No. 93 – Carolina Panthers | |||||||||
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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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Born: | Madison, Alabama, U.S. | December 5, 1997||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 290 lb (132 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | James Clemens (Madison, Alabama) | ||||||||
College: | Alabama (2017–2021) | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2022 | ||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2023 | |||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
LaBryan Ray (born December 5, 1997) is an American football defensive end for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama. He has been a member of the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Stars.
Ray attended James Clemens High School in Madison, Alabama. He was a five-star recruit and received offers from Alabama, Florida, Ole Miss, Tennessee, and Arkansas. [1]
In his freshman season, Ray played in only six games due to suffering a foot injury. He recorded five tackles, 2.5 tackles for losses, and one sack for the season. In his second year, he played in all 15 games, and started one of them. In 2020, he recorded 39 tackles, which included 5.5 for losses, and 2.5 sacks. He also recorded two pass deflections, and two quarterback hurries. He later suffered a season-ending lower leg injury in a game against South Carolina. [2] He recorded nine tackles, 1.5 of which were for losses, one sack, and one forced fumble on the year. He was redshirted at the end of the season. [3] [4]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 4+1⁄4 in (1.94 m) | 283 lb (128 kg) | 32+5⁄8 in (0.83 m) | 8+1⁄2 in (0.22 m) | 5.12 s | 1.80 s | 2.88 s | 4.51 s | 7.68 s | 28.5 in (0.72 m) | 8 ft 8 in (2.64 m) | 25 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [5] [6] |
Ray was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent on May 9, 2022. [7] He was waived on August 30, 2022, and signed to the practice squad the next day. [8] [9] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 10, 2023. [10] He was waived on February 17. [11]
Ray signed with the Philadelphia Stars of the USFL on May 3, 2023. [12] Ray finished the 2023 USFL season with 10 tackles and 3 sacks through 7 games with 5 starts. [13] He was released from his contract on July 29, 2023, to sign with an NFL team. [14]
On July 31, 2023, Ray signed with the Carolina Panthers. [15]
On January 8, 2024, the Panthers signed Ray to a one-year contract extension. [16]
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBH | Sck | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
2023 | CAR | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Career | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
On January 11, 2019, Ray refused to leave an establishment located in a shopping center, due to him being intoxicated. He was subsequently arrested, and transferred to the Tuscaloosa County Jail, where he was held on a $500 bond. [17]
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