Mel Gray
Melvin Junius Gray
Born: March 16, 1961
Williamsburg, VA USA
Position: RB-WR
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 167
College: Purdue
High School: Lafayette (Williamsburg, VA)
Career: 1984-1997
Mel Gray played from 1984 to 1997 during his career with the Detroit Lions, Houston Oilers, Los Angeles Express, New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles and Tennessee Oilers. Gray caught 60 passes for 553 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns in his career.
 Los Angeles Express |
 New Orleans Saints |
 Detroit Lions |
 Houston Oilers |
 Philadelphia Eagles |
 Tennessee Oilers |
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | USFL Los Angeles Express | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 29 | 118.8 |
| USFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 29 | ||
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 29 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | USFL Los Angeles Express | 133 | 625 | 4.7 | 28 | 3 |
| 1985 | USFL Los Angeles Express | 125 | 526 | 4.2 | 26 | 1 |
| 1986 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 12 | 1 |
| 1989 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 14 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| USFL | 258 | 1151 | 4.5 | 28 | 4 | |
| NFL | 19 | 99 | 5.2 | 14 | 1 | |
| Totals | 277 | 1250 | 4.5 | 28 | 5 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | USFL Los Angeles Express | 27 | 288 | 10.7 | 76t | 1 |
| 1985 | USFL Los Angeles Express | 20 | 101 | 5.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 38 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 30 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 31 | 0 |
| USFL | 47 | 389 | 8.3 | 76 | 1 | |
| NFL | 13 | 164 | 12.6 | 38 | 0 | |
| Totals | 60 | 553 | 9.2 | 76 | 1 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 24 | 352 | 14.7 | 80 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 25 | 305 | 12.2 | 66 | 1 |
| 1989 | NFL Detroit Lions | 11 | 76 | 6.9 | 15 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL Detroit Lions | 34 | 361 | 10.6 | 39 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL Detroit Lions | 25 | 385 | 15.4 | 78 | 1 |
| 1992 | NFL Detroit Lions | 18 | 175 | 9.7 | 58 | 1 |
| 1993 | NFL Detroit Lions | 23 | 197 | 8.6 | 35 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL Detroit Lions | 21 | 233 | 11.1 | 24 | 0 |
| 1995 | NFL Houston Oilers | 30 | 303 | 10.1 | 20 | 0 |
| 1996 | NFL Houston Oilers | 22 | 205 | 9.3 | 40 | 0 |
| 1997 | NFL Tennessee Oilers | 17 | 144 | 8.5 | 30 | 0 |
| 1997 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 |
| NFL | 252 | 2753 | 10.9 | 80 | 3 | |
| Totals | 252 | 2753 | 10.9 | 80 | 3 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | USFL Los Angeles Express | 20 | 332 | 16.6 | 40 | 0 |
| 1985 | USFL Los Angeles Express | 11 | 203 | 18.5 | 28 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 31 | 866 | 27.9 | 101 | 1 |
| 1987 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 30 | 636 | 21.2 | 43 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 32 | 670 | 20.9 | 39 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL Detroit Lions | 24 | 640 | 26.7 | 57 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL Detroit Lions | 41 | 939 | 22.9 | 65 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL Detroit Lions | 36 | 929 | 25.8 | 71 | 0 |
| 1992 | NFL Detroit Lions | 42 | 1006 | 24.0 | 89 | 1 |
| 1993 | NFL Detroit Lions | 28 | 688 | 24.6 | 95 | 1 |
| 1994 | NFL Detroit Lions | 45 | 1276 | 28.4 | 102 | 3 |
| 1995 | NFL Houston Oilers | 53 | 1183 | 22.3 | 54 | 0 |
| 1996 | NFL Houston Oilers | 50 | 1224 | 24.5 | 88 | 0 |
| 1997 | NFL Tennessee Oilers | 8 | 185 | 23.1 | 33 | 0 |
| 1997 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| USFL | 31 | 535 | 17.3 | 40 | 0 | |
| NFL | 421 | 10250 | 24.3 | 102 | 6 | |
| Totals | 452 | 10785 | 23.9 | 102 | 6 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1988 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1990 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1993 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1994 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 2 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 1995 | NFL Houston Oilers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996 | NFL Houston Oilers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1997 | NFL Tennessee Oilers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 31 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 31 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1984 | USFL Los Angeles Express | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1985 | USFL Los Angeles Express | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1986 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1987 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1988 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1991 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1992 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1993 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1994 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| USFL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| NFL | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |
| Totals | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | USFL | Los Angeles Express | 15 | 6 |
| 1985 | USFL | Los Angeles Express | 16 | |
| 1986 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 12 | 1 |
| 1988 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 10 | 1 |
| 1990 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 15 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 0 |
| 1995 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 15 | 0 |
| 1996 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | NFL | Tennessee Oilers | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 0 |
Honors
1986 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1987 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1987 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1987 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1987 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1989 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1990 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1990 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1990 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1990 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1990 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1990 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1991 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1991 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1991 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1991 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1992 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1992 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1992 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1993 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1994 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1994 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1994 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1994 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
