Gray attended Aledo High School in Aledo, Texas, where he broke the all-time high school touchdown record with 205 eclipsing Mike Hart's record of 204 touchdowns.[4][5] As a junior, he rushed for 323 yards and eight touchdowns in the Texas Class 4A Division II championship game against La Marque High School on December 17 at Cowboys Stadium, which gave him a total of 59 rushing touchdowns for the 2010 high school football season and surpassed Kenneth Hall's single-season record of 57 set in 1953.[2] Gray had rushed for 252 yards and four touchdowns in the 2009 state championship victory over Brenham High School.[2] In 2011, Gray led Aledo to its third straight state championship with 241 rushing yards.[6] Along the way, he scored his 205th touchdown establishing the national high school career record.[4] He finished his high school career first all-time in touchdowns and second all-time in points scored.[7]
Gray was also on the school's track & field team, where he competed as a sprinter. He was a 3 time district champion in the 100-meter dash. As a junior in 2009, he won the 100 meters at the 4th Johnny Perkins Pirate Relays, with a career-best time of 10.58 seconds.[9] He also competed in the 200 meters, placing fifth at the 2009 Elk Relays.[10]
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
"2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
College careeredit
Gray tore his right Achilles tendon in 2013, and his left Achilles in 2015.[11] The tendon tears put Gray's career on hold, and Gray went undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft.[12]
Several NFL teams showed interest in Gray as a free agent following the draft.[13] In 2017, after demonstrating a 4.5-second 40-yard dash and a 36-inch vertical leap at the annual Texas Pro Day workout, Gray landed a tryout with the New York Giants.[14] After attending the Giants' rookie camp, Gray received invites to rookie camps for the Calgary Stampeders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League; however, Gray ultimately never played for any of them.[15]
On April 8, 2021, the Frisco Fighters announced that they had signed Gray for the 2021 season.[16]
^ abcJennings, Randy & Mark Tennis (2011-01-19). . ESPN HS. Archived from the original on 2012-01-12. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
^McCormick, Jim (2011-12-21). "Johnathan Gray named Mr. Football USA". ESPN HS. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
^ abJennings, Randy (December 17, 2011). "Johnathan Gray sets high school mark". ESPN Dallas. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
^McDaniel, Jason (December 17, 2011). "Aledo's Gray breaks career TDs record as Manvel falls in state final". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
^Andrews, Jeff (2011-12-17). "Bishop, Gray lift Aledo to 3rd straight state title". ESPN HS. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
^"All-time points and touchdowns leaders". ESPN HS. 2011-12-17. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
^"Johnathan Gray". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
^"Track & Field, Cross Country Results, Statistics".
^"Track & Field, Cross Country Results, Statistics".
^Lambert, Erik (March 30, 2016). "Johnathan Gray, RB, Texas: 2016 NFL Draft Scouting Report". Retrieved August 2, 2021.
^Brandt, Gil (April 30, 2016). "Top undrafted free agents following the 2016 NFL Draft". National Football League. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
^Martinez, Matthew (September 5, 2016). "Former Aledo great Johnathan Gray hasn't given up on NFL dream". Retrieved August 2, 2021.
^Eberts, Wescott (May 2, 2017). "Former Texas RB Johnathan Gray lands tryout with the New York Giants". Burnt Orange Nation. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
^"Longhorns running back Johnathan Gray on life after football". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. August 7, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
^"Star RB Johnathan Gray Returns to Football with the Fighters". Frisco Fighters. April 8, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
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johnathan, gray, other, people, with, similar, names, jonathan, grey, born, april, 1993, former, american, football, running, back, played, frisco, fighters, indoor, football, league, 2021, played, college, football, university, texas, austin, attended, aledo,. For other people with similar names see Jonathan Grey Johnathan Gray born April 22 1993 is a former American football running back He played for the Frisco Fighters of the Indoor Football League IFL in 2021 He played college football for the University of Texas at Austin He attended Aledo High School in Aledo Texas Gray earned a 2011 USA Today High School All American nomination and was also named Gatorade National Player of the Year 1 After becoming the first junior to win ESPN HS s Mr Football USA 2 he became the first two time winner of the award following the 2011 high school football season 3 Johnathan GrayPersonal informationBorn 1993 04 22 April 22 1993 age 31 Aledo Texas U S Height 5 ft 11 in 1 80 m Weight 207 lb 94 kg Career informationPosition Running backUndrafted 