Anthony Gray

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Class: RS Senior Hometown: Philadelphia, Miss. High School: Philadelphia HS

Height / Weight: 6-0 / 317 Position: DL Birthdate: 03/15/1988 Experience: 3L

2010 (r-Sr.): A second-team All-Conference USA selection ... Played in all 12 games and made 10 starts ... Registered 43 tackles, including 17 solos ... Posted 5.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks ... Registered season-high seven tackles against Louisiana Tech (9/25) ... Added five stops in four other games, including the Prairie View (9/11), Marshall (10/2), East Carolina (10/9) and UCF (11/13) contests ... Notched one pass breakup ... On the Outland Trophy watch list that recognizes the year's top interior lineman in the country ... On the Outland Trophy watch list that recognizes the year's top interior lineman in the country ... 2009 New Orleans Bowl: Had four tackles (three assisted and one solo) with 1.5 tackles for loss for three yards ... 2009 (r-Jr.): Played in all 13 games and started in the first 12 ... Tallied 40 tackles (14 solos and 26 assisted) with 7.0 tackles for loss for 31 yards and 1.5 sacks for nine yards ... Broke up one pass and had one quarterback hurry ... Also forced and recovered one fumble ... Earned All-Conference USA Honorable Mention honors ... Had season-high of five tackles against Tulsa (11/21) ... Had at least three stops in eight games ... Recovered lone fumble against Tulane (10/24) ... Earned first-team all-league preseason nods by Sporting News, Athlon's, Lindy's and a second-team acknowledgment by Phil Steele ... 2008 (R-So.): A second-team All-Conference USA player by the league's coaches as well as Phil Steele's Magazine ... Played in all 13 games, starting in seven ... Had 29 tackles (16 unassisted, 13 assisted) ... Tallied a team-best six sacks for a total of 55 yards, including a season-high two sacks against Arkansas State (9/13) ... Recorded one sack against Marshall (9/20), UTEP (10/6), Memphis (10/25), and UAB (11/1) ... Added 7.5 tackles for loss ... Recorded season-high five stops against UL Lafayette (8/30) ... Added four stops in four other games ... Forced a fumble against UL Lafayette and Marshall ... Recovered a fumble at Auburn (9/6) ... 2007 (r-Fr.): Missed the first seven games due to a foot injury sustained during preseason practice ...Tallied three tackles, two solos, in debut against UCF (10/28) ...Added one of his three tackles for loss against the Knights ... Also notched a tackle for loss against UAB (11/3) and Arkansas State (11/24) ... Recorded lone sack versus UAB ... Tallied seven tackles (five solo, two assists ) for the season ... 2006 (Fr.): Redshirted ... Prep: Played for Coach Brian Anderson, as a two-year starter on both the offensive and defensive lines ... As a senior, posted 104 total tackles (65 solos, 37 assists), 25 tackles for loss, seven sacks, seven tackles for loss, and one interception ... Recovered a fumble for a touchdown ... Also saw action as a short yardage running back, gaining 108 yards and scoring five touchdowns ... A second-team All-State selection by The Clarion Ledger ... Helped team to an 11-2 finish as a senior, advancing to the third round of the 2A playoffs ... Finished with 85 tackles and 25 sacks as a junior ... Earned second-team all-state honors as a junior ... Also named Neshoba County's Lineman of the Year ... Named to The Clarion Ledger's "Best of the Rest" ... Can bench press 450 pounds and squat 600 pounds ... Won the Mississippi Power Lifting Contest as a sophomore and junior ... A two-star rating by Rivals.com ... Personal: Son of Ross and Hester Gray ... Majoring in interdisciplinary study with a minor in business administration.