2018 as a Senior: Played in all 13 games, serving as team's primary kickoff specialist... CAA Special Teams Player of the Week (Oct. 29)... Was 15-for-15 on point after attempts and 6-for-8 on field goal attempts... Averaged 54.7 yards on 85 kickoff attempts... Made pair of fourth-quarter field goals to help JMU to three-point win against Stony Brook (Oct. 27)... Also made two field goals against Rhode Island (Nov. 10).
2017 as a Junior: Played in seven games, serving as the team’s kicker and kickoff specialist before a hip injury sidelined him the rest of the season… Was 28-for-29 on point after attempts and 9-for-11 on field goal attempts… Tied program and career record with three field goals against Villanova (Oct. 14)… Also hit two field goals at Delaware (Sept. 30) and at William & Mary (Oct. 21)… Hit a career-long 48-yard field goal at Delaware… Also converted a 42-yard field goal at W&M… Hit eight extra points against Norfolk State (Sept. 16) and seven versus ETSU (Sept. 9)… Averaged 61.7 yards on 45 kickoff attempts... JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2017)... CAA Football Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll.
2016 as a Sophomore: Played in all 15 games, serving as the team’s kicker and kickoff specialist… Was 90-for-92 on point after attempts and 14-for-21 on field goal attempts… Set JMU single-season scoring record by a kicker with 132 points, which ranked second by any player in school history… Ranked sixth nationally (2nd CAA) in scoring per game (8.8)... Ranked fourth in the CAA in point responsibility (132) and eighth in point responsibility per game (8.8)... Set single-season record for PATs made and attempted, going 12-for-12 versus Rhode Island (Oct. 29)… Made two field goals in five games… Hit a season-long 45-yard field goal, which would be the eventual game-winning points in FCS semifinals at No. 1 North Dakota State (Dec. 16)… Made at least one field goal in nine games… Averaged 61.5 yards on 123 kickoff attempts... JMU Athletic Director's Scholar Athlete (Spring 2017).
2015 as a Freshman: Played in all 12 games, serving as the team's kickoff specialist... Converted 4-for-4 extra points... Had 88 kickoffs for 5,364 yards, averaging 61 .0 yards per kick... Only had one kickoff go out of bounds... Also made two solo tackles on kickoff coverage... CAA Football Academic All-Conference Team.
High School: Millbrook's starting kicker for three seasons from 2012-14... VirginiaPreps.com and Rivals 4A First Team All-State as a senior... Second Team All-State Conference 4A as a senior... First Team All-Region 4A North kicker as a senior and Second Team as a junior... First Team All-Northwestern District kicker as a sophomore, junior and senior, as well as First Team punter as a senior... First Team All-Conference 21 kicker as a junior and senior, as well as Second Team punter as a senior... Winchester Star First Team All-Area kicker as a sophomore and senior and First Team punter as a senior... GameDayMagazine.com Top Performer for Week 1 of 2012 season... TV3 Winchester Endzone Player of the Week for Week 4 of 2012 season... Set Millbrook career record for field goals made (18), while breaking single-season records in 2012 for field goals (8), extra points (36) and total points by a kicker (60)... Kicked a Millbrook-record 46-yard field goal against Handley in 2012... Dual-sport athlete who also played three seasons as a defender on Millbrook's soccer team... Member of the National Honor Society... Honor Roll student all four years.
Personal: Full name is Tyler Matthew Gray... Son of Scott and Stacey Gray... Has a sister Morgan... Father Scott played baseball at Shenandoah University (1991-94)... Majoring in sport and recreation management.
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