Position Linebacker Height 1.93 m Parents Mike McCray, Sr. | Class Junior Weight 109 kg | |
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College Michigan (2013–present) Date of birth (1994-08-03) August 3, 1994 (age 22) Current team Michigan Wolverines football (#3 / Linebacker) Similar Khalid Hill, Ben Gedeon, Taco Charlton, De'Veon Smith, Channing Stribling | ||
Mike mccray profile
Michael Juey "Mike" McCray II (born August 3, 1994) is an American football linebacker for the Michigan Wolverines for the 2016 team. He was a 2013 Under Armour All-America Game selection in high school and earned Associated Press (AP) Division II All-Ohio first team and AP Division II Ohio Defensive Player of the Year honors at Trotwood-Madison High School as a senior in 2012 under head coach Maurice Douglass. His father is Mike McCray, Sr. who was a captain for the 1988 Ohio State Buckeyes. He is sometimes referred to as Big Play McCray.
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Early life
When McCray was young, he played basketball and baseball. He first played organized football in sixth grade. After two years of football, he went back to basketball and baseball before resuming football in high school. Dubbed "Big Play McCray", he played football at Trotwood-Madison High School for coach Maurice Douglass. As a junior in 2011, he gained 460 yards on 28 catches and nine touchdowns and totaled 86 tackles with five interceptions and three defensive touchdowns. As a senior in 2012, he caught 19 passes for 369 yards and four scores and made a total of 121 tackles with 2.5 sacks, three forced fumbles and two interceptions. He was recognized as a Associated Press (AP) Division II All-Ohio first team and AP Division II Ohio Defensive Player of the Year selection in 2012. Although he was expected by some to follow his father to Ohio State, he attended the first night game at Michigan Stadium on September 10, 2011 wearing a Michigan hat. McCray was part of a team that included several highly touted recruits. McCray became a news subject when he committed to Michigan in March 2012 and was the subject of a tweet by then-current Michigan football player Roy Roundtree (a Trotwood alum) prior to signing, which was a minor NCAA violation. Toward the end of his 2011–12 junior year, he was rumored to have an offer from Ohio State. Ohio State never did offer McCray. McCray was a selection for the January 4, 2013 Under Armour All-American Game, but was unable to participate in the game while he was recovering from surgery on his left labrum. After leading Trotwood to a 15–0 Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II championship 2011 season, he committed to Michigan on March 6, 2012 over offers that included Oklahoma, Tennessee, Illinois, and Purdue.
College
At Michigan, he saw no gametime action for either the 2013 or 2015 Wolverines. He played in 11 games for the 2014 team, accumulating two tackles (one for a loss) and one blocked punt. As a redshirt freshman, he blocked a punt that was returned for a touchdown in his first game on opening day against Appalachian State. He was a standout in the 2016 Spring game. He missed the entire 2015 season due to assorted injuries, including shoulder issues. Following the 2015 season, Michigan lost all three of its starting linebackers to graduation. In his first career start for the 2016 Wolverines, McCray tackled Diocemy Saint Juste for a loss during the first series of the game against Hawaii. He ended up totaling 9 tackles (including 3.5 for a loss and 2 sacks), earning Big Ten Conference Defensive Player of the Week in his first start. Following the season, McCray was an honorable mention All-Big Ten defensive selection by both the coaches and the media.
