and a touchdown vs. Robert Morris (Oct. 13) ... Blocked a punt vs. Duquesne (Sept. 22) ... Touchdowns came on runs of four, 57 and 49 and a 43-yard reception.
As a freshman: Appeared in all 11 games for the Bulldogs as a special teams player and a running back ... Became the backup running back following week four due to an injury to Michael Perry ... Finished with 22 rushes for 145 yards and one touchdown and collected 11 tackles ... Carried the ball 12 times for 72 yards and scored his first career touchdown vs. Stonehill on Oct. 8 ... Rushed five times for 55 yards vs. Saint Francis (PA) on Nov. 12 ... Caught two passes for 27 yards against Robert Morris on Oct. 22 ... Also returned six kickoffs for 74 yards ... Registered three multi-tackle games on the season.
Before Bryant: Three-year starting running back for Coach Andrew Leys at Middletown … Team went 8-4 as a senior winning Division II state championship … Two-time First Team All-State selection … Helped lead team to 10-2 mark in 2009 and Division IV state title … Co-Division IV champions in 2008 … Two-time Newport County Offensive Player of the Year … MVP of State Championship Game … Lettered in basketball and track & field … Class Council Representative … Defensive Coordinator at Middletown is Art Bell, former assistant coach at Bryant and father of former Bulldog Kyle Bell.
Personal: Son of Martha and Robert McCray, Ricardo McCray was born on March 25, 1993 … Has two brothers, Isaac and Diego … Cousin Allan McCray plays football at Arkansas.
