Jerrod Gray

Position:
Nose Tackle
Height:
6-3
Weight:
253
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Bradley, Ill.
High School:
Bourbonnais

2011 (Sr.): Played in three games . . . part of an offensive line that allowed only 11 sacks and tied for 12th in the nation for fewest sacks allowed . . . protected quarterback Keith Wenning, who threw for 2,786 yards -- the third most in a Ball State single season -- and set the single-season record with 287 completions . . . blocked for true freshman running back Jahwan Edwards, who rushed for 786 yards and 11 touchdowns . . . received a Ray Louthen Senior Participation Award.

2010: (Jr.): Played in seven games . . . earned first letter . . . started seven games . . . first career start at Iowa . . . started final six games.

2009 (So.): Played in six games to earn first letter.

2008 (Fr.): Played in two games -- at Western Kentucky and vs. Northern Illinois . . . tallied first career tackle vs. Northern Illinois . . . moved from nose tackle to offensive line in the spring of 2009.

2007: Redshirted.

High School: Earned three letters in football for Coach Craig Bundy . . . all-state as a senior . . . All-Southwest Suburban Conference as a junior and senior . . . all-area as a junior and senior . . . managed 36 solo tackles, 41 tackle assists, four sacks and 16 tackles for loss as a senior . . . also earned three letters in track and field for Coach Mike Lehning.

Personal: Son of Jerry Gray and Debra Schiel . . . one sister . . . managed a 3.733 grade-point average last fall . . . born April 12, 1989, in Kankakee, Ill. . . . full name is Jerrod Thomas Gray.