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Johnathan Gray
No. 32
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	April 22, 1993 (age 31); Aledo, Texas, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
Undrafted:	2016
Career history
	Frisco Fighters (2021);
Career highlights and awards
	Gatorade National Men's Athlete of the Year (2012); Gatorade National Player of the Year (2012); 2011 USA Today High School All-American (2011); Mr. Texas Football (2011);

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]

Gray chose the University of Texas over Arkansas, Auburn, TCU, and Texas A&M.

Early life

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]

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

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]

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Johnathan Gray RB	Aledo, Texas	Aledo HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.53	Apr 22, 2011
Johnathan Gray RB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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 December 23, 2011.

College career

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]

College statistics

Year	GP–GS	Rushing					Receiving
Year	GP–GS	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	34

Professional career

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]