MEL GRAYGray, Melvin JuniusHeight: 5-9 Weight: 166 Born: March 16, 1961 James City County, VA High School: Lafayette (Williamsburg, VA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Coffeyville CC | |
| 1981 | Coffeyville CC | |
| 1982 | Purdue | Roster |
| 1983 | Purdue | Roster |
| Draft: 7th round (133rd overall) 1984 Chicago Blitz |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Los Angeles Express (USFL) | 30 | RB | 14 | 6 |
| 1985 Los Angeles Express (USFL) | 30 | RB | 16 | |
| 1986 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 37 | RB | 16 | 0 |
| 1987 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 37 | WR-RB | 12 | 1 |
| 1988 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 37 | RB | 14 | 0 |
| 1989 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 23 | WR-RB | 10 | 1 |
| 1990 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 23 | WR | 16 | 0 |
| 1991 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 86 | WR | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 23 | WR-RB | 15 | 0 |
| 1993 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 23 | WR | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 23 | WR | 16 | 0 |
| 1995 Houston Oilers (NFL) | 21 | WR | 15 | 0 |
| 1996 Houston Oilers (NFL) | 21 | WR | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 Tennessee Oilers (NFL) | 21 | WR | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) | 28 | RB | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 Year (NFL) | 14 | 0 | ||
| 13 Years (NFL) | 169 | 2 |
| AWARDS |
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| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Los Angeles Express (USFL) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1985 Los Angeles Express (USFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1986 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1987 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1988 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1991 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1992 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | |||||
| 1993 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1994 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 60 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Los Angeles Express (USFL) | 133 | 625 | 4.7 | 28 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1985 Los Angeles Express (USFL) | 125 | 526 | 4.2 | 26 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1986 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1989 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 19 | 99 | 5.2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | G20+ | G40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Los Angeles Express (USFL) | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 29 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 118.8 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Los Angeles Express (USFL) | 27 | 288 | 10.7 | 76t | 1 | ||||||
| 1985 Los Angeles Express (USFL) | 20 | 101 | 5.1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1986 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1987 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1989 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1991 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 13 | 164 | 12.6 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 24 | 5 | 352 | 14.7 | 80 | 0 | |||
| 1988 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 25 | 8 | 305 | 12.2 | 66t | 1 | |||
| 1989 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 11 | 2 | 76 | 6.9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 34 | 7 | 361 | 10.6 | 39 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 25 | 14 | 385 | 15.4 | 78t | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 18 | 9 | 175 | 9.7 | 58t | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 23 | 14 | 197 | 8.6 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 21 | 12 | 233 | 11.1 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Houston Oilers (NFL) | 30 | 20 | 303 | 10.1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1996 Houston Oilers (NFL) | 22 | 15 | 205 | 9.3 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 Tennessee Oilers (NFL) | 17 | 10 | 144 | 8.5 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) | 2 | 5 | 17 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Year (NFL) | 19 | 15 | 161 | 8.5 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 252 | 121 | 2753 | 10.9 | 80 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 7 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Los Angeles Express (USFL) | 20 | 332 | 16.6 | 40 | 0 | ||||
| 1985 Los Angeles Express (USFL) | 11 | 203 | 18.5 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1986 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 31 | 0 | 866 | 27.9 | 101t | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1987 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 30 | 0 | 636 | 21.2 | 43 | 0 | |||
| 1988 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 32 | 0 | 670 | 20.9 | 39 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1989 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 24 | 0 | 640 | 26.7 | 57 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 41 | 0 | 939 | 22.9 | 65 | 0 | |||
| 1991 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 36 | 0 | 929 | 25.8 | 71 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 42 | 2 | 1006 | 24.0 | 89t | 1 | 23 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 28 | 0 | 688 | 24.6 | 95t | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 |
| 1994 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 45 | 0 | 1276 | 28.4 | 102t | 3 | 32 | 4 | 3 |
| 1995 Houston Oilers (NFL) | 53 | 1 | 1183 | 22.3 | 54 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 2 |
| 1996 Houston Oilers (NFL) | 50 | 0 | 1224 | 24.5 | 88 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 2 |
| 1997 Tennessee Oilers (NFL) | 8 | 0 | 185 | 23.1 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Year (NFL) | 9 | 0 | 193 | 21.4 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 421 | 3 | 10250 | 24.3 | 102t | 6 | 160 | 24 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Los Angeles Express (USFL) | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 Los Angeles Express (USFL) | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1993 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1994 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | |
| 1995 Houston Oilers (NFL) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996 Houston Oilers (NFL) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1997 Tennessee Oilers (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1997 Year (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 31 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 0 |
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