26 Facts About MarQueis Gray

MarQueis Gray was born on November 7,1989 and is an American former professional football tight end.

MarQueis Gray played college football at Minnesota, and was originally signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2013.

MarQueis Gray has been a member of the Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, and San Francisco 49ers.

MarQueis Gray was rated as a four-star prospect by Rivals.

MarQueis Gray missed the majority of his senior season after suffering a broken bone in his non-throwing arm, and saw action in just five games during 2007, including three after returning from the injury, and connected on 26-of-41 passes for 376 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for 302 yards on 64 carries with four touchdowns and caught five passes for 86 yards and a score.

MarQueis Gray committed to University of Minnesota on January 5,2008.

MarQueis Gray had offers of football scholarships from the University of Cincinnati, the University of Illinois, Indiana University, the University of Iowa, Kentucky University, Michigan State University, the University of Oregon, and Purdue University.

MarQueis Gray returned to the team in the spring of 2009 and impressed observers in the Golden Gophers' spring game.

MarQueis Gray played in 2009 as both a quarterback and wide receiver.

MarQueis Gray had a breakout game against Ohio State going 5-of-6 passing for 51 yards and tossing his first touchdown pass, all career highs, he had a career day running ball against the Buckeyes with career highs of 11 carries and 81 yards.

MarQueis Gray scored his first collegiate touchdown on a reception against Cal.

MarQueis Gray finished his freshman season with 265 yards rushing, he ended the regular season as the team's fourth-leading rusher.

MarQueis Gray played both positions in the Insight Bowl, inserted as a backup to starting quarterback Adam Weber going 1-of-2 for 11 yards, with three carries for 34 yards.

MarQueis Gray had 119 rushing yards on 23 carries while completing two of eight passes for 24 yards.

MarQueis Gray was named the starting quarterback for the Gophers for the 2011 season.

In 2012, in the Gophers' second game against New Hampshire, MarQueis Gray surpassed Rickey Foggie and Billy Cockerham with the fifth 100-yard rushing game of his career.

MarQueis Gray was moved to wide receiver for the rest of the season to allow Philip Nelson to start.

At the NFL Scouting Combine, MarQueis Gray posted a 4.30-second 20-yard shuttle, a 7.25 three-cone drill, a 111.0-inch broad jump, a 30.0-inch vertical jump, a 15-repetition bench press, and ran a 4.73-second forty-yard dash, the fourth fastest time among quarterbacks.

On September 1,2013, MarQueis Gray was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns.

MarQueis Gray was waived by the Browns on August 30,2014, during the final round of roster cuts.

MarQueis Gray caught one pass with the Vikings for 16 yards, in their loss against the Green Bay Packers in Week 5.

On November 20,2014, MarQueis Gray was claimed off waivers by the Buffalo Bills, On October 6,2015, the Bills sent MarQueis Gray to season ending injured reserve with a broken forearm.

On March 31,2016, MarQueis Gray signed with the Miami Dolphins.

MarQueis Gray has taken snaps at fullback as well for the Dolphins, occasionally receiving short-yardage carries.

On September 6,2018, MarQueis Gray was placed on injured reserve after suffering a torn Achilles tendon in practice, ending his season before it began.

The injury did not heal correctly, so MarQueis Gray underwent additional surgery in March 2019, forcing him to sit out that year's season as well; he has stated that he hopes to return to the NFL in 2020.