Eric Gray
No one offensive player probably had a rougher debut than Eric Gray. It’s not like Gray committed a bunch of turnovers or struggled in pass protection. Simply put, the few opportunities he had to run the ball were mostly plays of little to no gain. He broke off a run of 11 yards that was very smooth. It showcased some of his strengths: agility, vision, and the ability to make multiple guys miss.
His linemen largely let him down but Gray seems way too talented and way too focused to have another pedestrian effort. Of course, a large component of this is contingent on his offensive line doing better in run blocking (see the first player to watch in this article). If the line takes a step forward, we’ll see the Gray that the Tennessee Volunteers got last year when he ran for 772 yards on 152 carries and scored 4 touchdowns.
Our own Jay Attal believes Eric Gray goes over the century mark for the first time in 2021 vs. Western Carolina University.