2020 Football Roster
McCray, J'Vian
Jersey Number 48
J'Vian McCray
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 329
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Shallotte
- High School:
- West Brunswick
- Major:
- Construction Mangement
Bio
Offered verbal commitment to East Carolina on June 5, 2019 … Early enrollee (January) who is expected to participate with the Pirates in spring drills.
High School: Earned three letters as a defensive anchor for a West Brunswick program that successfully capped a rebuilding process with 10-win campaign and a playoff appearance in 2019 … Prep coach was Brett Hickman, who served as an ECU staff assistant under Skip Holtz and was part of back-to-back Conference USA championships and three-straight bowl showings … Credited with over 50 tackles for lost yardage during his final three years of competition … Played in seven games during a 4-8 season as a sophomore, booking 19 tackles, 3.0 TFLs and one sack … Helped Trojans compile a 5-6 overall record and a 4-3 conference ledger as a junior in 2018 before breakthrough senior campaign … Recorded 51 stops, 22.0 TFLs, 7.0 sacks and three fumble recoveries in 2019 to play an integral role in a 10-2 (6-1 Mideastern 4A/3A Conference) season … The double-digit win total marked WBHS’s first since 1997 and was recognized as one of the top finishes in program history … Keyed a defense that allowed only 99 points in 12 contests – an average of just 8.3 per game … Led Trojans to a 31-20 victory over Union Pines in the first round of the 3A playoffs before ending its campaign with a 21-7 setback to New Hanover … Selected as the Coastal Preps Football Defensive Player-of-the-Year … Tabbed as a three-star prospect by 247Sports.com and ESPN.com … Listed as one of the Top 100 defensive tackles nationally and among the Top 50 overall North Carolina recruits by ESPN.com … Also recruited by Air Force, Appalachian State, Charlotte, Duke, North Carolina, Tulane and Wake Forest … Invited to represent North Carolina in the prestigious Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas on Dec. 21, 2019 at Wofford College … Earned additional letters as a basketball standout (10.2 ppg, 5.3 rpg as a junior) who has dunked in competition.
Personal: First name is pronounced JAY-vee-uhn … Cousin of former Pirate cornerback Colby Gore (2016-19) ... A construction management major
High School: Earned three letters as a defensive anchor for a West Brunswick program that successfully capped a rebuilding process with 10-win campaign and a playoff appearance in 2019 … Prep coach was Brett Hickman, who served as an ECU staff assistant under Skip Holtz and was part of back-to-back Conference USA championships and three-straight bowl showings … Credited with over 50 tackles for lost yardage during his final three years of competition … Played in seven games during a 4-8 season as a sophomore, booking 19 tackles, 3.0 TFLs and one sack … Helped Trojans compile a 5-6 overall record and a 4-3 conference ledger as a junior in 2018 before breakthrough senior campaign … Recorded 51 stops, 22.0 TFLs, 7.0 sacks and three fumble recoveries in 2019 to play an integral role in a 10-2 (6-1 Mideastern 4A/3A Conference) season … The double-digit win total marked WBHS’s first since 1997 and was recognized as one of the top finishes in program history … Keyed a defense that allowed only 99 points in 12 contests – an average of just 8.3 per game … Led Trojans to a 31-20 victory over Union Pines in the first round of the 3A playoffs before ending its campaign with a 21-7 setback to New Hanover … Selected as the Coastal Preps Football Defensive Player-of-the-Year … Tabbed as a three-star prospect by 247Sports.com and ESPN.com … Listed as one of the Top 100 defensive tackles nationally and among the Top 50 overall North Carolina recruits by ESPN.com … Also recruited by Air Force, Appalachian State, Charlotte, Duke, North Carolina, Tulane and Wake Forest … Invited to represent North Carolina in the prestigious Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas on Dec. 21, 2019 at Wofford College … Earned additional letters as a basketball standout (10.2 ppg, 5.3 rpg as a junior) who has dunked in competition.
Personal: First name is pronounced JAY-vee-uhn … Cousin of former Pirate cornerback Colby Gore (2016-19) ... A construction management major
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