2016Career historyFrisco Fighters 2021 Gray chose the University of Texas over Arkansas Auburn TCU and Texas A amp M Contents 1 High school career 1 1 Track and field 1 2 Recruiting 2 College career 2 1 College statistics 3 Professional career 4 References 5 External linksHigh school career editGray attended Aledo High School in Aledo Texas where he broke the all time high school touchdown record with 205 eclipsing Mike Hart s record of 204 touchdowns 4 5 As a junior he rushed for 323 yards and eight touchdowns in the Texas Class 4A Division II championship game against La Marque High School on December 17 at Cowboys Stadium which gave him a total of 59 rushing touchdowns for the 2010 high school football season and surpassed Kenneth Hall s single season record of 57 set in 1953 2 Gray had rushed for 252 yards and four touchdowns in the 2009 state championship victory over Brenham High School 2 In 2011 Gray led Aledo to its third straight state championship with 241 rushing yards 6 Along the way he scored his 205th touchdown establishing the national high school career record 4 He finished his high school career first all time in touchdowns and second all time in points scored 7 High school rushing stats 8 Year Attempts Yards Average Touchdowns 2008 140 969 6 9 15 2009 372 2 798 7 5 50 2010 351 3 223 9 2 59 2011 346 3 891 11 2 65 Total 1 209 10 881 8 7 189 Track and field edit Gray was also on the school s track amp field team where he competed as a sprinter He was a 3 time district champion in the 100 meter dash As a junior in 2009 he won the 100 meters at the 4th Johnny Perkins Pirate Relays with a career best time of 10 58 seconds 9 He also competed in the 200 meters placing fifth at the 2009 Elk Relays 10 Recruiting edit US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes Name Hometown High school college Height Weight 40 Commit date Johnathan GrayRB Aledo Texas Aledo HS 5 ft 10 in 1 78 m 195 lb 88 kg 4 53 Apr 22 2011 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 85 Overall recruiting rankings Scout 1 RB Rivals 1 RB ESPN 1 RB Note In many cases Scout Rivals 247Sports and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight In these cases the average was taken ESPN grades are on a 100 point scale Sources 2012 Team Ranking Rivals com Retrieved 2011 12 23 College career editGray tore his right Achilles tendon in 2013 and his left Achilles in 2015 11 The tendon tears put Gray s career on hold and Gray went undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft 12 College statistics edit Year GP GS Rushing Receiving Att Yds Avg TD Long Rec Rec Yards Avg TD Long 2012 13 5 149 701 4 7 3 49 11 151 13 7 1 34 2013 9 8 159 780 4 9 4 45 15 61 4 1 0 10 2014 13 13 147 637 4 3 7 42 20 122 6 1 0 17 2015 11 11 123 489 4 3 3 46 6 84 14 0 0 26 Totals 43 36 578 2607 4 5 17 49 52 418 8 0 1 34Professional career editSeveral NFL teams showed interest in Gray as a free agent following the draft 13 In 2017 after demonstrating a 4 5 second 40 yard dash and a 36 inch vertical leap at the annual Texas Pro Day workout Gray landed a tryout with the New York Giants 14 After attending the Giants rookie camp Gray received invites to rookie camps for the Calgary Stampeders Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League however Gray ultimately never played for any of them 15 On April 8 2021 the Frisco Fighters announced that they had signed Gray for the 2021 season 16 References edit Gray receives Gatorade national award a b c Jennings Randy amp Mark Tennis 2011 01 19 Aledo s Johnathan Gray becomes first junior to win Mr Football USA ESPN HS Archived from the original on 2012 01 12 Retrieved 2012 01 28 McCormick Jim 2011 12 21 Johnathan Gray named Mr Football USA ESPN HS Retrieved 2012 01 28 a b Jennings Randy December 17 2011 Johnathan Gray sets high school mark ESPN Dallas Retrieved December 23 2011 McDaniel Jason December 17 2011 Aledo s Gray breaks career TDs record as Manvel falls in state final Houston Chronicle Retrieved December 23 2011 Andrews Jeff 2011 12 17 Bishop Gray lift Aledo to 3rd straight state title ESPN HS Retrieved 2012 01 28 All time points and touchdowns leaders ESPN HS 2011 12 17 Retrieved 2012 01 28 Johnathan Gray Rivals com Retrieved December 23 2011 Track amp Field Cross Country Results Statistics Track amp Field Cross Country Results Statistics Lambert Erik March 30 2016 Johnathan Gray RB Texas 2016 NFL Draft Scouting Report Retrieved August 2 2021 Brandt Gil April 30 2016 Top undrafted free agents following the 2016 NFL Draft National Football League Retrieved August 2 2021 Martinez Matthew September 5 2016 Former Aledo great Johnathan Gray hasn t given up on NFL dream Retrieved August 2 2021 Eberts Wescott May 2 2017 Former Texas RB Johnathan Gray lands tryout with the New York Giants Burnt Orange Nation Retrieved August 2 2021 Longhorns running back Johnathan Gray on life after football Fort Worth Star Telegram August 7 2018 Retrieved August 2 2021 Star RB Johnathan Gray Returns to Football with the Fighters Frisco Fighters April 8 2021 Retrieved August 2 2021 External links editTexas Longhorns bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php 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