Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 45 | — |
| Success rate | 28.9% | 312th / 321 |
| Explosive run rate | 6.7% | 290th / 321 |
| Stuffed at the line | 26.7% | 299th / 321 |
| First downs | 9 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 7 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 1 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 6 | — |
| Target share | 6.1% | — |
| Catch rate | 66.7% | — |
| Success rate per target | 16.7% | — |
| Yards per target | 2.2 | — |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 2 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 0 | — |
Charting
Where Gray's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted6 targets charted
Run direction39 carries
2025 charting · North Texas
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025, so treat the maps as a sample.
Run direction40 carries
Career
2 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  East Carolina#87 · 3-3 | 5 | 29% | 46 | 196 | 4.3 | 0 | 28.9% |
| 2025 |  North Texas#23 · 12-2 | 10 | 16% | 58 | 377 | 6.5 | 5 | 61.5% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Ashton Gray's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Ashton Gray's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 | @ Alabama | L 10–48 | 4.0 | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | 9 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2 |  App State | L 24–27 | 6.9 | 16 | 99 | 6.2 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | @ Old Dominion | W 20–17 | 4.6 | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 0 | 7 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 4 |  North Carolina Central | W 42–9 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||
| 6 |  Rice | W 28–12 | 5.2 | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 12 |
| 7 | @ UAB | L 17–30 | 4.0 | 9 | 26 | 2.9 | 0 | 12 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2026 · 5 games | 4.9 | 46 | 196 | 4.3 | 0 | 45 | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 12 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 46 | — |
| Yards | 196 | 295th / 1456 |
| Yards / carry | 4.3 | 211th / 325 |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 45 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 4 | 1115th / 1995 |
| Yards | 13 | 1582nd / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 3.3 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 12 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Alabama | ✓ RB | 41 | ~17 (12–22) | 6 | · | 41% |
| Wk 2 · App State | ✓ RB | 73 | ~42 (35–47) | 18 | · | 58% |
| Wk 3 · Old Dominion | ✓ RB | 68 | ~20 (14–26) | 10 | · | 29% |
| Wk 6 · Rice | — | 75 | ~16 (11–21) | 8 | · | 21% |
| Wk 7 · UAB | — | 77 | ~20 (14–26) | 10 | 1 | 26% |
| Season | 3 GS | 395 | 115 (89–142) | 52 | 1 | 29% |
Position Room
7 RBs on the East Carolina roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | TJ Engleman Jr. | RB | JR | 71 | 490 | 6.9 | 3 | 7 | +0.36 |
| 3 | Ashton Gray | RB | JR | 46 | 196 | 4.3 | 0 | 4 | -0.12 |
| 21 | Michael Allen | RB | SR | 34 | 109 | 3.2 | 1 | 8 | -0.49 |
| 5 | DeJuan Lacy | RB | JR | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 2 | -0.52 |
| 22 | Michael Beatty | RB | JR | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | +0.10 |
| 23 | Meliq Mcgowan | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | DaMari Gantt | RB | JR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. East Carolina depth chart →