{"id":41977,"date":"2018-04-11T22:12:22","date_gmt":"2018-04-12T02:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=41977"},"modified":"2021-03-20T16:16:31","modified_gmt":"2021-03-20T20:16:31","slug":"mike-mccray-2018-nfl-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2018\/04\/11\/mike-mccray-2018-nfl-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike McCray 2018 NFL Draft Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview
\n<\/strong>Position<\/strong>: Linebacker
\n<\/span>Height<\/strong>: 6’4″
\n<\/span>Weight<\/strong>: 243 pounds
\n<\/span>School<\/strong>: Michigan Wolverines<\/span><\/p>\n

Combine Performance Data
\n<\/strong>40-yard dash<\/strong>: 4.76 seconds
\n<\/span>Bench press<\/strong>: 16 reps
\n<\/span>Vertical jump<\/strong>: 31.5 inches
\n<\/span>Broad jump<\/strong>: 9 feet, 11 inches
\n<\/span>Three-cone drill<\/strong>: 7.09 seconds
\n<\/span>20-yard shuttle<\/strong>: 4.25 seconds
\n<\/span>60-yard shuttle<\/strong>: 11.61 seconds<\/span><\/p>\n

Mike McCray 2018 NFL Draft Profile<\/strong><\/h1>\n

While playing football at Trotwood-Madison High School in Trotwood, Ohio, Mike McCray<\/strong>\u00a0earned the nickname “Big Play McCray”. McCray saw action on both sides of the ball for the Rams and his play would earn him honors of AP Division II All-Ohio first team and AP Division II Ohio Defensive Player of the Year in 2012. Due to a left labrum injury, McCray was forced to sit out of the Under Armour All-American Game. While McCray is the son of a former Buckeye captain, ultimately he would end up committing to play for the Wolverines. <\/span><\/p>\n

In his first game as a redshirt freshman in 2014, McCray blocked a punt that was returned for a touchdown against Appalachian State. Prior to the Wolverines’ 2015 spring game, McCray suffered a shoulder injury that would lead to surgery and end his sophomore season before it got started. At this point in time, he publicly acknowledged that the rehabilitation process was mentally challenging as he began to question whether he’d ever return to the level of play he was accustomed to.<\/span><\/p>\n

McCray would recover physically and psychologically as he made his first career start in the Wolverines’ 2016 opener against Hawaii. He finished the game with nine tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, and two sacks and was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week.\u00a0 McCray started the rest of the year and finished the year with 76 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and two interceptions. The following year, McCray exhibited his durability once again as he played in all 13 games. In his final year of college, he compiled 79 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, and 4.5 sacks and was named All-Big Ten honorable mention. He combined for 19 tackles and three tackles for loss in his final two games against Ohio State. After being named a defensive captain in the Senior Bowl, he earned the highest grade (83.2) of any linebackers, according to Pro Football Focus.<\/span><\/p>\n

Strengths<\/span><\/h2>\n