PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
Transferred to Texas Tech after two years at Austin Peay (FCS) … will have two years of eligibility remaining with the Red Raiders (plus an available redshirt) … started in all 22 games of his Austin Peay career … one of the top wide receivers at the FCS level after catching 129 passes for 1,888 yards and 17 touchdowns in only two seasons … two-time All-Conference honoree as Austin Peay played in the Ohio Valley his freshman season and then the Atlantic Sun his sophomore campaign … departed as the school’s all-time leader in receiving yards per game (85.8), snapping the previous mark by Harold Roberts from 1967-70 … also ranked tied for fifth all-time in career touchdown passes, seventh in career receiving yards and 10th in career receptions in the Austin Peay record book … recorded at least 100 receiving yards in six different games during his career, all of which resulted in Austin Peay wins … also notched five multi-touchdown games, including three during his 2022 sophomore campaign … was the only sophomore at the FCS level with at least 1,800 career receiving yards following the 2022 season … known for his speed as the Governors used multiple ways to give him the ball with 13 carries for 55 yards during his two seasons as well as nine kick returns for 162 yards (18.0 yard average) and one punt return for 39 yards … wore the No. 10 jersey with the Governors, the same number he will use as a Red Raider … 2022 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): garnered first team All-Atlantic Sun honors after becoming the first 1,000-yard receiver in Austin Peay history … led the Atlantic Sun and ranked 16th in the FCS with 1,021 receiving yards … was also the league leader for receiving yards per game (92.8) as well as receptions per game (6.9) and also ranked second for receiving touchdowns (9), sixth in all-purpose yards per game (102.6), seventh for total touchdowns (7) and ninth for yards per reception (13.4) … was tabbed as a Sophomore All-American by HERO Sports … recorded at least 90 receiving yards in seven of Austin Peay’s 11 games on the season, including four 100-yard performances … caught at least five passes in all but one of those contests as well … reached the 100-yard mark against the likes of Presbyterian (9/3), Mississippi Valley State (9/10), Murray State (10/15) and North Alabama (11/5) … had seven catches in each of the first two games of the season, resulting in 90 yards and two touchdowns at Western Kentucky (8/27) and then 113 yards versus Presbyterian … hauled in 10 catches for the first time in his career the next week against Mississippi Valley, finishing with 158 yards and two touchdowns through the air … set a new season high with 166 receiving yards on only five catches versus Murray State, two of which were for touchdowns … hauled in a 72-yard touchdown in that game, which marked the second-longest reception of his career … had five grabs for 106 yards and a touchdown at North Alabama for his final 100-yard outing of the year … on the receiving end of at least 10 catches in each of the final two games of the season at Kennesaw State (11/12) and Alabama (11/19) … had 10 catches for 95 yards versus Kennesaw State before ending his Austin Peay career with an impressive 12 receptions for 92 yards against the nationally-ranked Crimson Tide … named a team captain prior to the start of the season … recognized for his work in the classroom at the end of the season as part of the Academic All-District team put together by the College Sports Communicators (CSC) and the Athletic Director’s honor roll … 2021 SEASON (FRESHMAN): put together quite the debut season after leading the Governors with 53 receptions for 882 yards and eight touchdowns over 11 games … earned first team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors and was tabbed to the league’s All-Newcomer team … recognized at the national level as a first team Freshman All-America by HERO Sports … led the Governors in receptions, receiving yards, all-purpose yards and receiving touchdowns … recorded at least 70 receiving yards in six different games, including each of the first three on the year … hit the 100-yard mark for the first time in his career late in the season with six catches for 137 yards and two touchdowns against Eastern Illinois (11/6) … marked the first multi-touchdown outing of his career too … followed that performance by finding the end zone via special teams the next week with a 39-yard punt return for a touchdown at Tennessee State (11/13) … returned six kicks on the year as well for 108 yards with a long of 27 yards … wrapped the season with one of the top performances in school history, catching seven passes for 237 yards and four touchdowns … marked the second-best single-game performance in both Austin Peay and OVC history … was also the third-highest single-game total in the FCS on the season and the most by a FCS freshman … his four receiving touchdowns, meanwhile, matched the Austin Peay single-game record.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended North Florida Christian School in his hometown of Tallahassee, Fla. … was a four-year letterwinner for the Eagles … was an all-purpose back at the prep level before transitioning to a wide receiver at the collegiate level … rushed for 794 yards and 12 touchdowns on only 69 carries as a senior in 2020, while also catching 20 passes for 329 yards and five more scores … added 298 yards on kickoff returns and two touchdowns as one of the top all-purpose players in the state … closed his prep career with 4,358 all-purpose yards (1,274 rushing, 1,745 receiving, 1,076 kick return yards, 101 punt return yards, 162 interception return yards) … credited with 46 career touchdowns over 41 games … was a second team All-Big Bend selection by the Tallahassee Democrat his senior year … also a member of the school’s track and field program, competing in the 100 and 200-meter dash, the 110 hurdles and the 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams … qualified for the state meet in the 110-meter hurdles as a junior … member of the basketball program as well, averaging 10.3 points, 5.1 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 3.4 steals per game as a senior … ranked a three-star prospect by 247Sports as part of the 2021 class … was the second-highest rated recruit to ever sign with Austin Peay, choosing the Governors over offers from the likes of Coastal Carolina, Buffalo, Arkansas State and Georgia Southern, among others, with interest from his hometown school in Florida State.

PERSONAL
Deandrae Reshard McCray … son of Gabrielle Brown and Reshard McCray… has three siblings: Thomas, Trinity and Raivyn … was an information assurance and security major at Austin Peay.

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