| Gray talking to press ahead of the 2025 CFP National Championship. | |
| No. 6 – Notre Dame Fighting Irish | |
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| Position | Cornerback |
| Class | Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 26, 2005 |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 188 lb (85 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | De Smet Jesuit (Creve Coeur, Missouri) |
| College |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Christian Amir Gray (born May 26, 2005) [1] is an American college football cornerback for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Gray attended De Smet Jesuit High School in Creve Coeur, Missouri. He was rated as a four-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish over offers from schools such as Alabama, LSU, USC, and Ohio State. [2] [3]
As a freshman in 2023, Gray appeared in 12 games for Notre Dame, where he notched 11 tackles, two pass deflections, and an interception. [4] [5] He entered the 2024 season as one of the starting cornerbacks for the Fighting Irish. [6] In the 2024 regular-season finale, Gray returned an interception 99 yards for a touchdown in a win versus USC which clinched a CFP bid. [7]
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Total | Solo | Ast | Sack | PD | Int | Yds | TD | FF | FR | TD | ||
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 12 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 15 | 15 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 0.0 | 9 | 3 | 99 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 8 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0.0 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 35 | 23 | 62 | 46 | 16 | 0.0 | 20 | 6 | 118 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |