Erik Gray

2025 SFA Football Player and Coach Action Shots

Photo by: SFA Athletics

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 256
Position:
OL
Hometown:
Amarillo, Texas
High School:
Amarillo HS
Last College:
Texas Tech

2026 FCS Football Central on SI Preseason All-America First Team (OL)
2026 FCS Stats Perform Preseason All-America First Team (OL)
2026 Phil Steele Preseason All-Southland Conference First Team (OL)
2026 NCAA 49 Players to know for 49th season of FCS Football Watch List (OL)
2025 Walter Camp All-America Team
2025 AFCA All-America Second Team
2025 FCS Football Central on SI All-America Second Team (OL)
2025 FCS Stats Perform FCS All-America Third Team (OL)
2025 Southland Conference Offensive Lineman of the Year
2025 All-Southland Conference First Team (OL)
2025 PFSN All-SLC Second Team

2026 (SFA): Named a single-digit honoree and team captain for the second-straight season as voted on by his Lumberjack peers during the offseason and dons the #55 this fall as a result...Represented the Jacks at Southland Conference Opening Drive Media Days in July...Has played over 1,000 snaps in his career entering the fall...

2025 (SFA): Appeared in 10 games...a consensus pick as an All-American...Named the 2025 Southland Conference Offensive Lineman of the Year...An All-SLC first teamer...Became the first SFA offensive lineman to receive AA plaudits since 2011...Rated as PFF's top center in the Southland producing league-best metrics in offensive rating (73.7) and run blocking (72.9)...Ranked fifth among all SLC linemen with 390+ snaps played in pass blocking...Helped protect SFA quarterbacks to the tune of the league's fourth-best passing attack (235.9) and he was an integral part of a unit that allowed the fewest sacks per game in the SLC (1.42) in the regular season...Run blocking provided space for the SLC's fourth-best overall rushing attack (156.4), an FCS top 10 redzone offense (91.1%) and an FCS top 10 first downs offense (302)...Totaled 2 tackles, all unassisted...

2024 (SFA): Appeared in 10 games, made first career tackle vs. UIW on Nov. 16...

2023 (SFA): Did not see any game action...

2022 (TEXAS TECH): Redshirt season...did not see any game action...scout team member...

PREP: Attended Amarillo High School in his hometown of Amarillo, Texas ... one of the most athletic prospects in the Texas as a two-way athlete ... was three-time All-District selection and a two-time All-District honoree on the defensive side ... capped his career at Amarillo producing 36 total tackles (4 TFL), 5.5 sacks and an interception as a senior ... showed off his versatility his senior year carrying four times while finding the end zone twice in goal-line situations ... tabbed the Defensive Football Player as a junior at the Texas Panhandle High School Sports Awards ... award came despite his focus being on the offensive line, not his position on the defensive front ... also competed in track and field, throwing the shot put and discus ... consensus three-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN ... committed to Texas Tech not long after Joey McGuire's hire in November ... Also had offers from Arizona State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Houston, New Mexico, North Texas, San Diego State, Southern Miss, Texas State, Tulsa and UNLV...

PERSONAL: Son of Andrea Gray...Brother to Deveion and Daemain...