Position: Strong safety Name L. McCray Education Catawba College Roster status: Active Weight 95 kg | Undrafted: 2014 Height 1.83 m Role American football safety Date joined 2014 | |
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Date of birth: (1991-06-18) June 18, 1991 (age 24) Place of birth: Georgetown, South Carolina Current team San Francisco 49ers (#31 / Safety) Similar People Jumal Rolle, Jimmie Ward, Jim Tomsula Profiles | ||
High school: Charlotte (NC) Harding | ||
James "L. J." McCray II (born June 18, 1991) is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Catawba College and attended Harding University High School in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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College career
McCray played for the Catawba Indians from 2009 to 2013. He was redshirted in 2011 after sustaining an injury. He was a first team All-South Atlantic Conference selection in 2012. He recorded 78 tackles, 2 sacks and 8 pass break ups his senior year in 2013.
San Francisco 49ers
McCray was signed by the San Francisco 49ers on May 10, 2014 after going undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft. He made his NFL debut on September 7, 2014 against the Dallas Cowboys.
On September 3, 2016, McCray was traded to the Seattle Seahawks for an undisclosed draft pick, but failed his physical examination with them, voiding the trade. He was then waived by 49ers on September 5, 2016.
Carolina Panther
On January 5, 2017, McCray signed a reserve/future contract with the Carolina Panthers. He was placed on injured reserve on September 2, 2017. On September 11, 2017, he was waived with an injury settlement.