Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 5 | — |
| Success rate | 40.0% | — |
| Explosive run rate | 20.0% | — |
| Stuffed at the line | 20.0% | — |
| First downs | 2 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 0 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 0 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 41 | — |
| Target share | 18.8% | 182nd / 534 |
| Catch rate | 68.3% | 192nd / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 46.3% | 297th / 534 |
| Yards per target | 6.9 | 365th / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 9.8% | 315th / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 7.3% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 17 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 4 | — |
Charting
Where McCray's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted41 targets charted
2025 charting · Michigan State
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (4 of McCray’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted17 targets charted
Career
4 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Michigan State#66 · 2-6 | 8 | 70% | 29 | 289 | 1 | 18.8% |
| 2025 | Michigan State#83 · 4-8 | 10 | 58% | 24 | 330 | 3 | 12.3% |
| 2024 |  Kent State#134 · 0-12 | 10 | 65% | 40 | 705 | 9 | 21.0% |
| 2023 | Kent State#133 · 1-11 | 9 | 63% | 41 | 610 | 4 | 32.8% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Chrishon McCray's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Chrishon McCray's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Rushing | Receiving | Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long | KR | KR yds | PR | PR yds | TD |
| 1 |  Toledo | W 30–20 | 7.4 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 69 | 8.6 | 0 | 20 | · | · | 3 | 30 | · |
| 2 |  Eastern Michigan | W 35–7 | 5.9 | · | · | · | · | · | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 | · | · | 1 | 31 | · |
| 3 | @ Notre Dame | L 10–27 | 4.3 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 4 |  Nebraska | L 13–31 | 6.1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 21 | · | · | 2 | 7 | · |
| 5 | @ Wisconsin | L 3–31 | 5.4 | · | · | · | · | · | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 11 | · |
| 6 |  Illinois | L 37–38 | 6.3 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | 14 | · | · | 1 | 5 | · |
| 7 |  Northwestern | L 21–24 | 8.0 | · | · | · | · | · | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 1 | 53 | · | · | 2 | 47 | · |
| 8 | @ UCLA | L 10–28 | 6.3 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | 23 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2026 · 8 games | 6.2 | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | 10 | 29 | 289 | 10.0 | 1 | 53 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 131 | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 5 | — |
| Yards | 22 | 894th / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 4.4 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 10 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 29 | 157th / 2089 |
| Yards | 289 | 267th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 10 | 362nd / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 412th / 914 |
| Long | 53 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 4438th / 5664 |
| Solo | 1 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 2 | — |
| Lost | 0 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
| Kick returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 1 | — |
| Yards | 16 | — |
| Average | 16 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 16 | — |
| Punt returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 10 | — |
| Yards | 131 | — |
| Average | 13.1 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 41 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Special teams | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Toledo | ✓ WR | 83 | ~66 (43–80) | 11 | 3 | 80% |
| Wk 2 · Eastern Michigan | — | 71 | ~23 (7–31) | 2 | 1 | 32% |
| Wk 3 · Notre Dame | ✓ WR | 46 | ~28 (9–38) | 2 | · | 61% |
| Wk 4 · Nebraska | — | 60 | ~48 (32–58) | 5 | 2 | 80% |
| Wk 5 · Wisconsin | — | 78 | ~58 (38–71) | 6 | 1 | 74% |
| Wk 6 · Illinois | — | 55 | ~46 (30–55) | 8 | 1 | 84% |
| Wk 7 · Northwestern | ✓ WR | 57 | ~39 (12–53) | 5 | 2 | 68% |
| Wk 8 · UCLA | — | 55 | ~47 (31–55) | 8 | · | 85% |
| Season | 3 GS | 505 | 355 (298–414) | 47 | 10 | 70% |
Position Room
12 WRs on the Michigan State roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Chrishon McCray | WR | SR | 29 | 289 | 1 | 17% | +0.19 |
| 3 | Rodney Bullard Jr. | WR | SR | 21 | 253 | 1 | 15% | +0.29 |
| 6 | Fredrick Moore | WR | JR | 20 | 216 | 2 | 14% | +0.20 |
| 19 | Charles Taplin | WR | FR | 3 | 65 | 1 | 7% | +1.58 |
| Bryson Williams | WR | 3 | 70 | 1 | 5% | +0.01 | ||
| 5 | Samson Gash | WR | FR | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7% | -0.15 |
| 8 | KK Smith | WR | JR | 2 | 21 | 0 | 3% | +0.79 |
| 17 | Braylon Collier | WR | FR | 2 | 23 | 0 | 5% | +0.45 |
| 16 | Zach Washington | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Jameel Gardner Jr. | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 81 | Colin Charles | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 89 | Nick Hardy | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Michigan State depth chart →